Is Chlorhexidine Digluconate vegetarian?
Chlorhexidine Digluconate
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Chlorhexidine Digluconate is a salt formed from chlorhexidine and gluconic acid, widely used as a disinfectant and antiseptic for skin disinfection, wound cleaning, and dental plaque prevention.
| Also known as | chlorhexidine gluconate, chlorhexidini gluconati solutio, D-Gluconic acid, compound with N,N''-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-3,12-diimino-2,4,11,13-tetraazatetradecanediamidine (2:1) |
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| INCI name | Chlorhexidine Digluconate |
| CAS number | 18472-51-0 |
| EC number | 242-354-0 |
| CosIng ID | 32659 |
| Last reviewed | 9 July 2026 |
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