| Hand sanitizer is a new cleansing product that is | | | | very much for your hand as a whole. Germs still |
| quickly taking over the function of soap and | | | | reside. People argue for water and soap because |
| water. It has strong antiseptic properties and | | | | it forces your entire hands to get clean and the |
| contains alcohol, which can perhaps kill germs | | | | hotness of the water can kill germs well. What |
| more effectively than the old method of washing | | | | you must do for the sanitizer is to put a lot on |
| your hands. Sanitizer comes in foam, liquid, or gel | | | | your hands and to rub it everywhere--in between |
| and is made by many different companies in | | | | your fingers, on the back of your hands, even |
| many different size bottles. | | | | getting it around your fingernails as much as you |
| It is a relatively new product that is hugely | | | | can. |
| convenient. Many people carry small bottles in | | | | There is another anti-sanitizer campaign regarding |
| their purses or pockets to help guard them | | | | it being too effective at killing germs. Most kill |
| against germs when they do not have access to | | | | exactly what they advertise they kill: 99.9 percent |
| sinks. Some have become fanatical about it, using | | | | of bacteria. But this can be surprisingly detrimental |
| it on their hands whenever they open a door or | | | | to your health. People need a small amount of |
| touch any piece of merchandise. | | | | bacteria in order for their immune system to |
| Business also love it and distribute free sanitizer to | | | | guard properly against it. If you go without certain |
| their employees. Some companies require that | | | | bacteria for long periods of time, it can make you |
| everyone wash their hands with it after touching | | | | very sick when you finally encounter it again. |
| the door handles or time clock. This helps keep | | | | You also have to worry about the. 01 percent of |
| sickness in check and keeps more people from | | | | germs that remains alive after you tried to kill it. |
| taking sick days. Production can then stay steady | | | | It may not seem like they can do much, but by |
| all during flu season. This is often a big problem, | | | | surviving the anti-bacterial soap, they have built a |
| especially for people who work close together in | | | | resistance to it and have become stronger. There |
| offices and have to share phones, computers, | | | | has been a great media fear about creating |
| and equipment. | | | | super-bacteria which are almost impossible to kill. |
| Sanitizers come with certain stigmas and | | | | The best thing to do, therefore, is not to abuse |
| complications, though. There are a few groups | | | | sanitizer. Use hot water and soap whenever you |
| who are radically against using them. Two main | | | | can and use sanitizer only for inconvenient times. |
| reasons are the cause for any unrest. The first | | | | You can even enjoy the benefits of combination |
| reason is that many people think soap and hot | | | | sanitizers and lotions. Many body and beauty |
| water can do the job just fine, if not better. It, at | | | | companies have realized that there is not point in |
| times, does do the job better--but this is because | | | | making sanitizers and lotions separate. By |
| many people often do not use sanitizer correctly. | | | | combining them, you can be clean and work on |
| Some people put just a little bit on their hands | | | | creating smooth skin at the same time. |
| and rub their palms together. This does not do | | | | |