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Not always. Sometimes it just adds more viruses on. Sanitizer strips your hand of natural oils, and that makes it easier to keep germs ( good and bad) on your hands. It is safer to use soap and water!
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They are mostly alcohol, which kills 99.9% of germs.
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∙ 16y agoHand sanitizers have an antibacterial ingredient in them to kill germs or bacteria and some viruses. If it is a good product and used correctly, they are effective when handwashing is not convenient.
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∙ 14y agoIt has a very limited effect, but it is better than nothing.
The 'flu virus, for instance, is spread by droplet infection, as are many viruses. If you have a virus and you sneeze, the droplets which will infect other people, travel at 600 kilometres per second. That is extremely fast. After a sneeze, use of soap and water or hand sanitiser will hopefully prevent the virus from being transferred onto anything you touch such as a door handle or chair.
The thing is, though, that viruses die quite quickly when exposed to light and heat, so you are not very likely to be infected by a door handle. It could happen though, but you are more likely to be infected if you are in a room where an infected person has sneezed.
The other problem with many viruses is that they are infectious to other people without the infected person having had a symptom. Symptoms come a bit later in the infection, and are caused by the body's immune system trying to fight it off.
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∙ 14y agoI don't think that you absolutely need hand sanitizer, but I would prefer it just to soap and water because you can apply it faster, but soap and water work okay, too, though, personally, I would prefer hand sanitizer. Besides, it's supposed to kill a lot of germs; I think it probably kills more germs than if you used soap and water because: 1. It might just work better and 2. You're likely to rush washing your hands with soap and water, but not likely to rush using hand sanitizer. (which is kinda hard).
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∙ 13y agoThey help in hygiene which helps to prevent many different deceases including Swine Flu. Hand washing is also important when soap and water are available. When either are used, be sure to rub your hands together. There needs to be a degree of friction to help remove the viruses, in addition to the anti-viral action of soap and water and sanitizers.
See the related questions below for more information on prevention methods.
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∙ 17y agoYes it has been proven to kill bacteria and germs but it does not kill viruses.
Jakob Cosic
Hand sanitizers work by stripping away the outer layer of oil on the skin. This usually prevents bacteria present in the body from coming to the surface of the hand.
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∙ 14y agoyes hand sanitizer does work
Jakob Cosic
It kills 99.99% germ
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How do hand sanitizers work?
They are mostly alcohol, which kills 99.9% of germs.
How do hand sanitizers work differently than hand washing?
Because 1st the hand sanitizer burns and hand washing does
Do isopropyl alcohol based hand sanitizers work as well as ethyl alcohol based hand sanitizers?
well IT DEPEND HOW MUCH YOU USE. If you use a the same amount then yes they are the same.
Why does hand soaps and sanitizers prevent the growth of bread mold?
Hand soaps and hand sanitizers prevent the growth of bread mold because bread mold is a bacteria and the PH level of soap and the alcohol in hand sanitizers can prevent the growth of the bread mold.
Does bath and body works hand sanitizers actually help you?
Yes, Bath and Body hand sanitizers will actually help to sanitize your hands.
Alcohol based or Non-alcohol based Hand Sanitizers work well?
Hi, well I recently did a science fair project and with my results I found that non-alcohol based sanitizers work better then alcohol based sanitizers. However, they do not work that well, hand sanitizers only kill the germs, consequently, they are still there, dead or alive. Almanza, associate professor of restaurant, hotel, institutional and tourism management, says "the typical hand sanitizer, which is usually alcohol-based, strips the skin of the outer layer of oil, which normally prevents resident bacteria from coming to the surface." Hopefully this helps! ;)
Do hand sanitizers kill good germs?
yes
How well do hand sanitizers work?
From my experience, I have had good success with alcohol-based hand sanitizers. That being said, many things contribute to sickness, and using hand sanitizer will not be the ultimate factor. However, hand sanitizer has been proven to defeat a great majority of germs, so it is a good idea to use it when you're in contact with people.
Is it safe for old people to use hand sanitizers?
Yes
Do hand soaps and sanitizers prevent the growth of bread mold?
yes i have done it for a science project and so far there has been no progress.
How does hand sanitizer work?
The destructive mechanism of hand sanitizers work in two ways, Destruction of cell wall and Hindering the metabolism of the organism.I Suggest Vooki hand sanitizer at ibuychemicals website kills 99.9% germs within 10-30 sec.
Does using Hand Sanitizers make super germ?
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