HAND SANITIZER - "WEAPON" TO PREVENT VIRUS COVID-19

With the coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak rampaging worldwide, the selection of necessary “equipment” such as hand sanitizer, mask, mouthwash, medical gloves, … to protect themselves against infection is exceptionally urgent.

How to actually wash your hands the right way to protect health?

The World Health Organization recommends that maintaining hand hygiene everyday with antibacterial soap or hand sanitizer is one of the most effective solutions to help fight against covid-19 virus infection. However, not everyone knows how to properly wash their hands to kill bacteria.

Step 1: Apply a palmful of the product in a cupped hand, covering all surfaces.

Step 2: Rub hands palm to palm.

Step 3: Right palm over left dorsum with interlaced fingers and vice versa, palm to palm with fingers interlaced.

Step 4: Backs of fingers to opposing palms with fingers interlocked.

Step 5: Rotational rubbing of left thumb clasped in right palm and vice versa.

Step 6: Rotational rubbing, backwards and forwards with clasped fingers of right hand in left palm and vice versa.

Besides, you should also note the moments for hand hygiene as following:

Before eating.
After using the toilet.
After going to a crowded place, or after finishing work, or after returning home from work.
After going to a hospital or clinic, or after having contacted or looked after a patient.
After using money, and other electronic devices.

How to choose the best hand sanitizer?

Some studies show that antibacterial dry hand sanitizer is considered safe for the skin and provides the highest antibacterial effect if containing alcohol-based active ingredients at the following concentrations:

Ethanol (60% – 85%)
Isopropanol (60% – 80%)
N-propanol (60% – 80%)

In addition, the ingredients do not contain dyes, essential oils, odorants, … because it is easy to irritate the skin. Because alcohol is very flammable, therefore they should be stored away from high temperatures and flames.

List of some stores sell hand sanitizer:

Due to the increasing demand for antibacterial dry hand washing gel during the pandemic season, many hand sanitizers on the market do not meet the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines for the best way to protect yourself from the coronavirus. Let’s go to AEON MALL Binh Duong Canary to find out some stores that sell standard hand sanitizers:

KOHNAN JAPAN Store