Is purell hand sanitizer good for you?

Question

Any kind of purell?

Answer 1

Purell is great. It kills germs, that way you won't get sick.

Answer 2

hi there. We did an experiment on the effectiveness of Purell hand sanitizer, regular bar soap, anti-bacterial soap and found that washing hands with anti-bacterial soap with water is more effective than Purell which was slightly more effective than the germy bar soap. Hand washing is the single most effective way to prevent the spread of germs. Have a nice day.

Answer 3

Purell Is a great product for doctors or vet's that need to be sterile but for everyday use it could be harmful to your system not being able to fight off the germs because they aren't used to that virus, just something to think about.

Answer 4

It sure beats the alternative. I work in Yosemite in the summer months and have noticed the people who clean the outhouses use the stuff after each outhouse. I'm not saying it's good or bad, just what I see. As far as I know, it is supplied to them from the company.

Answer 5

It won't hurt anything. It's great for killing germs. If you want something just as strong, but not so stinky, go to bath and body. They have stuff that smells a lot better! Good Luck! :)

Answer 6

It's great for killing germs but highly flammable-i just heard about a guy who put some on and then lit a cigarette and his hands caught on fire!! he had to have a few fingers amputated-no joke. it's pretty much jelly alcohol.

Answer 7

BALTIMORE - Prison guards and inmates are encouraged to use hand sanitizer liberally to prevent the spread of infection.


“It’s actually quite effective at killing bacteria and more effective at killing viruses than other types of hand cleaners,” said Christopher Welsh, a University of Maryland addictions psychiatrist. On the other hand, sanitizers contain the same alcohol compound as restricted drinks such as beer and vodka.

However, this October, a Maryland inmate took those instructions out of context and began drinking from a gallon jug of sanitizer, health officials say. The sanitizer included more than 70 percent ethyl alcohol by volume.

“He appeared intoxicated — slurred speech, making grandiose statements about the meaning of life,” Suzanne Doyon, medical director of the Maryland Poison Control Center in Baltimore said Wednesday.

The 49-year-old inmate, who was not identified, was treated for alcohol poisoning. His blood alcohol level topped .33 percent, Doyon and Welsh wrote in a letter published in the New England Journal of Medicine today.

“We’re primarily concerned about at-risk patients,” Doyon said. “Patients who intentionally do this to get drunk, especially those hospitalized, institutionalized or in rehabilitation or nursing care facilities.”

There is also a concern about middle and high school students drinking hand sanitizer to “be cool,” Welsh said. “It’s important for parents and school personnel to be aware that it is happening.”

He suggested parents treat hand sanitizer like any other potentially harmful household product, including storing out of reach of small children and instructing children not to drink from it.

The Poison Center gets a handful of calls each year about young people intoxicated by hand sanitizers, mouthwash and flavoring extracts, Doyon said. “You can drink enough to get alcohol poisoning and die.”

Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are recommended for institutional use by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. They are widely used by individual consumers across the country under names including Avagard D, Avant, Nexcare, Prevacare, Germ-X and Purell.

A spokesman for the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Corrections could not immediately comment on the October case or any preventive measures taken since.

Answer 8

A few drops of bleach is cheaper, and kills more germs, then just wash hands with reg. soap.

Answer 9

it doesn't taste great but it does work well for constipation. just kidding.

Answer 10

its pretty much like rubbing alcohol... its fine