Hand sanitiser overuse!

[Mum2SweetCs]

I usually rinse out some baby wipes (coz i dont like the stuff on them) and put it in a portable soap bar holder and bring that with me to the shops.

The hand sanitiser smells give me a headache lol

[Eenee]

I usually rinse out some baby wipes (coz i dont like the stuff on them) and put it in a portable soap bar holder and bring that with me to the shops.

The hand sanitiser smells give me a headache lol

Lol I just buy the expensive organic baby wipes with less nasties in them. Another thing you could try if you do that is those flush able nappy liners you can get in a big roll (they are strong enough when wet) that way you just need to wet them before you go.

[nickle730]

Results
The median of absorbed ethanol after hygienic hand disinfection was 1365 mg (A), 630 mg (B), and 358 mg (C). The proportion of absorbed ethanol was 2.3% (A), 1.1% (B), and 0.9% (C). After surgical hand disinfection, the median of absorbed ethanol was 1067 mg (A), 1542 mg (B), and 477 mg (C). The proportion of absorbed ethanol was 0.7% (A), 1.1% (B), and 0.5% (C). The highest median acetaldehyde concentration after 20 hygienic hand disinfections was 0.57 mg/L (hand-rub C, after 30 min), after 10 surgical hand disinfections 3.99 mg/L (hand-rub A, after 20 minutes).

Conclusion
The overall dermal and pulmonary absorption of ethanol was well below toxic levels in humans and allows the conclusion that the use of the evaluated ethanol-based hand-rubs is safe.


Peer reviewed study, sanitiser has been found safe for used in humans (even with excessive application; these results were taken after 30 applications over the course of 1 hour!). Transdermal drug administration is only effective for a limited number of drugs as the skin provides such an effective barrier. Transdermal administration relies on the molecular structure of the drug being very small. Alcohol/ethanol does have a very small molecular structure and is sometimes used as a 'carrier' for drugs with a slightly larger molecular structure to be administered transdermally BUT transdermal drug delivery relies on prolonged contact with the skin. By the time alcohol from a hand sanitiser could be absorbed into the skin it will have evaporated due to ambient exposure. The time it will take for the sanitiser to evaporate is dependent on both the conditions and the amount of sanitiser used.

It does stink though!

[Mum2SweetCs]

Another thing you could try if you do that is those flush able nappy liners you can get in a big roll (they are strong enough when wet) that way you just need to wet them before you go.

Why didnt i think of that!!! Lol i still have a bunch from when i tried mcns

[JLeigh29]

I use chux cloths in a ziplock bag for DS when we go out. They're washable, or I just throw them away if they look too gungy. That was what I used for baby wipes too - detest the thought of chemicals on a baby's privates!

[AnyDream]

Ok. Self-confessed fellow hand-sanitiser lover here.

BUT: Thing 1. When you're at home and you've got a nice moisturising liquid hand wash and a lovely clean towel to dry with afterwards, actually washing your hands will remove any germies. Thorough handwashing technique will beat hand sanitiser anytime.

Thing 2. Nothing wrong with a bottle in your handbag for those times when you can't avoid touching the door handle on the way out of the public toilets... or when there's no soap ... or when the person using the ATM in front of you has coughed all over the place... or when you just really need some sanitiser to cleanse psychological ick factor (LOL).

Thing 3. For times when you really *need* the sanitiser, use one with a more moisturising effect. I use the Aqium gel - because it seems to have some kind of moisturising thing in there. It's one of the reasons it is used widely in hospitals.

[Little Chicken]

Ok. Self-confessed fellow hand-sanitiser lover here.

BUT: Thing 1. When you're at home and you've got a nice moisturising liquid hand wash and a lovely clean towel to dry with afterwards, actually washing your hands will remove any germies. Thorough handwashing technique will beat hand sanitiser anytime.

Thing 2. Nothing wrong with a bottle in your handbag for those times when you can't avoid touching the door handle on the way out of the public toilets... or when there's no soap ... or when the person using the ATM in front of you has coughed all over the place... or when you just really need some sanitiser to cleanse psychological ick factor (LOL).

Thing 3. For times when you really *need* the sanitiser, use one with a more moisturising effect. I use the Aqium gel - because it seems to have some kind of moisturising thing in there. It's one of the reasons it is used widely in hospitals.

Not helping with the addiction here, but sanitiser is way better at removing germs then hand washing alone. In fact it is so good that hospitals now recommend it over hand washing for hand hygiene.
It will seriously damage the skin on your hands though. I am constantly using it at work and only heavy duty hand moisturisers will touch the dryness. It will also ruin your nails.

[AnyDream]

Not helping with the addiction here, but sanitiser is way better at removing germs then hand washing alone. In fact it is so good that hospitals now recommend it over hand washing for hand hygiene.

Agreed, BUT OP doesn't live in a hospital. And the germ removal thing applies to not hopping germs from patient to patient. But alcohol rubs doesn't actually wash stuff away the same way that soap and water does. Handwashing is still better in instances where your hands might be actually dirty - which is probably most household applications.