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HAND SANITIZERS |
HAND DISINFECTANTS |
Remain active for 30-40 minutes on hand after application (ethanol-based) |
Remain active for more than 2 hours after application (alcohol-based) |
Reduce the number of microorganisms from the hand but do not kill them completely and provide 99.9% germ protection |
Provides 100% germ protection by killing wide varieties of germs breathing on the surface |
We can wash our hands thoroughly with soap and water. Hand sanitizers do not kill many varieties of bacteria and viruses. So they are not a good choice when they are compared with soap and water. But, hand sanitizer is the better option for cleaning hands when we cannot access water and soap easily. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are widely recognized for killing 99.99% of germs.
Though hand sanitizers are not effective against certain kinds of bacteria and viruses, they are recommended for cleaning hands before having food. They can reduce 99.99 % of germs from your hands.