Best Hand Sanitizers

Keeping your hands clean is the easiest way to prevent sickness and stop the spread of germs. A thorough scrub-down with soap and water is the most effective way to clean our hands but you won’t always have access to a sink. Even if you have the access, washing your hands after every exposure to a dirty surface can start to feel like an obsessive and time-consuming venture. Also, sharing soap with people isn’t healthy. So, it’s always better to use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

Many studies have shown that using a hand sanitizer can be just as effective as washing hands with soap. It also helps in saving water. To ensure that you are getting the most out of your sanitizer, use a formula with 60% to 95% alcohol concentration. Due to the ongoing outbreak of Coronavirus, the traditional options are getting limited. But there are still plenty of top-rated sanitizers available so that you can stay as healthy as possible during this pandemic. Now, let me tell you about some of these options.

Megababe Squeaky Clean Hand Sanitizer

Megababe’s plant-based option smells like calming bergamot and citrus peel rather than alcohol. It has 60% alcohol concentration to kill germs, fungus and microbes without leaving your skin with a sticky residue. The vegan formula doesn’t dry out your skin and boasts nourishing ingredients like almond oil, marula oil and aloe vera. It is available in small 2-ounce container and 16-ounce pump container.

Orly Hand Sanitizer Spray

This spray-on formula has just 4 ingredients – hydrogen peroxide, glycerine, purified water and 75% alcohol. It skips fragrances and oil I favour of efficiency. A sale of 4 packs leads to a donation of one bottle to the city of Los Angeles. About 10,000 units of Orly have already been donated.

Humankind Hand Sanitizer

This brand is all about promoting a more sustainable lifestyle and its sanitizer are no exception. They are ethically made and are available in grapefruit or unscented formulas. It has 65% alcohol concentration, hyaluronic acid and anti-ageing ingredient that help the skin hold water. As an effort to reduce waste, the brand’s 8-ounce bottle is made from aluminium and holds enough of the product to fill a pocket-size bottle 4 times.

Suave Hand Sanitizer Spray

It is a multipack of 6 travel-sized hand sanitizers. The bottles’ spray nozzle evenly sprites the fast-drying formula across your hand to kill 99.9% of the germs and bacteria. The formula is made with 65% ethyl alcohol.

Pipette Hand Sanitizer

It is a baby brand which has created this fragrance-free gel to give small hands a safe sanitizer. It has 65% alcohol and also includes a dose of hydrating squalane oil and glycerine. It sanitizes your hands and keeps them soft.