Keeping our hands clean is one of the most basic strategies to avoid the spread of germs and viruses.This entails being aware of areas where contamination is a high risk and taking precautions to protect ourselves and others. While hand washing is vital, there are numerous times during the day when hand sanitiser is beneficial. 7am   Sanitize your hands before and after utilizing exercise machines and weights if you're headed to the gym for a morning workout! 8.45am  Remember to sanitise when you arrive at work. Many offices now have dispenser pumps at the entrance.  12.30pm ...

Is it possible that homemade sanitizer will ever be as effective as store-bought sanitiser? The answer is, in a nutshell, no. Sanitiser is made up of a specific collection of substances that are subjected to rigorous testing to ensure that they are completely safe and protective. 1. The amount of alcohol consumed When determining if hand sanitizer is effective, the alcohol level is the most critical thing to consider. Alcohol destroys bacteria on hands by denaturing their proteins and dissolving their lipid membranes. 2. Sanitizer that has been thoroughly tested When a sanitiser is tested, the...

What’s in hand sanitiser? Effective hand sanitiser should include an alcohol such as ethanol Zidac contains ethanol and a combination of ethanol and 2-phenylphenol in its Hospital Grade version Other ingredients such as glycerine and aloe vera act as a moisturiser How strong should it be? To be fully anti-bacterial, sanitiser must contain at least 70% alcohol Alcohol breaks down the cell wall of bacteria and envelope of viruses to kill them If a sanitiser has gone through proper testing, it will have the message, ‘kills 99.9% of bacteria’ on the label How does it work?...