What is the Difference Between MATGUARD® And Consumer Products?
MATGUARD® Antiseptics contain the highest amount of active ingredient of any product available on the market, far exceeding the amount of alcohol found in ordinary consumer type products, to provide superior germ killing efficacy and fast action on the skin. While consumer products are usually labeled as hand sanitizers, MATGUARD® is formulated to meet the needs of athletes and health care workers for true antiseptic performance. Consumer products may contain a small amount of emollient ingredients to help combat the natural drying effect of alcohol. If the consumer product is used periodically on the hands, the small amount of emollient is generally sufficient to keep the hands from drying to a noticeable degree. MATGUARD® contains between 8% and 10% of a pharmaceutical and food grade emollient to restore the moisture level naturally found in skin, as well as providing humectant action to keep moisturizing after the product is absorbed into the skin. With ordinary sanitizers repeated
