Topic > commonly used for application to the skin, inanimate objects, and mucous membranes and are commonly considered topical agents. Antiseptics are a diverse class of drugs and have anti-infective effects when applied to mucous membranes or the surface of the skin. They can be bacteriostatic, where they prevent the growth of bacteria, or bactericidal, where they simply kill the bacteria. The main use of antiseptics is cleaning wound surfaces and cleansing skin surfaces before surgical procedures. They are also used in oral hygiene by disinfecting the mouth as well as to disinfect inanimate objects, such as furniture surfaces and instruments. (Encyclopedia, 2015) This all ties into the topic of how clean is your face?, because these bacteria can be transferred through personal contact, so antiseptics are needed to kill these pathogens in places like the face. In this series of experiments, what I would like to know how antiseptics affect bacterial growth and how these antiseptics prevent the proliferation of bacteria