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2. Hand sanitizer - Wikipedia

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   Hand sanitizer (also known as hand antiseptic, hand disinfectant, hand rub, or handrub) is a liquid, gel, or foam used to kill viruses, bacteria, and other microorganisms on the hands. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It can also come in the form of a cream, spray, or wipe. [ 5 ]

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

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   “Hand sanitizers contain alcohol, and alcohol is a chemical that will disrupt the surfaces and outer envelope of many viruses, therefore killing the virus,” says William Schaffner, M.D., an ...

4. 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 ...

5. Hand washing - Wikipedia

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   Enough hand antiseptic or alcohol rub must be used to thoroughly wet or cover both hands. The front and back of both hands and between and the ends of all fingers must be rubbed for approximately 30 seconds until the liquid, foam or gel is dry. Finger tips must be washed well too, rubbing them in both palms. [48] A hand sanitizer or hand ...

6. 20 genius uses for hand sanitizer you'll wish you knew before

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   This gel can come in handy during cold and flu season and in extremely germy situations like hospitals, medical clinics, and doctors offices. And while dermatologists recommend you don’t overuse ...

7. Disinfectant - Wikipedia

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   Alcohol hand sanitizer dispenser in an office in Poland . Alcohol and alcohol plus Quaternary ammonium cation based compounds comprise a class of proven surface sanitizers and disinfectants approved by the EPA and the Centers for Disease Control for use as a hospital grade disinfectant. [24]