What bacteria cannot be killed by hand sanitizer?
No hand sanitiser works on everything. Sanitisers are less effective against some organisms, including certain spore-forming bacteria, and against hands that are visibly dirty. Public health guidance is to wash with soap and water first whenever a basin is available, and to reach for a sanitiser when one is not. SoPure® Hand Sanitizer is alcohol free and made with hypochlorous acid, salt and water. It is for the in-between moments, not a replacement for washing hands.
Why do hand sanitisers dry out your hands?
Most hand sanitisers are 60% alcohol or more. Alcohol evaporates fast and takes the skin's natural oils with it. Used many times a day, that strips the skin barrier and leaves hands dry, tight and sometimes cracked. Smaller, thinner skin feels it first, which is why children's hands often show it before adult hands do. SoPure® Hand Sanitizer is alcohol free, so hands feel soft afterwards rather than stripped.
What are hand sanitizers good for?
A hand sanitiser is for the moments when there is no basin. The car after the shops, the park, the school gate, the queue. It is a between-washes step for hands that are not visibly dirty. When hands are visibly soiled, soap and water is the recommended first choice. SoPure® Hand Sanitizer is fragrance free and rinse free, so it travels in a handbag, a nappy bag or a school bag.
Which type of hand sanitizer is best?
That depends on how often you use it. Alcohol-based sanitisers dry quickly but strip the skin with repeated daily use. Alcohol-free sanitisers do not strip the skin the way alcohol does, which suits a household reaching for one many times a day. Fragrance free matters too if anyone at home has sensitive skin. SoPure® Hand Sanitizer is alcohol free and fragrance free, made with hypochlorous acid, salt and water.
Which is the best hand sanitiser?
There is no single best hand sanitiser, because the right one depends on how often it is used and who is using it. For a household using one all day, what matters is whether it stings, whether it dries the skin, and whether the scent bothers anyone. SoPure® Hand Sanitizer is alcohol free and fragrance free, made in Johannesburg and certified Beauty Without Cruelty. Trusted by 100,000+ South African mums since 2005.