Hand sanitizer warning

[davemos]

Hi in light of the withdrawal of hand sanitizers in UK containing methanol ,.Is there a safe effective one here that is methanol free.The UK has said that use of certain hand wash can cause blindness and other issues .Thanks 

[BritManToo]

52 minutes ago, davemos said:

The UK has said that use of certain hand wash can cause blindness and other issues

Only if you drink it.

[mosan]

I'm not sure about the blindness, but I'm extremely sentive to perfumes and colognes. Some of the hand cleaners I have used in the past months have almost put me flat on my back.  I now use rubber surgical gloves when entering places or tell any such attendants at the door I will wash my hands in the restroom.  Additionally, I carry my own alcohol/unscented hand cleaner to avoid situations where the content of various products are unknown... 

[KhunBENQ]

Referring to Covid: at home no need to use any hand sanitizers.

Use any ordinary soap! Kills the virus reliably.

 

[RubbaJohnny]

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

Only if you drink it.

I've been using brake fluid, but I can stop any tie I want????

[steven100]

use bathroom soap .... the parrot brand is fine. 

[steven100]

1 minute ago, RubbaJohnny said:

I've been using brake fluid, but I can stop any tie I want????

did you mean to say  '  tie '   or ' time '  ?

[RubbaJohnny]

7 minutes ago, steven100 said:

did you mean to say  '  tie '   or ' time '  ?

Thai ???? off course, chok dee

[davemos]

18 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Only if you drink it.

If you look there is lots of info about recalls FDA, Canada etc .and the methanol can be absorbed through the skin 

[tribalfusion001]

I bought 70% alcohol content hand sanitizer in Watsons, the state of my hands after a week, I do get dry skin, but never in Thailand, stopped using it. I brought back to the UK with me, but not chancing it again.

[Andrew Dwyer]

Some of the hand sanitizers used at stores entrances seem a little suspect to say the least !!

My local Big C have been using Dettol mixed with water !!

 

Yesterday I used some “ sanitizer “ in Makro , turned out to be liquid soap, in a hand sanitizer bottle, what a sticky mess, don’t recommend !!

[Speedo1968]

Too much use of sanitisers can destroy your bodies own natural protection.
Remember every time you use a proffered sanitiser at a store many people have also touched the same bottle / pen etc.    In some ways it may be better to use soap in the restroom.

 

[BritManToo]

7 hours ago, davemos said:

If you look there is lots of info about recalls FDA, Canada etc .and the methanol can be absorbed through the skin 

Yeah, it's BS, wino's are drinking it.

[Eindhoven]

6 hours ago, Speedo1968 said:

Too much use of sanitisers can destroy your bodies own natural protection.
Remember every time you use a proffered sanitiser at a store many people have also touched the same bottle / pen etc.    In some ways it may be better to use soap in the restroom.

 

 

Why should that matter if you sanitise both before and after usage?

[Oldie]

On 7/10/2020 at 12:18 PM, BritManToo said:

Only if you drink it.

This is not correct. Here a report about it that I found before. 

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/23/fda-expands-hand-sanitizer-recall-to-at-least-75-brands-across-the-us.html