Everyone knows that there are numerous reasons why Alcohol based sanitizers should be avoided. They evaporate in about 30 seconds, they have limited efficacy because of the limited amount of residence time they offer. Since alcohol is a solvent, they also remove the natural oils normally found on your skin, leaving your skin dry, chapped and cracked. Now, In the last few days we have seen no less than 6 articles through mass media on children (& teens) drinking alcohol based sanitizers because of the 62% or higher alcohol content. (62% is equal to 124 proof). “Drunk on Sanitizer”,  One report suggested that an 8.0 oz. bottle of the leading alcohol based sanitizer, contained as much alcohol as 5 shots. Since all alcohols are not the same, the differences between ethanol, isopropyl and denatured alcohol can be extremely dangerous.

Contamination from skin to skin contact or skin from contaminated surfaces account for an estimated 80% of the transferable diseases, they can be traced back to one of these two methods of transmission. The issue remains that everyone touches their face or an item that touches your face. Scratch an itch, tickle your nose, and rub your eyes. Everyone has a cell phone, wears glasses, or uses an earpiece etc. That leaves airborne as the third major method of transferal.

Basic protection steps:

Wash your hands frequently.

• Use soap, and warm water to wash with and continue the process for at least 20 seconds.
• Pay particular attention to the cuticle areas and nail beds. Also wash well between the fingers and in the natural folds of your skin.
• Dry your hands well. Don’t use the front of your shirt or the front of your pants, use paper towels or the paperless hand drier, make sure that your hands are completely dry.
• Sanitize your hands with Prefense® nonalcoholic Hand & Skin sanitizer that can help protect you. Our unique product has the active ingredient suspended and stabilized in a silica matrix solution. It contains no alcohol and kills up to 99.99% of germs.  It comes in an easy to use foam that provides easy coverage to your entire hand. 640 doses per 8.0 oz. bottle. Same as .0265 cents per dose.

If you have to sneeze, cover your mouth with a tissue or the crook of your elbow. Turn away from those close to you.

Wash your hands as soon as you can.