What are the advantages of an Alcohol-Free Sanitizer?
Clean Hands Pure Heart is alcohol free and therefore has none of the ill effects associated with alcohol-gel sanitizers. Research from several studies has concluded that the frequent use of alcohol based sanitizers actually increases the number of bacteria on the skin. Alcohol gels and rubs strip away the skin’s natural oils and severely dry the skin with repeated use. This effect has many negative implications that reduce the effectiveness of alcohol based products in real world environments. For example, users of alcohol based products often complain of the drying and irritation resulting from prolonged use, and are therefore prone to avoid their repeated use. Additionally, alcohol based products not only dry the skin, but also cause the formation of small cracks in the skin increasing the skin’s capacity to trap and carry disease-causing germs. Alcohol begins evaporating from the skin almost immediately after it is applied. Upon evaporation of the alcohol, its germ killing power is
