Antiseptics and disinfectants are the substance, which helps in killing all the infection-causing germs from the surfaces. Generally, antiseptics are the components that eliminate harmful microorganisms on the living surfaces though disinfectants are the components that kill microbes from non-living things.
However, there are some components that are used as both antiseptics and disinfectants. These antiseptics kill the microbes that can cause infections. On the other hand, disinfectants involve
