The logic seems to make sense: More alcohol equals more killing power. That’s why we’ve seen people flock to the grocery store to buy up all the rubbing alcohol and 190-proof vodka for their homemade hand sanitizers.
But don’t be fooled.
You might think that you’re protecting your employees and clients when you buy the hand sanitizer with the highest alcohol concentration you can find. But too much alcohol in your hand sanitizer isn’t just harmful to inhale or ingest — it’s actually less effective because it evaporates too quickly.
Here’s the science:
Alcohol only kills germs when it has enough time to do its job. But alcohol evaporates too quickly on its own, so it must be mixed with other ingredients, like water, to slow it down.
When a hand sanitizer uses the ideal ratio of alcohol to water, the alcohol can stick around long enough to break down the defensive coating of fat surrounding the virus or bacteria cell. Once that protective layer is gone, the critical areas of the cell are left exposed and vulnerable. And since these cells are relatively helpless on their own, they disintegrate almost immediately.
That magical percentage is lower than you might think. With 62% alcohol, our long-lasting formula provides you with maximum skin contact, leaving your hands cleaner and safer. Plus, we’ve added Aloe and Vitamin E to boost your skin’s health and restore the moisture that hand washings will strip away.
So don’t get tricked into buying 80-90% alcohol hand sanitizers that evaporate before killing all the germs on your hands. Stick with the magical percentage that gets the job done: 62%.
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