Alcohol-Free Hand Sanitizer Proven Effective in Study Involving 769 Elementary School Students

A 5-week study involving 769 elementary school students determined that the use of alcohol-free hand sanitizer by those students resulted in them being 33% less likely to have been absent due to illness.
The study, supported by an Orange County (Calif.) School Nurses Organization Health Promotion Grant, also found that use of the alcohol-free hand sanitizer optimizes student attendance with minimal detraction from instruction time. Furthermore, it revealed that, when standard hand washing facilities are not available or readily accessible, an efficacious alcohol-free hand sanitizer can be used in the school setting.
When it comes to alcohol-free hand sanitizers, none perform better than Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer.
Available from CLEANpHIRST™, CLEANpHIRST kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus). It’s also the only formula on the market that’s been proven effective against both strains of the Norovirus.
Does it help against Swine Flu?
Benzalkonium chloride (BZK), the active ingredient in CLEANpHIRST, has been proven effective against the H1N1 virus (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”), according to a study conducted two years ago. Unlike other hand sanitizers which contain BZK, CLEANpHIRST maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows that ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. And, again, it does it without alcohol, the active ingredient found in the leading brands of hand sanitizer that dries out the skin, causes painful irritation that lasts for days and, with repeated use, can damage the skin.
You can learn more about the differences between hand sanitizer products in these posts or, if you only have time to read one post, check out this one that features a group of doctors in a video worth watching.
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[Editor's Note: The results of this study undergird the findings of an earlier study, the results of which were highlighted in the post, Study: BZK-Based Alcohol-Free Hand Sanitizer Slashes Illness Absenteeism in Elementary School.]

Labels: H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer, Norovirus, school cleaning