Coronavirus: Keep your child safe with hand sanitizer

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With schools starting, it’s only normal to feel anxious and stressed for the safety of your child. It’s what mothers do, we worry. We want our child to be safe, happy and healthy. While worrying about this, I started googling about all the measures schools are implementing and fell down a rabbit hole regarding one measure in particular, hand sanitizer and how to keep your child safe with hand sanitizer.

What are the benefits of hand sanitizer? What hand sanitizer to buy? How to use it? Is it better than soap? All these questions were going through my mind and if you are like me and have been asking hand sanitizer related questions, I’m here to help you and share what I’ve found when it comes to keeping your child safe with hand sanitzer.

What are the benefits of hand sanitizer?

Hand sanitizer is a bottle that does wonders – it kills germs, bacteria and viruses, which in turn, keeps us from getting sick and reduces the spread of infection. Plus, they are lightweight and convenient, so you can keep a bottle of hand sanitizer with you anywhere you go. As this article on Luxirare mentions, “When you are out and about and soap and water aren’t available, hand sanitiser is the must-have.” And I couldn’t agree more!

What hand sanitizer to buy?

Liquid hand sanitizer? Hand sanitizing gel? Moisturizing hand sanitizer? There are so many options of hand sanitizer available that it’s easy to get overwhelmed with the choice. According to this study, alcohol-based hand sanitizers that have 60% to 95% alcohol proved to be more effective at killing germs, when used correctly.

Ocean Free hand sanitizer features 70% to 80% alcohol and has been tested to kill 99.999% of bacteria. They manufacture a variety of liquid hand sanitizer and hand sanitizer gels. Both formulas are highly effective, so it will come down to both personal preference and the desired application. For instance, liquid hand sanitizer is perfect for spray bottles due to its water-like consistency and can also be used as liquid rubbing alcohol.

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Keeping your child safe with hand sanitizer – how to use it

Apply hand sanitizer to your hands and start by rubbing your palms together. Then, interlace your fingers to sanitize in-between fingers and also the back of your hands. Then, rub your fingernails on the palm of your hands and rub your thumbs. Don’t forget your wrists and then rub until dry.

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Is it better than soap?

The quick answer is sometimes. A Spanish study found that the frequent use of hand sanitizer, instead of water and soap, by toddlers resulted in less antibiotic use, fewer sick days and less respiratory infections.

The NHS recommends washing your hands with soap and water to protect yourself and others from illnesses, however, when water and soap are not available, you should use alcohol-based hand sanitizer. So, if you are out and about in town and have no access to soap and water, get your hand sanitizer out of your bag and clean your hands.

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