That 60-percent alcohol rule isn’t arbitrary!
Oftentimes, choosing between handwashing and hand sanitizer comes down to what works better depending on the circumstances. “In the hospital, for example, when it comes to performing hand hygiene, an alcohol-based hand rub is actually a preferred method to use,” Dr. Martinello says, though there are some exceptions, like if a health care worker’s hands are visibly dirty. According to the
There are also some hand sanitizers that use other kinds of active ingredients besides alcohol, like the antiseptic benzalkonium chloride, but thedoesn’t recommend using those products because they don’t work as well for many kinds of germs and may just reduce the growth of germs rather than actually kill them.
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