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Because of the current global pandemic, hand sanitizer is quickly becoming part of people's every day carry list of items. Small bottles have found their way into purses, on keychains, and in cars the world over. Shortages in sanitizer have even led to a variety of different breweries to temporarily convert their facilities to the production of the alcohol-based substance. We've been covering hand sanitizer in a few different ways recently. We've talked about how much you should use, and about whether or not you should use it after washing your hands. We've also talked about using it to sanitize...

Any time you look at cleaning products, you can probably find a message somewhere on it explaining that it's really quite effective. After all, it kills 99.99% of germs! That's practically all of them! Well, it's not actually all of them. Germs are extremely tiny microorganisms, and you can have trillions upon trillions of them on your hands at any given time. In fact, it's pretty much guaranteed that you do. They live on every surface, they live in water, they live in the air. You can wash your hands or use hand sanitizer, but within a few minutes, the...

If you've ever spent time looking at your hand sanitizer bottle – and you might, now more than ever – you've probably seen the myriad little air bubbles suspended throughout the sanitizer. You might have wondered if they're meant to be there. You may wonder what purpose they serve (if any). So what's the story? Well, for one thing, the bubbles are not "meant" to be there, but they're nearly impossible to remove. That's why virtually every image you see has bubbles in it, even the official product photos published by the people making and selling the hand sanitizer. Some...

For obvious reasons, hand sanitizer is all the rage right now, to the extent that stores are experiencing shortages, the factories manufacturing it are kicking into overdrive, and even breweries (otherwise shut down temporarily) have converted their machinery to creating branded hand sanitizers. That's great and all, but what about that bottle you've had sitting up in the cupboard for a few years? Is it still good to use, or does it expire? Then there's the related question: does hand sanitizer protect you on an ongoing basis, like a glove or a shield? Let's find out. What's In Hand Sanitizer? First off, let's...