Five (5) Essential Things To Look Out For In A Hand Sanitizer

Hand sanitizer has been a look out for in 2020 as it usage is part of the preventive measures against COVID-19. This led to it scarcity, some even started homemade hand sanitizer. The point here is that whether you are buying or making a hand sanitizer, here are the essential qualities to look out for:

1. Germs Killing: Only washing your hands will not kill invisible germs, bacteria, and viruses. Sanitizing them with hand sanitizer after washing hands. It is also so much useful when water is not available. So before getting any hand sanitizer, ensure it is the one that is effective in killing germs.
2. Alcoholic Based: Many healthcare studies have found that sanitizers with an alcohol concentration between 60–95% are more effective at killing germs than those with a lower alcohol concentration or non-alcohol-based hand sanitizers. Non-alcohol-based hand sanitizers may not work equally well for all classes of germs, bacteria, and viruses. The alcohol free hand sanitizers merely reduce the growth of germs rather than kill them outright whereas alcohol-based hand sanitizer kills germs and bacteria completely. Alcohol-free hand sanitizer causes more skin irritation as compared to alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

   

3. Moisturizer: a potent hand sanitizer must moisturize. The moisturizing substance helps to keep your hands from drying. Ensure any hand sanitizer you want to get will at the same time moisturize. Ordinary hand sanitizer after use will dry up because of the alcohol but if contain moisturizer, it will keep your hand cool.
4. Waterless: Waterless hand sanitizer provides several advantages over hand washing with soap and water. However, they are not effective if organic matter (dirt, food, or other material) is visible on hands. Benefits of waterless hand sanitizer: require less time than hand washing, act quickly to kill microorganisms on hands, are more accessible than sinks, reduce bacterial counts on hands, do not promote antimicrobial resistance, are less irritating to skin than soap and water, some can even improve condition of skin.

   

5. Emollients: Potent hand sanitizer must contain emollients (e.g., glycerin) that soothe the skin, thickening agents, and fragrance. Your need that your hand sanitizer soothes your skin, thick and produces a pleasant smell.

Whenever you are getting a hand sanitizer ensure the already listed above qualities are present.