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Alcohol Hand Sanitizers
Alcohol Hand Sanitizers
Hand sanitizers are considered OTC (over the counter) drugs and regulated by the FDA under the 1994 Tentative Final Monograph (TFM). Monographs specify the active ingredients that can be contained within OTC drug products as well as specify labeling, product testing and other general requirements. Hand sanitizers are included in the product category called Antiseptic Hand Washes which are products “designed for frequent use” and intended to “reduce the number of transient micro-organisms on intact skin.” Alcohol hand sanitizer formulations offer excellent initial log reduction of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, fungi and multi-drug resistant pathogens such as vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Alcohol has an excellent initial antimicrobial log reduction activity because of its ability to denature proteins. Our hand sanitizer contains Ethyl Alcohol in the required range (60 – 95%) of the FDA guidelines with the added moisturizing feature of Vitamin E, Aloe Vera and Glycerin. View a copy of our microbiological report from an independent lab. Contact us right now at (714) 272-7277 or email us directly to get an edge on the newly emerging market of alcohol-free hand sanitizers. |
Hand sanitizers are increasingly found in hallway dispensers in hospitals, schools, day care centers and even atop the gangways and in restaurants of cruise ships. Several studies from such settings have shown that the use of the alcohol-based rubs on hands that aren't visibly soiled seems particularly helpful in curbing the spread of bad stomach and intestinal bugs. Another study found that college students with hand-sanitizer dispensers in their dorms had fewer complaints of cold, chest congestion and fever; their risk of getting sick was 20 percent lower than students whose dorms did not have the dispensers. Lisa Koonin of the CDC mentioned during a lecture regarding the use and efficacy of alcohol-based hand gels that the CDC keeps these hand sanitizers handy around their Atlanta offices.