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Monday, November 30, 2009

Hand sanitizers


CDC's report on antibacterial household products
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol7no3_supp/levy.htm

CDC's "alert" on using hand sanitizers
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no03/05-0955.htm

Good article on hand washing being better than hand sanitizers
http://news.uns.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/000211.Almanza.sanitizers.html

Due to the alcohol content in hand sanitizers - article on dangers of
children ingesting hand sanitizers
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/sanitizer.asp

recipes for natural sanitizers - I discovered that the CDC states that
hand sanitizer must be at least 60% alcohol to be considered "effective"
- you can still do this by having a high grade drinkable alcohol (I know
some may be against this for children, but it is still better -in my
opinion - than Purell)...you can also just simply use essential oils
(though they won't pass in schools as "effective" due to the CDC).
Lemon, thieves, lavender, tea trea, and a few others are known to be
antibacterial...also Young Living makes a blend that is supposed to be
great as a hand sanitizer (Purification is the name I believe)
http://pepperpaints.com/2009/03/23/natural-hand-sanitizer/
http://www.ehow.com/how_2223499_natural-antibacterial-hand-sanitizer.html

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