Hand sanitizers are not as effectiv...

Hand sanitizers are not as effective at cleaning hands as soap and water, according to a Feb 17 2000 stranges release from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. Hand sanitizers are marketed as a mode to wash hands when soap and water are unavailable.

single in kind Purdue researcher said studies exhibit to that hand sanitizers do not significantly shorten the overall amount of bacteria forward hands, and in some cases, may increase the amount. The researcher said tribe should not use hand sanitizers instead of washing hands with soap and water when those are available.

Hand sanitizers usually are alcohol based and strip skin of the exterior layer of oil, which normally intercepts bacteria from surfacing. Manufacturers can continue to claim these sanitizers are 999% effective in killing embryos because they were tested in succession inanimate surfaces rather than human hands.

Hand Sanitizers No Substitute for Soap and Water (pres release, West Lafayette, Ind: Purdue University, Feb 17 2000) 1-2 Available from http://www.newswise.com/articles/2000/2/SANITIZE.PUR.html. Accessed 23 Feb 2000

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