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

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    During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people ramped up their use of hand sanitizer, with research finding that kids used it up to 25 times a day and adults more than nine times a day.

  3. Hand Sanitizer Won’t Protect You From Norovirus—but This Will

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    Specifically, people with norovirus can shed billions of particles but it only takes a few particles to make a person sick, according to the CDC. Use a special disinfectant or bleach All ...

  4. 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 ]

  5. Alcohols (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Alcohols, in various forms, are used medically as an antiseptic, disinfectant, and antidote. [1] Alcohols applied to the skin are used to disinfect skin before a needle stick and before surgery. [2] They may also be used as a hand sanitizer; [2] to clean other areas; [2] and in mouthwashes.

  6. Hand washing - Wikipedia

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    When neither hand washing nor using hand sanitizer is possible, hands can be cleaned with uncontaminated ash and clean water, although the benefits and harms are uncertain for reducing the spread of viral or bacterial infections. [9] However, frequent hand washing can lead to skin damage due to drying of the skin. [10]

  7. 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 ...

  8. Chlorhexidine - Wikipedia

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    Chlorhexidine [1] is a disinfectant and antiseptic with the molecular formula C 22 H 30 Cl 2 N 10, which is used for skin disinfection before surgery and to disinfect surgical instruments. [2] It is also used for cleaning wounds, preventing dental plaque, treating yeast infections of the mouth, and to keep urinary catheters from blocking. [3]

  9. What to do to your hands right after using sanitizer - AOL

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    "Some contributing factors to dry hands include cold/dry weather, frequent handwashing, alcohol-based hand sanitizers, skin conditions such as eczema, and coming in contact with irritants such as ...