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Hand Sanitizer

kivah — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 02:17:40 GMT

I just heard on the news that many people are getting sick from the toxic Hand Sanitizer - most of which is coming from Mexico. It's being sold at Costco, Walmart, CVS, etc. I'd advise everyone to stop using it - including ur family.

I knew Hand Sanitizer would have bad effects from the beginning -- and I posted on here about it. I haven't used any of it. I just use soap and water.

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I am still oxox — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 02:30:57 GMT

It is not all hand sanitizer it is the ones with that contain methanol, a type of wood alcohol that can be toxic when absorbed through the skin. Not all of them by an means

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LuvmyLab — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 02:31:51 GMT

@kivah I am allergic to hand sanitizer so I just use soap and water. There is some ingredient in hand sanitizers that just doesn't agree with my skin. I'm glad though because, like you, I always knew bad things would come out of using them so much.

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SandySparkles — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 02:36:03 GMT

@kivah Thank you for posting this! I only use hand sanitizer when I am out and about, which is not often-sheltering in place as much as possible. It's a long standing brand that's been on the market years before COVID thank goodness😊. I think it is unfortunate that more of these products cannot be tested PRIOR to reaching the consumers.😐

Hopefully, businesses will be forced to remove these toxic products from inventory immediately!🤞

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

Re: Hand Sanitizer

stevieb — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 02:43:24 GMT

Here is a link to the thread about this posted this morning by @SeaMaiden. In it, she provides a link to the actual report by the FDA...

https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/FDA-Updates-on-Hand-Sanitizers-with-Methanol-more-brands-added/m-p/6386270#M1620429

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Sooner — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 02:50:12 GMT

@kivah wrote:
I just heard on the news that many people are getting sick from the toxic Hand Sanitizer - most of which is coming from Mexico. It's being sold at Costco, Walmart, CVS, etc. I'd advise everyone to stop using it - including ur family.
I knew Hand Sanitizer would have bad effects from the beginning -- and I posted on here about it. I haven't used any of it. I just use soap and water.

@kivah Well lots of us have to be out sometimes and can't carry a bucket of water and soap. . . I am not afraid of all hand sanitizer.

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Meowingkitty — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 12:44:41 GMT

If it's not Purell or Germ-x I don't buy it.

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goldensrbest — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 12:51:06 GMT

Hand wipes are a little hard to find, now also.

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millieshops — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 12:52:32 GMT

I'm not a clean freak - probably too much not, but I never bought hand sanitizer at all until some techie urged me to use a few drops to swab the screen of my iPad and that's still my most frequent use of the product.

I think frequent, careful hand washing with soap and water is exactly what the scientists have been recommending for months now - except for people out of the house unable to wash and especially if they're handing surfaces touched by strangers or even family you know have been out and about.

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Mom2Dogs — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 12:54:28 GMT

I rarely use hand sanitizer...even before the virus.

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Lucky Charm — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 13:05:00 GMT

We still have two 12 oz pump bottles of Purell, one has only been used a bit. Too big for my handbag and we don't want to leave it in the car as we had in the beginning of all this.

My preference is Hand Sanitizer by Zoya (I use their cruelty free and non toxic nail polishes). They are registered with the FDA and made here in the USA.

I have the pump bottles (8 oz.), but LOVE their spray bottles more. Even though my handbag can handle the larger bottle, they have little 2 oz bottles, too. I like being able to spray my hands and other surfaces.

Isopropyl Alchohol 70% is the active ingredient.

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KatieB — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 13:23:59 GMT

There are plenty of brands of hand sanitizers that do not contain methanol. Just check the ingredients on the label.

I have PearlEssence and one other off brand (Mosaic, I think was the brand) that has no methanol. The Earth Baby brand that QVC sells has no methanol. I don't think I would rely on the brand name. I purchased both of those brands at the grocery store.

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goldensrbest — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 13:31:41 GMT

I bought the poo-pourri brand spray bottle to carry in my bag,when out ,must say i really like it.

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esmerelda — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 14:11:29 GMT

Related but a little O/T...so I guess "we" aren't concerned about killing the "good skin flora" like we were when everyone was (warned about) using anti bacterial soap. 😏

That's all.

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Winkk — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 14:22:06 GMT

@esmerelda wrote:
Related but a little O/T...so I guess "we" aren't concerned about killing the "good skin flora" like we were when everyone was (warned about) using anti bacterial soap. 😏

That's all.

My feeling about that @esmerelda is that when I'm out and about touching all kinds of door hands and shopping carts using hand sanitzer outweighs the risk of protecting good skin flora. When I'm home I use soap and water.

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esmerelda — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 14:29:50 GMT

@Winkk I understand that. I guess it's a case of the lesser of two evils. But I wonder if the good skin flora will regenerate. And if it can, will it ever have a chance.

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willdob3 — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 14:39:43 GMT

@kivah

People are getting sick from putting it on their hands? They aren’t drinking it?

I purchased hand sanitizer from a brand I trust - SKINN - but I rarely have a reason to use it. I can almost always wash my hands so I do that since it is the safest option.

I can’t imagine what people are doing or where they might be that they can’t wash their hands and use so much hand sanitizer.

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goldensrbest — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 14:55:01 GMT

You either wear gloves, or have hand sanitizer with you ,or wipes, you can not take soap and water with you.When doing errands,that simple.

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stevieb — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 15:13:55 GMT

I doubt most are using sanitizers indiscriminately. It's there when I think I should wash my hands but soap and water are not available. Hoping that helps clear things up...

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FlowerBear — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 15:48:44 GMT

A couple weeks ago our walmart had a big display of artnaturals hand sanitizer, the first sanitizer they have had since march! Last week there I went past and it was 80 percent sold.