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Risks involved with Alcohol based Sanitisers
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In addition to being highly flammable, alcohol-based hand sanitizers have been banned from many public school districts in the country, as they pose a significant danger to children who might accidentally or intentionally ingest the product.
To put things in perspective, light beer is “6 Proof”; wine is “24 proof”; vodka is “80 Proof”; a number of alcohol based products are “125 Proof”! The risk of alcohol poisoning is quite real, and it is a danger to small children.
Alcohol-based hand sanitizers claim to kill 99.999% of bacteria, yet laboratory tests have a difficult time reproducing these results. According to Dr. George Lukasik of Biological Consulting Services in Florida, one of the problems is that without agitation, alcohol only kills the top layer of bacteria, and the dead cells then form a protective layer that keep the alcohol from killing the harmful bacteria underneath.
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