Members of the CLEANpHIRST™ team are dedicated to helping you create the cleanest environment in which you live. Our goal is for our products and cleaning information to minimize the health risks posed by unwelcome allergens, bacteria, germs and viruses in your home, school, workplace or other location by equipping you with first-in-category cleaning solutions.
It's one of the country's most renowned hospitals, and it's located in Chicago. But questions about its cleanliness were raised, and Investigator Dave Savini takes a look with a hidden camera.
The following is a partial list of entities in the health care arena now using products available from CLEANpHIRST™:
Anda Pharmaceuticals, Weston, Fla.
Emergency Medical Products, Waukesha, Wisc.
Hollister International, Libertyville, Ill.
Invacare Supply Group, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Lake Forest Hospital, Lake Forest, Ill.
LTAC Acute Care VA Hospital, Lafayette, La.
Northern Ohio Medical Specialists, Huron, Ohio
Passport Health, Nationwide
Sullivan County Nursing Home, Unity, N.H.
Westboro State Hospital, Westboro, Mass.
Woodridge Nursing Home, Grapevine, Texas
If you think you might want to add your name to the growing list of end users moving away from alcohol-based hand sanitizer and replacing their "Me, too" cleaning products with a new class of options available from CLEANpHIRST™, I invite you to discover what we have to offer at our web site, http://www.cleanphirst.com/.
Seven-fold Increase in Potentially Lethal Superbug MRSA
The community-associated strain of the deadly superbug MRSA — an infection-causing bacteria resistant to most common antibiotics—poses a far greater health threat than previously known and is making its way into hospitals, according to a study in the December issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases. The new threat is easily picked up in fitness centers, schools, and other public places and has increased the overall burden of MRSA within hospitals, the report found.
The study, which analyzed data from more than 300 microbiology labs serving hospitals all over the United States, found a seven-fold increase in newer “community-associated” strains of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, in outpatient hospital units between 1999 and 2006. According to study authors, this increase threatens hospital safety because many hospitals share their resources, such as surgical sites, or have doctors or patients that move back and forth between the different areas of the hospital.
“This emerging epidemic of community-associated MRSA strains simply adds to the already high MRSA burden in hospitals,” said Ramanan Laxminarayan, Principle Investigator for Extending the Cure, a project examining antibiotic resistance at the Washington, D.C.-based think tank Resources for the Future. Extending the Cure is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Pioneer Portfolio, which funds innovative ideas that may lead to breakthroughs in the future of health and health care.
Over the length of the study period, researchers found that MRSA increased more than 90 percent among outpatients and now accounts for more than 50 percent of all Staphylococcus aureus infections. The findings suggest that this was due almost entirely to an increase in community-associated strains, which jumped from 3.6 percent of all MRSA infections to 28.2 percent—a seven-fold jump from 1999 to 2006. Similar increases in inpatients suggest that these strains are spreading rapidly into hospitals as well.
MRSA kills an estimated 20,000 people in the United States each year. The superbug, which is resistant to most common antibiotics, can attack wounds and trigger potentially lethal blood stream infections. Community-associated strains, while generally less virulent and susceptible to more antibiotics, can still cause significant morbidity and mortality.
“MRSA has generally been a significant problem only in hospitals,” said Eili Klein, the report’s lead author and Resources for the Future researcher. “But the findings from this study suggest that there is a significant reservoir in the community as well.” This community reservoir leads to a dangerous spread of community-associated strains from outpatient units into hospitals, according to Klein.
To curtail this spread, hospitals will need to step up infection control procedures, including those practiced in outpatient units. This study and others suggest that the most effective way of containing MRSA and other superbugs is by employing surveillance and infection control on a regional basis.
“The movement of community-associated strains into the hospital also points to the urgent need for rapid tests that can identify the strain of MRSA,” Klein said. Some MRSA strains, particularly those coming into the outpatient departments, are vulnerable to a wider range of cheap antibiotics. With a rapid test, a hospital doctor could prescribe a cheaper, but still effective drug to combat an infection— a strategy that might reduce health care costs and help preserve the nation’s supply of antibiotics, according to authors.
CLEANpHIRST has the products, processes and education providing effective solutions should an outbreak of H1N1, MRSA or other illness occur in your home or facility.
Illness-causing germs live on surfaces for up to 72 hours and can be reintroduced within those 72 hours forming a constant state of contamination. Decontamination cleaning is always the first step in preventing the spread of illness causing germs.
CLEANpHIRST products will facilitate the decontamination cleaning of the entire cubic square surroundings to include air, walls, carpet and vent sanitization. Once treated, these areas are susceptible to becoming recontaminated by normal traffic or infected visitors.
For this reason, we recommend the following to optimize your defense against illness causing germs that pose a threat to your employees, customers and visitors:
It is crucial to test your decontaminated areas frequently to determine the rate or cycle of recontamination.
Set a regular cleaning schedule or preventive treatment cycle for your home or facility.
Encourage the wiping down of surfaces that are frequently touched.
Educate and promote proper hand washing to reduce the risk of spreading germs.
Use only products that are proven and that you know really work.
CLEANpHIRST uses EPA-Registered disinfectant cleaning solutions, equipment and methodologies that are scientifically proven to kill dangerous, illness-causing germs such as MRSA, influenza, rhinovirus, influenza A (the virus that causes H1N1) and more.
Know your “Recontamination Cycle” and set a preventive and sustainable cleaning program to be “CLEANpHIRST CLEAN.”
Health concerns are always a top priority in prisons. When you have that many individuals in that tight of an environment, there is a greater risk of large outbreaks of any contagious bacteria or virus. Whether the concern is the outbreak of Staph or MRSA, or the spread of Norovirus or Flu, DepHyze 3D, by CleanpHirst can eradicate those problems. With a log kill rate of 99.99999%, DepHyze 3D is the strongest decontaminate in the world today. It is also 100% biodegradable and non-corrosive, so not to damage surfaces with regular use.
A Cleveland area Police Department recently fogged it's building, including the weight room where the officers keep in shape. Fire Departments and other first responders can use the 3D to neutralize and prevent the spread of highly infectious, blood-borne, viral diseases such as HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C. It will also provide 100% odor negation, of buildings, vehicles and living quarters.
CleanpHirst can offer suggestions on application protocol to help protect those who protect the public. Contact us today for help sanitizing jails and prisons.
1. Develop policies that encourage ill workers to stay at home without fear of any reprisals.
2. Develop other flexible policies to allow workers to telecommute (if feasible) and create other leave policies to allow workers to stay home to care for sick family members or care for children if schools close.
3. Provide resources and a work environment that promotes personal hygiene. For example, provide tissues, no-touch trash cans, hand soap, hand sanitizer, disinfectants and disposable towels for workers to clean their work surfaces.
4. Provide education and training materials in an easy to understand format and in the appropriate language and literacy level for all employees.
5. Instruct employees who are well but who have an ill family member at home with the flu that they can go to work as usual. These employees should monitor their health every day, and notify their supervisor and stay home if they become ill. Employees who have a certain underlying medical condition or who are pregnant should promptly call their health care provider for advice if they become ill.
6. Encourage workers to obtain a seasonal influenza vaccine, if it is appropriate for them according to CDC recommendations. This helps to prevent illness from seasonal influenza strains that may circulate at the same time as the 2009 H1N1 flu.
7. Encourage employees to get the 2009 H1N1 vaccine when it becomes available (expected in October) if they are in a priority group according to CDC recommendations. Consider granting employees time off from work to get vaccinated when the vaccine is available in your community.
8. Provide workers with up-to-date information on influenza risk factors , protective behaviors, and instruction on proper behaviors (for example, cough etiquette; avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth; and hand hygiene).
9. Plan to implement practices to minimize face-to-face contact between workers if advised by the local health department. Consider the use of such strategies as extended use of e-mail, websites and teleconferences, encouraging flexible work arrangements (for example, telecommuting or flexible work hours) to reduce the number of workers who must be at the work site at the same time or in one specific location.
10. If an employee does become sick while at work , place the employee in a separate room or area until they can go home, away from other workers. If the employee needs to go into a common area prior to leaving, he or she should cover coughs/sneezes with a tissue or wear a face mask if available and tolerable. Ask the employee to go home as soon as possible.
If something in item #3 above jumped out at you, perhaps you need to get your hands onan extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable and non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Perhaps, you needAlcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer.
If you're a mobile employee or employ people who travel a lot, you might want to purchase our hand sanitizer in convenient,1.7-oz. travel-size dispensers like the ones shown above. Each provides 125 applications. [Note: Compare that to only 39 applications from a 2-oz. dispenser of the leading alcohol-based gels.] If you need wall-mounted dispensers for your office, warehouse or other work area(s), you can purchase wall-mounted dispensers (right) that deliver a whopping 2,375 applications per bladder.
Does CLEANpHIRST work as well as the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers? And how!
CLEANpHIRST kills well beyond the level of the leading brands (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus) and is the only hand sanitizer proven effective against both strains of Norovirus (a.k.a., “The Cruise Ship Virus”), the gastrointestinal virus common on cruise ships, in nursing homes and in other high-density people centers. Best of all, it provides up to 30 minutes of protection on the skin — compared to only 10 seconds for alcohol-based products. To learn more about Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer or to place an order, click here.
Looking foran extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable and non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizer? Look no further than Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer.
Right now, CLEANpHIRST™ is offering a six-month supply of Alcohol-Free Foan Hand Sanitizer for only $30, and that includes free shipping on orders shipped to customers anywhere in the continental United States.
When you order, you'll receive six 1.7-oz. dispensers of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer, each of which provides 125 applications. That’s 750 applications in all — enough to last a person almost six months at a rate of 5 applications per day.[Note: Compare that to what you get from six 2-oz. dispensers of the leading alcohol-based gels (i.e., 39 applications per dispenser x six = 234 applications.)]
Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer kills well beyond the level of the leading brands (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus) and is the only hand sanitizer proven effective against both strains of Norovirus (a.k.a., “The Cruise Ship Virus”), the gastrointestinal virus common on cruise ships, in nursing homes and in other high-density people centers. Best of all, it provides up to 30 minutes of protection on the skin — compared to 10 seconds for alcohol-based products.
It’s a question to which many parents and caregivers have given little thought: Do alcohol-based hand sanitizers pose an unnecessary risk to children? To help answer that question, the CLEANpHIRST™ staff came up with the following three scenarios involving a 12-year-old boy with $25 to spend:
In the first scenario, he walks into a store where beer is sold and tries to buy a six pack. After placing it on the counter, he’s told, “Sorry, son, you’re too young for that.” Why? Because the law prohibits minors from purchasing the adult beverage products that contain, on average, 5 percent alcohol by volume.
In the second scenario, the same youngster walks into a store where so-called “hard liquor” is sold and tries to buy a pint of 120-proof scotch. After placing it on the counter, he hears the same refrain: “Sorry, son, you’re too young for that.” Why? Because, again, the law prohibits minors from purchasing adult beverage products that contain, on average, 23 percent alcohol by volume.
Finally, the boy walks into a store where hand sanitizer is sold and tries to buy a 16-oz. bottle with built-in moisturizer. After placing it on the counter, he hears something different from the store clerk: “Did you find everything you need, young man?” In response, the boy says, “Yes,” completes the transaction and walks out the door with a bottle of hand sanitizer.
What’s the big deal? Like the vast majority of hand sanitizers on the market today, the hand sanitizer he purchased contained more than 62 percent alcohol by volume. Moreover, the boy’s $25 could have netted him two bottles and left him with change to spare.
Now, perhaps you’re thinking, “Children don’t drink hand sanitizer.” In response, I’d say, “Think again.”
As highlighted in a Jan. 20, 2007, report from WCCO-TV, the CBS affiliate in Minneapolis, hand sanitizer contains such a high alcohol content that even a couple of teaspoons can be harmful to a small, curious child who ingests it.
Finally, a poison control center official in Arizona shared some insight about the dangers posed by alcohol-based hand sanitizers in a June 9, 2009, Examiner.com article. Most importantly, he pointed out the differences between the types of alcohol used in so-called “hard liquor” versus that used in alcohol-based hand sanitizers:
Alcoholic beverages contain a type of alcohol that is 60- to 70-proof versus the isopropyl alcohol in alcohol-based hand sanitizers which is 120- to 140 proof; and
If ingested, the isopropyl alcohol in alcohol-based hand sanitizers is more likely to cause nausea, vomiting and bleeding than the alcohol in alcoholic beverages.
He added that isopropyl alcohol is “more inebriating” before pointing out that “Kids have been known to eat the (alcohol-based hand) sanitizer, typically unintentionally.” He followed that comment with some words of advice:
“If this occurs, it’s best to call the local poison center hotline.”
Beyond accidents resulting from youthful curiosity, the intentional abuse/misuse of alcohol-based hand sanitizers has become the subject of many YouTube videos. Type “hand sanitizer fire” in the search bar at YouTube, and you’ll find hundreds of videos featuring teenagers -- and even some adults! -- applying the alcohol-based product to their hands and then setting their hands on fire (something we strongly discourage).
Accidents will happen around the home, and CLEANpHIRST™ offers a means to prevent at last some of them: Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer.
Offering unprecedented Log 5 efficacy (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate on Staphylococcus aureus), it kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizer products on the market and has been proven proven effective against Norovirus, MRSA and Clostridium difficile ("C. diff."). Best of all, it works in a manner that’s safe, effective and non-toxic.
During the eight-year period between the day in April 1999 when 15 people lost their lives at Columbine High School, and April 2007, when 33 people died at Virginia Tech, nearly 50 other people have died as a result of school-related shootings, according to a report compiled for the Virginia Tech Review Panel. While tragic, those numbers pale in comparison to the number of children in the United States who contract staph infections and the more dangerous and potentially-deadly methacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (a.k.a., “MRSA”).
Between Jan. 1, 2001 and Dec. 31, 2006, according to a study published in the Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery (Vol. 135 No. 1, January 2009), more than 21,000 cases of head and neck Staphylococcus aureus were diagnosed by pediatricians. Among those, a six-year average of 21.6 percent -- -- or more than 4,500 -- of the children were diagnosed with MRSA.
Moreover, according to the study, MRSA cases accounted for only 11.8 percent of diagnoses in 2001 and, five years later, had climbed to 28.1 percent. The average age of children with the infections was only 6.7 years.
The good news is that safe, non-toxic and alcohol-free surface products available from CLEANpHIRST™ are available to help you work to battle efffectively against these infections.
Based in suburban St. Louis, CLEANpHIRST™ offers first-in-category cleaning products that can only be described as “Strong Enough for the Military, Safe Enough for Moms.” Three products, in particular, are best suited to help reduce the number of MRSA cases mentioned in the study.
The first is DepHyze™ Decon 3D, a powerful surface disinfectant and decontaminant developed to neutralize chemical and biological weapons. Safe enough to use in small quarters inhabited by people, the patented technology in this product is strong enough to:
Neutralize hazardous industrial chemicals at crime scenes and meth lab clean ups;
Sanitize all blood-borne bacteria and viruses, including HIV (AIDS), SARS and Avian Bird Flu (H5N1) and MRSA;and
Neutralize organic vapors and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs).
The second product is DepHyze™ Ultra Clean. Though the name of the product makes it sound like something Billy Mays might have pitched, it’s performance is nothing short of extraordinary. A one-step cleaner and disinfectant, it:
Is effective against bacteria, yeasts, viruses and mold;
Inhibits the growth of mold and mildew;
Will not damage furniture, counter tops and floor surfaces;and
Kills with Log 5 efficacy – up to 99.999 percent of common household germs that cause colds, flu, food poisoning and other health risks.
Reducing employee absenteeism by as little as one to five percent could make it possible for companies to avoid laying off workers, closing divisions and worse. Moreover, an effective way to reduce absenteeism seems to have been uncovered through research conducted in schools across the United States.
Studies in recent years have shown that rates of absenteeism among both adults and children can be reduced through simple hand hygiene programs that involves the use of hand sanitizer. For instance:
In one study (pdf),, University of Pennsylvania researchers concluded that a simple education program about hand washing, combined with the use of an alcohol-based hand sanitizer, resulted in 50.6 percent lower absenteeism among elementary school students; and
Another study, published in the American Journal of Infection Control, revealed that the combination of hand washing and the use of hand sanitizer decreased student absenteeism by 19.8 percent and teacher absenteeism by 10.1 percent in a school with 246 teachers on staff.
It stands to reason then that, if schools can reduce absenteeism through simple hand hygiene programs that involve the use of hand sanitizer, businesses should be able to do the same.
A 2008 survey conducted by Mercer for the workforce management company Kronos® revealed that a company with a $50 million payroll (i.e., 1,000 employees earning average annual salaries of $50,000 each) will spend $4.5 million annually - or 9 percent of payroll - on unplanned incidental and extended employee absences. As the chart above indicates, even a one-percent reduction in absenteeism can have a sizable impact on a company’s bottom line.
The easiest way for a company to begin striving for such results is by making Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer available to its employees.
Offering unprecedented Log 5 efficacy (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate on Staphylococcus aureus), it kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizer products on the market and has been proven proven effective against Norovirus, MRSA and Clostridium difficile ("C. diff."). Best of all, it works in a manner that’s safe, effective and non-toxic.
Orders of hand sanitizer products may almost triple in the coming months if a new outbreak of swine flu sweeps the U.S., according one industry professional cited in a Bloomberg report today. While some of the leading manufacturers of alcohol-based product are said to be six weeks behind on production, we're reassuring worried consumers by telling them we do not anticipate any shortages of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer at CLEANpHIRST™.
Our not-so-bold prediction should come as good news to most Americans, especially those people in search of an extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable and non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizer that kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus) -- in search of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer.
Available in convenient, travel-sized dispensers (above left) and in wall-mounted dispensers (below right), Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizermeets a variety of needs while providing up to 30 minutes of protection on the skin -- compared to 10 seconds for alcohol-based products.
The only hand sanitizer proven effective against both strains of Norovirus (a.k.a., “The Cruise Ship Virus”), the gastrointestinal virus common on cruise ships, CLEANpHIRST™ is also economical. A 1.7-oz. dispenser of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizerprovides 125 applications while a 2-oz. dispenser of the leading alcohol-based brand delivers only 39, meaning you won’t have to buy hand sanitizer as often.
In place of alcohol, the active ingredient in Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer, benzalkonium chloride (BZK), has been proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”) in one scientific study. According to people like the Michigan State Fire Marshal and officials at the University of Michigan, it's safer than alcohol-based products, too.
Perhaps best of all, we’ll include shipping to any location within the continental U.S. absolutely free when you order a six-pack of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer for only $30! That’s 750 applications — enough to last you almost six months at 5 applications per day.
If you believe alcohol-based hand sanitizer is your only viable option when it comes to trying to prevent yourself and your loved ones from contracting potentially-deadly viruses, you might want to listen to a group of doctors and reconsider your options.
During a program that aired March 9 on the nationally-syndicated television show, “The Doctors”, the show’s four physician-hosts — Dr. Jim Sears, Dr. Travis Stork, Dr. Lisa Masterson and Dr. Drew Ordon — explained some of the dangers associated with alcohol-based hand sanitizer. After discussing the dangers drugs pose to teens, the segment about hand sanitizer-related dangers begins at the 1:30 mark.
Among the doctors’ warnings contained in the video are the following:
12,000 kids in 2006 were poisoned by ingesting hand sanitize
Some teenagers are using hand sanitizer to get “high”
60 percent alcohol is equal to 120-proof alcohol (alcohol-based hand sanitizers must contain at least
62 percent alcohol to be deemed “effective”)
Two ounces of alcohol-based hand sanitizer is equivalent to four shots of vodka.
Fortunately, Aloe Up® Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer is available today as a safe, effective, non-toxic and alcohol-free alternative.
Available from CLEANpHIRST™, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers products on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus), and is three times more effective than the leading brands against Norovirus. In fact, it’s the only formula proven effective against both strains of Norovirus.
It achieves such high levels of effectiveness through the use of a key ingredient, benzalkonium chloride (BZK), that was proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”), according to a study conducted in Japan two years ago. Unlike other hand sanitizer products which contain BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer 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, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use.
The new CLEANpHIRST™ video above offers a lot of valuable information for parents and school officials as they begin the 2009-2010 school year. For instance:
It highlights the dangers of alcohol that are found in the leading brands of hand sanitizer and, in turn, in classrooms across the country
It points out the fact that superbugs such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Norovirus and the H1N1 virus (a.k.a., “Swine Flu”) pose statistically-greater risks to faculty, staff and students than gun violence on campus
It points parents and teachers in the right direction — to CLEANpHIRST™ — for help.
BIG NEWS:CLEANpHIRST™ is making free samples of a brand-new skin sanitizer product available to the first 100 coaches -- high school, college and club wrestling -- in the continental United States who contact us during a special pre-launch promotion [For details, see "FREE OFFER GUIDELINES" at end of post].
The new product, Take Down Alcohol-Free Skin Sanitizer, was developed especially for wrestlers and stands as an extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable, non-staining alternative to alcohol-based skin sanitizer products.
Take Down not only kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based skin sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus), but it’s also effective against MRSA and E. coli. In addition, it's the only formula on the market proven effective against both strains of the Norovirus, and the active ingredient in TD (benzalkonium chloride) has been proven effective against the H1N1 virus (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”) in one scientific study.
Unlike other skin sanitizer products containing BZK, Take Down maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows the active ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. Best of all, it does it without alcohol, an ingredient that evaporates within 10-15 seconds, dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use.
We look forward to finding out how excited you become about Take Down and to introducing you to other CLEANpHIRST™ products that can make wrestling a "cleaner" sport for everyone.
~FREE OFFER GUIDELINES~
Are you the coach or manager of a high school or college wrestling program in the continental United States who’s interested in receiving a free sample of Take Down? If so, please send an e-mail to info (at) CLEANpHIRST (dot) com with “Free Skin Sanitizer” in the subject line and including the following information in the body of the message:
Your Name
Name of School/Program/Club
Physical Address
City State Zip Code
Best Phone Number to Reach You
Best E-mail Address to Reach You
Please know that none of the information you supply will be shared with any third parties outside of the parcel delivery service we use to ship the product to you.
Are you one of those people who doesn't think he needs to keep hand sanitizer handy (i.e., in your coat pocket, in your car or at your workplace)? If so, I ask you to reconsider by examining events that might take place in a relatively typical week in the life of an American:
If you're like about 40 percent of Americas, you attend church on a regular basis. While there, do you shake hands with your fellow churchgoers? If so, you need to keep hand sanitizer handy.
If you're like almost 40 million other Americans with children of preschool age, chances are high that you take them to a child care facility of one kind or another on a daily basis. While there, do you touch any door handles, counters or other surfaces inside that child care facility? If so, you need to keep hand sanitizer handy.
If you're like the vast majority of Americans who work outside the home, studies show that a large percentage of the people you work with don't wash their hands after using the restroom. While you're at work, do you ever handle items previously handled by coworkers or touch surfaces coworkers have touched? If so, you need to keep hand sanitizer handy.
If you are like most Americans, you visit a grocery store at least once a week to stock up on food. While there, do you ever use a shopping cart that's already been handled by dozens of people? If so, you need to keep hand sanitizer handy.
As you might imagine, I could provide hundreds of other examples of daily activities that warrant keeping hand sanitizer handy. I cannot, however, provide more than one recommendation of a hand sanitizer best able to meet your needs: Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer.
An extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable and non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizer, 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). Plus, it's the only hand sanitizer proven effective against both strains of Norovirus. Perhaps best of all, the active ingredient in Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer, benzalkonium chloride (BZK), has been proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”) in one scientific study.
Unlike other hand sanitizer products containing BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique patent-pending surfactant package that allows the active ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. Best of all, it does so without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use.
Make sure you have enough CLEANpHIRST for everyone in your family. When you order a six-pack of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer for only $30, we’ll include shipping to any location within the continental U.S. absolutely free! To order, click here.
The staff at CLEANpHIRST™, an authorized reseller of Tionicon products that eradicate methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, applauds the work of the MRSA Survivors Network, the official organization for World MRSA Day.
In an effort to raise awareness about methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, the Chicago-based group is holding a kick-off event Oct. 1 at 11 a.m. at Loyola University's downtown campus (Lewis Towers, Beane Hall, 13th floor). World MRSA Day will be observed Oct. 2 with MRSA-related activists and health care organizations holding events throughout the month of October as part of World MRSA Awareness Month.
If you work in a health care setting,DepHyze™ Decon 3D stands as a proven, effective solution to help you in your never-ending struggle with MRSA. For instance, it offers:
Extraordinary Effectiveness – A two-part product, DepHyze™ Decon 3D has the potential to reach “7 Log” efficacy ratings — or 99.99999% kill rates against the most-potent “superbugs”. In comparison, the leading mass-marketed commercial cleaning products are limited to 3 Log (99.9%) or 4 Log (99.99%) effectiveness — vastly inferior in the world of microorganisms where reproduction rates are factored exponentially.
Residual Killing Effect – Substrates that have been cleaned with DepHyze™ Decon 3D will maintain a sterile surface for long periods and keep killing over time. For example, an interior ceiling or wall treated with DepHyze™ Decon 3D and not routinely cleaned or abraded can demonstrate residual killing ability for more than two years!
Non-toxic – Even though DepHyze™ Decon 3D is extremely powerful, it is also biodegradable and not harmful to humans or animals.
Eliminates Odors – DepHyze™ Decon 3D is 100 percent effective in eliminating foul odors, providing complete biological and chemical odor negation via true chemical neutralization instead of simply masking smells.
Easy to Use – No special equipment or training is required to use DepHyze™ Decon 3D. In fact, it can be applied in numerous ways (i.e., spray, brush, wipe, mop, mist, etc.). One gallon of the product can treat up to 2,000 square feet.
Amidst reports of teens drinking alcohol-based hand sanitizer to get drunk, officials with the West Independent School District in Waco, Texas, opted to be proactive and remove the products from the district's schools, according to a report today on the web site of ABC affiliate KXXV-TV 25.
Reports about school officials making decisions identical to the one made in Waco are surfacing more frequently than ever before as people become more aware of the dangers of alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Only two days ago on this blog, I reported that a school district in Nova Scotia had banned alcohol-based hand sanitizer from their schools.
Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer is as an extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable, non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizers. Not only does it kill well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus), but it’s also the only formula on the market proven effective against both strains of the Norovirus. In addition, the active ingredient in Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer, benzalkonium chloride (BZK), has been proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”) in a scientific study conducted two years ago.
Unlike other hand sanitizer products containing BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows the active ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. Best of all, it does so without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use.
If you attend or work at a school where alcohol-based hand sanitizer is still used, tell the people who make purchasing decisions at your school to contact CLEANpHIRST™ for more information about Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer.
At St. Louis-based CLEANpHIRST™, we are so convinced that people will love Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer if they simply give it a try, we’re willing to give away free wall-mounted dispensers of the product to the first 100 people who contact us on behalf of a child care facility they own or operate in the continental United States [See "FREE OFFER GUIDELINES" at end of post].
The package we provide will include a wall-mounted dispenser and approximately 2,375 applications of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer, a product that stands as an extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable, non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizers.
What makes Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer so special? In part, it’s the fact that Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer 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 proven effective against both strains of the Norovirus. In addition, the active ingredient in Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer, benzalkonium chloride (BZK), has been proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”) in a scientific study conducted two years ago.
Unlike other hand sanitizer products containing BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows the active ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. Best of all, it does it without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use.
We look forward to finding out how excited you become about Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer and to introducing you to other CLEANpHIRST™ products that can make caring for children easier for you.
~ FREE OFFER GUIDELINES ~
Are you the owner or operator of a child care facility located in the continental United States who’s interested in receiving a free wall-mounted dispenser of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer for use in your facility? If so, please send an e-mail to info (at) CLEANpHIRST (dot) com with “Free Wall-Mount Dispenser” in the subject line and including the following information in the body of the message:
Name of Owner/Operator/Manager
Name of Child Care Facility
Physical Address
City State Zip Code
State license number for your facility
Best Phone Number to Reach You
Best E-mail Address to Reach You (if different from the one you use)
Please know that none of the information you supply will be shared with any third parties outside of the parcel delivery service we use to ship the product to you.
You should be using alcohol-free hand sanitizer on a regular basis…
If you’re a politician, a professional athlete, a rock star or an always-on-the-go sales professional and you shake hands with a lot of people — including many you don’t know — on a regular basis;
If you’re a bus driver, a flight attendant, a school teacher or a waitress and you work in a confined space occupied by large numbers of people — including many who are sick — on a regular basis; and
If you’re a regular attendee at your house of worship and shake hands with a lot of people — including friends, acquaintances and people you’ve just met — on a regular basis.
Still using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer? Don’t worry! A safe, effective, non-toxic and alcohol-free alternative is available in the form of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer.
Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer 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. In addition, the active ingredient in Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer — benzalkonium chloride (BZK) — was proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”) in a study conducted two years ago.
Unlike other hand sanitizer products which contain BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer 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, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use.
As a special bonus when you order a six-pack of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer for only $30, we’ll include shipping to any location within the continental U.S. absolutely free! That’s 750 applications — enough to last you almost six months at 5 applications per day.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is a potentially-deadlly “superbug” that has become more and more difficult to treat, according to Dr. Monna Khanna, a consulting physician at icyou.com. Why? Because it has migrated from the places where it once occurred (i.e., hospitals) and out into the community.
In the video below, Dr. Khanna explains that members of the general public can take preventative measures to stop the spread of this bacteria by avoiding skin-to-skin contact, covering cuts and scrapes, and washing your hands frequently with soap and water.
Something she didn’t mention, however, is that a new class of cleaning products is now available to people responsible for keeping health care facilities, schools, athletic facilities and other locations clean. Among those products are an ultra-powerful disinfectant, a one-step cleaner, a cold-water laundry detergent, carpet cleaner and alcohol-free hand sanitizer.
To learn more about the arsenal of products available to battle Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA as well as H1N1 virus (a.k.a., “Swine Flu”), Norovirus, Chlostridium difficile (a.k.a., “C diff“) and other bugs, visit CLEANpHIRST™ today.
Upon learning through this report yesterday that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s death at 35 was believed by experts to have been caused by a bacterial infection “superbug” similar to MRSA, members of the CLEANpHIRST™ staff took time to reflect upon what other masterpieces he might have composed if only DepHyze™ Decon 3D and/or Dephyze™ Ultra Clean had been available to him.
With DepHyze™ Decon 3D and/or Dephyze™ Ultra Clean in his cleaning closet, the 18th-century musical genius would have been able to keep his humble abode clean and, possibly, keep himself from contracting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureaus (a.k.a., “MRSA”) or the up-and- coming superbug, Chlostridium difficile (a.k.a., “C diff“).
DepHyze™ Decon 3D is a safe and powerful surface decontaminant, disinfectant and moldicide that’s strong enough to eradicate the highly-contagious bacteria and viruses that cause the flu, common cold, diarrhea, food poisoning and other infections. It’s also able to neutralize and prevent the spread of highly-infectious, blood-borne viral diseases (i.e., HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C), antibiotic-resistant superbugs such as MRSA and both strains of the highly-contagious Norovirus. Learn more about it here.
Dephyze™ Ultra Clean is an extremely safe, non-toxic and ultra-powerful antimicrobial disinfectant and chemical decontaminant that provides a one-step solution for killing bacteria, viruses, spores, molds, and fungus. Best of all, it replaces multiple cleaning products in your home or workplace. Learn more about it here.
If you want to do everything possible to avoid MRSA and C Diff, put DepHyze™ products from CLEANpHIRST™ to use in your home, school, workplace or other location.
To learn more about these products or to place an order for them, click here.
Hospitalizations for community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections increased sharply over a 5-year period, a new study reveals. A study of U.S. data from 2000 through 2004 showed the number of people hospitalized for CA-MRSA) infections increased by 29 percent. A full report on the study (“Trends in Hospital Admissions for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, United States”) will be published in the September issue of the CDC’s Emerging Infectious Diseases, according to this news synopsis.
People who want to do everything possible to prevent CA-MRSA in their homes, hospitals, school or other locations should consider using DepHyze™ Decon 3D from CLEANpHIRST™.
DepHyze™ Decon 3D is a safe and powerful surface decontaminant, disinfectant and moldicide that’s strong enough to eradicate the highly-contagious bacteria and viruses that cause the flu, common cold, diarrhea, food poisoning, and other infections. It’s also able to neutralize and prevent the spread of highly-infectious, blood-borne viral diseases (i.e., HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C), Staphylococcus aureus, antibiotic-resistant superbugs such as MRSA and C diff, and both strains of the highly-contagious Norovirus.
