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2. Heads Up: Your Hand Sanitizer Won’t Actually Kill This Virus

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   “Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are not considered to work well against norovirus, which is a very hardy virus due to its structural features,” Dr. Adalja says.

3. Does Hand Sanitizer Kill Viruses? - AOL

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   The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been cracking down on hand sanitizer products that say they contain ethanol or ethyl alcohol, but actually contain methanol or 1-propanol, two different ...

4. Hand sanitizer isn't enough to kill norovirus, experts say ...

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   Other viruses have a fat-based outer layer called called an envelope, which is more easily broken down by alcohol-based hand sanitizers. Norovirus, on the other hand, is a non-enveloped virus.

5. Benzalkonium chloride - Wikipedia

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   In a 1998 study using the FDA protocol, a non-alcohol sanitizer with benzalkonium chloride as the active ingredient met the FDA performance standards, while Purell, a popular alcohol-based sanitizer, did not. The study, which was undertaken and reported by a leading US developer, manufacturer and marketer of topical antimicrobial ...

6. Hand sanitizer - Wikipedia

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   An automated hand sanitizer dispenser. Hand sanitizers were first introduced in 1966 in medical settings such as hospitals and healthcare facilities. The product was popularized in the early 1990s. [25] Alcohol-based hand sanitizer is more convenient compared to hand washing with soap and water in most situations in the healthcare setting. [9]

7. 8 Burning Questions About Hand Sanitizers, Answered - AOL

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   Now that every brand and its step cousin make hand sanitizers, use these expert tips to choose the winners—and rescue your hands from that staph-laden subway pole. 8 Burning Questions About Hand ...