Since the COVID-19 pandemic, alcoholic hand sanitizers have become widely accessible nationwide. They can pose a problem, especially for emergency departments, when alcohol-dependent patients start ...
Alcohol-based hand sanitizers should contain at least 60% ethyl alcohol or isopropyl alcohol. These alcohols work to kill bacteria and viruses. This information comes from the Centers for Disease ...
Frequent use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers protects against germs, but it also strips essential lipids, proteins, and water from the skin. Over time, this disrupts the skin barrier, leading to ...
People are getting sick and even dying after swallowing hand sanitizer, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Four died and others have suffered impaired vision or seizures ...
Alcohol-based hand sanitizer—the kind specifically recommended by the CDC to tackle the novel coronavirus—has become a hot commodity this year, resulting in a shortage of the alcohol used as an ...
People are getting sick and even dying after swallowing hand sanitizer, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Four died and others have suffered impaired vision or seizures ...