Product Overview
Thymox is a highly versatile hospital grade disinfectant designed to excel in disaster restoration, healthcare, residential, commercial and industrial environments. Its formulation simplifies the cleaning process by providing four capabilities in a single step: cleaning, sanitising, disinfecting and deodorising.
It stands out particularly for its safe-in-use profile, which enables disinfection and decontamination around sensitive and health-compromised people. Thymox also meets eco-label requirements, and that combination has made it a popular choice in animal health and biosecurity.
This 750 ml trigger bottle is the point-of-use size — ready to spray, nothing to mix, and the sensible way to trial the product before committing to a 5 or 20 litre pack.
TGA listed — AUST L 400439. Actichem list Thymox as hospital grade, which is the classification above Commercial Disinfectant Grade. If a scope of works, contract or infection-control policy specifies hospital grade, this is the product in our range to use.
Benefits
- Botanically derived active ingredient — thymol, from thyme oil.
- Kills 99.99% of germs, viruses and moulds.
- No rinse required.
- Ready to use — no dilution, no measuring, no concentrate to handle.
- Effective in cleaning, disinfection, decontamination and odour control.
- TGA listed hospital grade, and WoolSafe and CleanSeal approved.
Contact Times — the step that actually disinfects
A listed disinfectant only delivers its claim if the surface stays visibly wet for the full contact time. Spray-and-wipe in one motion is a clean, not a disinfection. These are Actichem’s published times:
| Target | Contact time |
|---|---|
| Viruses | 1 minute |
| Bacteria | 2 minutes |
| Fungi and Human Rotavirus | 3 minutes |
| Norovirus | 4 minutes |
Norovirus is the one to plan around. It is a non-enveloped virus, which makes it far harder to inactivate than an enveloped virus like SARS-CoV-2, and it is the organism behind most gastro outbreaks in aged care, childcare, hospitality and cruise work. Four minutes wet, on every surface, is what the claim depends on. A trigger bottle makes it easy to under-apply — a light misting will flash off long before four minutes, so wet the surface properly and re-wet if it dries.
Keep this table on file. It is what an auditor, an infection-control officer or a hygienist will ask for.
Application
Thymox is highly effective on most hard and soft surfaces including furniture, bedding, carpet, timber, floors and walls, bench tops, appliances, equipment, windows, metals, glazed porcelain, steel, brass, aluminium, sealed concrete, polystyrene, plastic, polypropylene and PVC.
Directions
- Disinfection: spray to thoroughly wet the surface. Maintain wetness for the required contact time above. Allow to air dry, or wipe.
- Cleaning and deodorising: spray and wipe. Allow a few minutes standing time on heavy soil.
Pre-clean first where there is organic soil. Organic load consumes biocide, and no listed disinfectant performs to its claim over grease, blood or faecal matter. Clean, then disinfect, then time it.
Safety
This is one of the few chemicals in our range that is genuinely not classified, and we have verified it rather than asserting it.
Per Safety Data Sheet version 1.0, issued 8 October 2025, Thymox is “NON-HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL. NON-DANGEROUS GOODS” under the Model WHS Regulations and the ADG Code.
- Signal word: not applicable — the product is not classified
- No GHS hazard categories and no hazard statements
- HAZCHEM code: not applicable. Poisons schedule: not applicable.
- Transport: not regulated for the transport of dangerous goods — no DG surcharge
- Active: thymol, 0.23% by weight
- pH: 4.0 to 6.0 per the SDS. Actichem’s product page states 6.0.
- PPE: the SDS states protective equipment is not normally required for eyes, skin, hands, feet or body. Follow the label.
That combination is genuinely unusual. Most hospital grade disinfectants in this catalogue are corrosive concentrates — Biosan II is UN3267 Class 8 with signal word DANGER and H314. Thymox delivers a hospital grade listing with no classification, no dilution step and no dangerous goods handling. In a trigger bottle carried between occupied rooms, that matters.
Compatibility
The SDS names strong acids and strong oxidising agents as incompatible. Do not mix Thymox with Grout Restore 20, Rust Remover or any acid descaler, and do not mix it with Chlorosan, Perox or any hypochlorite or peroxide. It is ready to use — there is no reason to mix it with anything.
Specifications
| Product code | AP605.075 |
| Pack size | 750 ml trigger bottle |
| ARTG listing | AUST L 400439 — hospital grade disinfectant |
| Other approvals | WoolSafe approved; CleanSeal approved |
| Active | Thymol, 0.23% |
| Colour | Clear |
| Fragrance | Grapefruit and lemongrass |
| pH | 4.0 to 6.0 (SDS); Actichem’s page states 6.0 |
| Dilution | Ready to use |
| Rinse | Not required |
| Contact time — viruses / bacteria / fungi / Norovirus | 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 minutes |
| WHS classification | Non-hazardous chemical |
| Signal word | Not applicable |
| Transport | Non-dangerous goods — no DG surcharge |
| PPE | Not normally required per the SDS |
| Incompatible with | Strong acids and strong oxidising agents |
| SDS referenced | Version 1.0, issued 8 October 2025 |
Related Products
- Thymox 5 Ltr and Thymox 20 Ltr — refill sizes for this bottle
- Actichem Percide 750 ml — the peroxide alternative, also hospital grade (AUST L 332284), stronger on mould
- Actichem Biosan II Wipes — hospital grade in a wipe, for high-touch points where a cloth would deactivate the biocide
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Thymox safe to use on carpet and wool?
Thymox is WoolSafe approved, and Actichem list carpet among the surfaces it can be used on. As with any product, test on an inconspicuous area first — dye stability varies from carpet to carpet.
Do I need to rinse it off?
No. Actichem state no rinse is required. Let the surface stay wet for the contact time, then allow it to air dry or wipe it.
Can I use it in a fogger?
Actichem's fogging guide covers ULV foggers and electrostatic sprayers in vacant areas. Read the guide before fogging — coverage and re-entry depend on the equipment and the space. For fogging volumes, the 5 litre or 20 litre pack is the practical size.
Does Thymox have a shelf life?
Actichem do not publish a shelf life on their product page. Check the batch date on the pack, keep the container closed and store it out of direct sun. Contact us if you need a use-by date for a site file.
Is it a spotter or prespray?
No. Thymox is a disinfectant and cleaner. It will lift light soil, but it is not a replacement for a prespray or spotter on a soiled carpet — clean first, then disinfect.
Documents
- TGA Australia listing — AUST L 400439
- Thymox Product Data Sheet
- A Complete Guide to Fogging Thymox
- Thymox Comparison
- Safety Data Sheet — version 1.0, issued 8 October 2025
SKU: AP605.075
Working to a scope that specifies a hospital grade disinfectant, or disinfecting around health-compromised people? Thymox is listed, ready to use and not classified — and the contact-time table above is what you can put in the file.
