This chemical is commonly given (sold) to you after ear (and other) piercings. I just used to use plain rubbing alcohol, but apparently that's no good anymore. Not sure why, don't know if it's a ligitimate thing, or if it's just to sell their product. (Is it really better than any other antiseptic for piercings??? But anyway, that's where you can buy it!
Benzyl Alcohol in pure forms it can be bought at stores selling laboratory items. To be used as a solvent, it can be found in some craft stores, or home improvement stores.
No
alkali
Benzalkonium chloride and hexachlorophine are used primarily as hand scrubs or face washes. Benzalkonium may also find application is a disinfecting agent for instruments, and in low concentration as a preservative for drugs
oxygen
Yes
Dilute water solutions are neutral.
chlorine oxygen carbon hydrogen
Benzalkonium chloride has disinfectant abilities, and has been used as antiseptic and spermicide. It used to be considered fairly safe, but research has found conflicting evidence about its safety.
Benzalkonium Chloride is found most commonly in the household products Dysol and Lysol. There are not enough deaths in order to create accurate data. At worst, it is just a mild irritant.
These substances are very different.
It used to be a phenol, but the Lysol they sell in the US contains isopropanol and benzalkonium chloride.
Chemicals in mouth wash: Chlorhexidine gluconate, cetylpyridinium chloride, hexetidine, benzoic acid (acts as a buffer), methyl salicylate, benzalkonium chloride, etc.