Do you use hand sanitizers? How do they exactly work anyway?!


Question: Do you use hand sanitizers.? How do they exactly work anyway.?
Many people use hand sanitizers, including myself but I am not really sure how they actually work. What does it do exactly.? Does it just kill the bacteria on your hands, or does it protect your hands for a while from germs also.? Does it also kill the good bacteria.? Is it limited to just bacteria or viruses as well.? Please explain to me if you know. I am really curious. Thank you!Health Question & Answer


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One concern when it comes to hand sanitizer safety is the alcohol content. For a sanitizer to be effective against germs, it should contain at least 60% alcohol. (As a comparison, hard liquor is usually about 40%.) If your child get into the hand sanitizer, it only takes a small amount to bring their blood alcohol content to dangerous levels. Since we aren

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