Broad Spectrum, Potent Antimicrobial, and Safe The Citricidal Story Citricidal was originally developed by a German physicist and immunologist, Jacob Harish, as an antiparasitic. Dr. Harish was finally in the 1960's able to convince researchers at the University of Florida at Gainesville to experiment with the use of grapefruit extract as an alternative to then-current chemicals for the protection of fruit and vegetables. They were quickly won over with GSE's amazing ability to inhibit the growth of not only parasites, but fungi and bacteria as well. Sadly, USDA's promise to investigate further uses for Citricidal in these areas has never materialized. Numerous reactions are involved, including distillation, catalytic conversion, and ammoniation.
Chloride is a powerful germical agent, but is highly toxic to all animal life.
Residues of pesticides, fungicides and preservatives have always been a concern with regards to our product. The use of these compounds is common in the agricultural and botanical industries in the United States as well as abroad. In addition, the extraction processes involved in botanicals would not necessarily remove these compounds. Independent labs have confirmed these results. The results show no trace of triclosan, while displaying very strong antimicrobial activity.