I never believed in those ‘sanitizers’ seemed a bit too easy to solve all of the germ problems - guess I was right.
I keep the Purell in the car when I’m out in public. Use it all the time. I’ve been doing it for over 20 years & I can attest to a dramatic drop-off in catching common clods & such over that time.
It’s great protection in knocking down germs you pick on your hands every day in public.
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All of the anti-bacterial soaps and such are really doing a lot of harm to the good bacteria in the environment.
I’ve never been a fan of the alcohol based sanitizers because of the harshness- drying out of my hands. I do keep some of it on my sinks and lavatories, but I also keep a spray bottle of hydrogen peroxide, which is what I normally use.
Just like Russians!
Ok everyone
Here’s your lesson again
COLLOIDAL SILVER
KILLS
ALL KNOWN
VIRUSES AND BACTERIA
THEY CANNOT DEVELOP RESISTANCE TO SILVER
IT DISBLES THEIR OXYGEN INTAKE BRILLIANTLY
Sanitizers and wipes are for when you can’t wash.
When I have to use sanitizer I slather on a LOT of it, and give it a few minutes to evaporate naturally rather than wipe it off.
Better than nothing.
Of course they are.
We’ve seen it all before with antibiotics.
Some people never learn.
It would seem that at least a portion of the 0.01% of germs NOT killed by a sanitizer would be resistant.
Eventually that's going to catch up with you.
Add with that anti-bacterial soap (which is more or less the norm), we're providing an environment where super-bugs can flourish.
Really a very stupid article:
“But other infections didn’t drop when people started using the sanitizer stations. In fact, certain infections went up.
In particular, enterococcal infections — caused by bacteria that affect the digestive tract, bladder, heart and other parts of the body — started increasing.”
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Hand sanitizers aren’t supposed to have an impact on such infections. The article is nonsense.
Hand sanitizer dispensers and associated hospital-acquired infections: friend or fomite?
Increasing tolerance of hospital Enterococcus faecium to handwash alcohols
As compared to 50 years ago, the hospitals and personnel are dirty. I use bar soap and warm water.
I only use hand sanitizer as a last resort. I’m actually one that doesn’t wash my hands 500 times a day, just when they feel really dirty or after the bathroom
In my job, I occasionally get to frequent porta-Potties. I sometimes keep a bottle of sanitizer in my truck.
I also camp a lot leading a youth adventure troop. We keep a big jug in the trailer and usually remember to have the boys use it before meals. Haven’t killed anyone yet by not doing so.
I’m a firm believer that the human body needs a certain level of bacteria and dirt to remain healthy.
The five second rule goes to 2 minutes when camping. There’s a big difference between bacteria and dirt.
Anyone who had stayed awake for ninth-grade biology would have known this would eventually happen.
They sting pretty bad sometimes.
