Hand sanitizers

[WillsBabe]

I notice that a lot of places are selling the gel hand sanitizer products of late, and that the shelves are mainly empty. I've also seen a good few people carrying them around on belt loops. Mostly these are young people, so that might be a fashion trend.

I'm wondering, since the flu warning/epidemic/hype, have you bought a hand sanitizer to guard against getting the flu? Did you buy the product previously? I've bought a bottle that I keep in my handbag, although I can't say I've been very dilligent about using it. What about you?

 

[RoJoHen]

Never used it. If I need to sanitize my hands, I'll find a sink and some soap.

 

[Luckyflux]

I don't use them. I don't think it protects against everything. Soap and water is better

 

[think]

its a bug kill bug world; that it is

dont use the bacteria killer most of the bacteria I know are friendly ., and hence I dont usually kill the vermin usually .,

 

[CaptainStoner]

its a bug kill bug world; that it is

dont use the bacteria killer most of the bacteria I know are friendly ., and hence I dont usually kill the vermin usually .,

Is true, the overuse of antibacterial (medical grade actually) soaps is something I would support a legislative control of. It's a great way to turn the world into a science lab breeding super-bugs.

 

[Bob The Skutter]

I got some after my appendectomy when I had a gaping wound and I wanted to just try and keep things clean when I was finding it hard to get up and about. But I'm sure the nurses told me they are recommended to use them a maximum of 5 times before using soap and hot running water.
Also councils/government agencies are apparently recommending their use to staff as a precaution against swine flu. As well as door knobs and handles being washed every couple of days, amongst other things.

 

[Caliburn24]

Hand sanitizers are issued out quite often in the Army, particularly in the field or while deployed. In Iraq when outside the wire we would get dirty and nasty and filthy, sometimes going for weeks at a time without showers or even having enough water to spare to wash our hands. Hand sanitizers were useful enough as a stop-gap, but all they do is kill germs, they don't exactly clean the dirt off of you.

 

[sojourner]

^hence the use of the word sanitizer instead of the word cleaner.

When it comes to hand sanitizers I keep in mind the saying "a bad day at home is still better than a good day at work" and welcome any potential flu's I might get.

Besides, I like to think that for every flu I have, that its another one I have built up immunities to.

 

[WillsBabe]

When it comes to hand sanitizers I keep in mind the saying "a bad day at home is still better than a good day at work" and welcome any potential flu's I might get.

This is my thinking, too.

 

[cultcross]

I carry a hand sanitiser at work, but that's because I tend to encounter... unpleasantness that others don't, shall we say. (That probably makes me sound like a prostitute, but moving on...).
A number of the people I encounter are also known to be contagious in one form or another; rather than treat people like lepers and cause offence which leads to aggressiveness, we just carry wipes and sanitiser. Also handy if you're at a multiple-casualty incident like an RTC as a basic precaution for infection control, as changing gloves at that speed isn't always feasible.

 

[Aurian]

I work in a reception where I daily come in contact with people with poor hygiene, being sick, being drunk etc. We have handdecinfectant around and use it several times a day.
Recently I have bought enough for the whole department though just to ward off the flu though.
And I have a small bottle in my personal handbag also, which I use when I am around and about.

 

[judge alba]

I use hand sanitizers at work quite a lot. (really have to) work used to supply us with some at a 'snip' of £5 per bottle but we soon told them to sod off and buy our own, which are half the price and are not as greasy.

 

[StolenThunder]

They're not exactly uncommon in hospitals, so I use them fairly regularly. I far prefer actually washing my hands though.

 

[Holdfast]

I barely remember to use the ones at work, so I could hardly be bothered to go out and buy some. If anything, I'd nick them from work.

 

[An Officer]

If I've had to grip the handrails on public transport, then I do find myself grateful for an immediate squirt of sanitiser. I'm not sure how many unwashed hands held that before me. Not a pleasant experience with the current flu situation. More often than not, I don't have any with me though.

And as I walk down busy streets, it's amazing how I've suddenly begun to notice the number of people who will cough and sneeze without even attempting to put their hand up. What the fuck? A lot of filthy, inconsiderate people out there.

 

[Rulius]

At the grocery store on the cart handles...we use it at work, to clock in or out you have to place your on a ,,, well it looks at your hand and compares it to a picture of your hand or something.. but everyone uses it so they put big hand sanitizer station by the time clock..

 

[Mallory]

I'm beginning to get the perception that Europeans are far more concerned with germs than most Americans are.

 

[Rocketman]

^ Perhaps it's just the British ... this is the first time I've even heard of something called 'hand sanitizer'.

 

[An Officer]

The British are hardly known for their cleanliness!

Compared to Americans though, they might come out smelling of roses!

 

[Shaytan]

^ Perhaps it's just the British ... this is the first time I've even heard of something called 'hand sanitizer'.

No, I've seen it in my local supermarket too.
I use it at work but as a lab technician, I work among bacterias and virus.