THE TRUTH BEHIND ALCOHOL-BASED HAND SANITIZERS
It’s about to be flu season.
The dreaded season when viruses spread and mutate around us alarmingly, this is our new norm.
Flu season is a time that we understand the importance of keeping our skin clean and protected to stay safe. This is also when most people turn to hand sanitizers to do the job. But are sanitizers the safest and most effective means of accomplishing that?
According to the CDC, the best strategy, which is also the most time-tested, is handwashing with soap and water, reducing more types of germs and chemicals on hands while being more effective than sanitizers in removing germs.
Handwashing removes germs, debris, and chemicals left behind because alcohol-based sanitizers have been specifically designed to quickly reduce the number of microbes on hands in certain situations. That said, they do not eliminate all types of germs or residue.
In today’s climate, you need a sanitizer that you trust; depending on just any sanitizer (whether it’s a big name or not) may have secondary issues that should be considered:
Overusing sanitizer can irritate and even damage the skin. Furthermore, using high-alcohol-concentration sanitizer can cause dryness and cracks in the skin, placing the skin at risk from bacteria.
Alcohol in sanitizer also kills off good bacteria from the skin's surface. Your whole body is covered with bacteria; if you remove those good bacteria, they can be replaced by other potentially harmful bacteria. Natural bacteria are there for a reason. This exposure is what your immune system relies on to strengthen and adapt.
Hand sanitizer lowers the skin barrier function and makes the skin membrane more susceptible to harmful chemicals. Depleting your body’s barrier is more dangerous than ever, opening the door for exposure.
Over time, using alcohol-based sanitizers can cause the skin on your hands to age more rapidly than naturally, as dry skin is prone to developing wrinkles and other blemishes.
Sanitizers containing parabens, used as a preservative, and Phthalates, often found in fragrances, might interfere with the normal function of the endocrine system. Phthalates and parabens are both ingredients that are often found in sanitizers. When these chemicals are absorbed through your skin, they might cause hormonal abnormalities, infertility, and altered pregnancy outcomes.
Using hand sanitizer right before touching anything containing a high amount of Bisphenol A, or BPA, a chemical found in plastic products, increases the amount of BPA absorbed through your skin by up to a hundred times. A thin layer of BPA will remain on your skin even after it has been absorbed. BPA is dangerous because it can cause numerous hormone disorders, cancer, and other bodily issues.
DERMAGLOVE understands the TRUTH about sanitizing the skin, taking every concern to task by finding solutions to counteract or eliminate each issue. This was at the forefront of how technology and science played into developing all DERMAGLOVE products. When formulating our sanitizers, it was determined early on that the marketplace desperately needed a product that would be better than the other major brand-name, well-known hand sanitizers. In the end, it was nature and what the body requires to thrive and adapt that truly set DERMAGLOVE apart.
The technology and science behind our sanitizing products is unique. Each application eliminates microbes, leaving the skin with an invisible skin-supporting barrier that remains on the skin for hours. This same barrier actively repels contact skin exposure from the outside while intensely hydrating, refueling, and nourishing the skin on the inside, delivering the body with the natural essentials required for the immune system to function correctly. Nature is not complicated; it tells the truth! Nature has proven that our bodies can protect us when the proper vitamins, nutrients, and minerals are adequately supplied to the skin. DERMAGLOVE sanitizers can eliminate germs on contact, but the skin-supporting barrier that protects against environmental hazards while uninterruptedly fortifying the skin through an invisible skin glove for hours truly sets it apart.