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Debunking the MythsAbout Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer
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HAND HYGIENE 101
MYTH #1All germs are
the same
THE TRUTHThere are two types of germs: resident
and transient
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MYTH #2 PURELL® Hand Sanitizer kills allthe good germs
on hands
THE TRUTHPURELL Hand Sanitizer kills
99.99% of germs on thesurface of your hands,
however “good” germs remain deep within skin layers and
quickly grow back
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MYTH #3Using hand sanitizer
creates antibiotic resistance or supergerms
THE TRUTH
Alcohol-based hand sanitizers DO NOT
cause antibiotic resistance or create
supergerms
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MYTH #4Alcohol-based
and non-alcohol-based products are
the same
THE TRUTH
Experts like Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, World Health Organization, and Health
Canada recommend alcohol-based hand sanitizers over
any other type of handsanitizer1
1 Refer to World Health Organization, http://www.who.int/gpsc/tools/faqs/system_change/en/;Health Canada, http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/iyh-vsv/diseases-maladies/hands-mains-eng.php;Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/hygiene/hands/handwashing.html
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MYTH #5Alcohol-basedhand sanitizers
contain triclosan THE TRUTHPURELL Hand Sanitizer does
NOT contain triclosan
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MYTH #6PURELL HandSanitizer dries
out hands
THE TRUTHFormulation matters.
PURELL Hand Sanitizer contains natural moisturizers
and is proven to maintain skin’s natural condition
2Boyce JM, Kelliher S, Vallande N. Skin irritation and dryness associated with two hand hygiene regimens: soap and water handwashing versus hand antisepsis with an alcoholic hand gel. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 21:442-448, 2000.t
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