Cornwall, England, UK, Hand sanitizing point for the general public to use free of charge during Covid-19 in a Cornwall park area. (Photo by: Peter Titmuss/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) ...

Hand sanitizer has become more popular than ever, in large part due to its effectiveness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Portable hand sanitizer products kill germs on your hands and other surfaces on ...

However, while maintaining hand hygiene is important to prevent infections and avoid falling sick, excessive sanitiser use can damage your skin, leading to various skin-related problems on the hand.

Frequent use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers protects against germs, but it also strips essential lipids, proteins, and water from the skin. Over time, this disrupts the skin barrier, leading to ...

Can someone use hand sanitizer after using the toilet? -- E.E. ANSWER: I recommend washing hands after using the toilet. Although hand sanitizers are good at killing bacteria, they don’t clean the ...

A new study finds that hand sanitizer could help your child miss fewer days at school due to being sick. Researchers in Spain found that children who cleaned their hands with sanitizer instead of soap ...

A reader of the Becker’s Operating Room Clinical Quality & Infection Control E-Weekly contacted us with the following question. The answer to the question was provided by the Association for ...

As the norovirus outbreak continues to spread in the U.S., you can't rely on hand sanitizer alone to protect you. Norovirus, also sometimes called the "winter vomiting disease," causes ...

Using hand sanitiser has become very common, especially when one is outdoors. Public surfaces, from desks and handbags to school bags and public transport, are often regarded as contaminated carrying ...