Facts you may know Before Using hand sanitiser

1. Facts you may know Before Using hand sanitiser dailygram.com/index.php/blog/710140/facts-you-may-know-before-using-hand-sanitiser With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an outbreak of hand sanitisers and masks as well. However, as per the scientists, alcohol-based hand sanitiser is the best option if traditional components for hand hygiene aren’t available. Antiseptic hand sanitiser, also called hand gel or hand rub, usually has an alcohol content of 60% is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But how much safe these hand sanitisers are exactly? And how exactly the hand hygiene is going to get affected after COVID-19? There are some facts that people need to get aware of before they buy hand sanitiser gel. First things first, let’s face it, 1.Not All Hand Sanitisers Are Equal. Even though it is strictly recommended by the CDC to use sanitiser with an alcohol content of a minimum of 60%. Those sanitisers having less than 60% alcohol content are still being sold in the market. The fact is, those sanitisers may not be able to work at all (for some microbes). They would rather stop the growth of the germs and viruses, but not kill them. 2.Homemade sanitisers can be ineffective. Various recipes for homemade hand sanitisers are everywhere on the internet these days. Time for the hard truth, sanitiser production should be left upon the antiseptic hand sanitiser manufacturing companies. According to the FDA, there have been several cases of skin burn because of homemade sanitisers. Fun Fact!- Mixing rubbing alcohol into the non-alcoholic hand sanitisers is not going to make them anywhere nearly effective as the antiseptic hand sanitisers with 60% alcohol content and above are. 3.Antibacterial wipes or other cleaning products do not replace hand sanitisers Various antibacterial wipes and disinfectant sprays are being used in place of hand sanitisers, which is not at all safe. According to the FDA, disinfectant sprays should not be used on humans as they are made to be used on non-porous and hard surfaces. CDC further states that these disinfectants are strictly not to be ingested into the body in any form. 1/2

2. 4.Read the information written on hand sanitisers Some of the hand sanitisers have Benzalkonium chloride instead of alcohol which is also not effective in killing the germs and grimes as the Antiseptic hand sanitiser is. Check what is written on it before you buy a hand sanitiser gel. 5.Proper Hand sanitization and handwashing technique These are the times one should follow proper hand hygiene and sanitation. That can be done by frequently washing hands for a minimum of 20 seconds and frequently sanitize your hands by using a proper Antiseptic hand sanitiser. Having good alcohol content is not simply enough, sanitisers having antiseptic properties are better options as they prevent germs from causing infections, having alcohol content above 60%, says iCleanse, the Antiseptic hand sanitiser brand. Proper knowledge about their effectiveness can save us from the hard times we are facing right now. 2/2