Most hand sanitizers contain some form of alcohol, a disinfectant; yet as any distiller will tell you, not all alcohols are created equal. Inexperienced or unscrupulous chemists may accidentally ...

Hand sanitizers have become a household staple since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. A student applies hand sanitizer at Happy Day School in Monterey Park, Calif., July 9, 2020.

Hand sanitizer alone isn't enough to protect you from norovirus, experts say. ... There are two main ways norovirus particles go from person to person, Wilen says.

While its use skyrocketed, with children applying it up to 25 times a day and adults averaging nine daily uses, growing evidence suggests hand sanitizers may not be as effective as we think.

Hand sanitizer can be especially convenient for killing germs when you’re on the go or traveling. But while many hand sanitizers claim to kill 99.9% of germs, they’re not effective against ...

Knowing how to make hand sanitizer is useful if you ever find yourself in the middle of a health emergency like the COVID-19 pandemic.But these and other DIY recipes are only for extreme cases ...

While regular hand washing and use of liquid hand sanitizers go a long way toward avoiding sickness, using a sanitizer wand also allows you to kill microbes. Skip to content FOX31 Denver ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — If you're still stockpiling hand sanitizer from the early days of the pandemic, it might be time to let it go. Hand sanitizer has a shelf-life and is likely past its prime, but ...

Hand sanitizer isn't enough to protect against norovirus. ... Those particles can contaminate food, water and surfaces (like in a kitchen or bathroom) that can then go on to infect other people.