Clinell Alcoholic 2% Chlorhexidine Skin CA2CSKIN - Blue Skin Wipes

Clinell Alcoholic 2% Chlorhexidine Skin CA2CSKIN - Blue Skin Wipes

Frequently asked questions


1. What is CA2CSKIN

Clinell Alcoholic 2% Chlorhexidine Skin is a disposable cleaning wipe for skin presaturated with 70% alcohol and 2% Chlorhexidine gluconate.

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2. What is CA2CSKIN used for?

In Europe it is only intended for use to clean small areas of dirty skin after dressing and plaster removal.

In some other countries it can be used as part of a medical procedure, e.g. as a pre-injection swab, according to local regulations.

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3. What regulation does CA2CSKIN fall under?

CA2CSKIN is regulated under the Biocidal Products Directive (BPD) 98/8/EC and is subject to the procedures set out in the Biocidal Products Directive (BPD) 98/8/EC.

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4. Can CA2CSKIN be used as part of a medical procedure?

In Europe it is only intended for use to clean small areas of dirty skin after dressing and plaster removal. If you use the wipe as part of a medical procedure, e.g. as a pre-injection swab, you are using the product against our recommendations. Products which are intended to be used on the skin as part of a medical procedure are regulated as medicinal products and require a marketing authorisation (product licence) and CA2CSKIN does not have a product licence.

In some other countries it can be used as part of a medical procedure, e.g. as a pre-injection swab, according to local regulations.

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5. Is the wipe sterile?

No. The wipes are not sterile. There are a few reasons for this.

  1. Chlorhexidine is very difficult to sterilize as the sterilization process breaks down the molecule because of this you will find all other 2% Chlorhexidine wipes on the market are not sterile either.
  2. There is no real need for this type of product to be sterile as it is antibacterial
  3. We manufacture the wipes in a very strictly controlled environment reducing any risk of contamination of the products. We also do bioburden studies (testing the wipes for contamination) and can send you a copy of the results if you wish.
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6. How consistent is the percentage of chlorhexidine available from the wipe?

Every batch of wipes is tested at an independent UKAS accredited laboratory to have a concentration of between 2-3% chlorhexidine, the reason for having slightly more than 2% is two fold:

  1. You need to allow for some degree of adsorption on to surfaces and de-activation by hand soaps to deliver a true 2% of chlorhexidine.
  2. Over time chlorhexidine breaks down so you need to be above 2% to guarantee a 2 year shelf life.

We have a letter from an independent laboratory about this and we can send it to you.

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7. Is the product latex free

Yes. We can send you a declaration on this if you wish.

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8. Can you sterilize the wipes?

The wipes cannot be gamma sterilized as this will break down the Chlorhexidine in the product.

The sachets are safe to be ETO sterilized, but this method would only sterilize the outside of the sachet. The foil sachet is not gas permeable and thus ETO sterilization would not penetrate the sachet.


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