Antibac hand gel: substituting with diluted disinfectant?
Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:51 pm
Hand gel is Milton's, on offer at Sainz at £1.10 for 100g. Ingredients list:
Bactericidal: 30 secs EN 1276, EN 13727+A2, EN 1500, 2x45 secs EN 12791.
Mycobactericidal: 30 secs EN 14348.
Levuricidal: 30 secs EN 1650, EN 13624 sur C. albicans.
Virucidal: Active on Rotavirus, Norovirus and enveloped virus: 30 secs EN 14476+A1
Active ingredients: Ethanol (CAS 64-17-5): 800.00 g/kg. Biocidal product (TP1)
I usually get the Cuticura one, which is also currently on offer, 250ml for £2. Ingredients list: Alcohol Denat., Aqua, Propylene Glycol, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, Parfum, Benzyl Benzoate, Linalool, Active Ingredients: Ethanol 57.6%
Sainz own brand, 1l for 50p. Ingredients list: all it says is " Less than 5% Non-Ionic Surfactants Also contains: Disinfectant, Perfume,Limonene". Hmm.
I *need* hand gel during the winter months, my immune system is paper-bag standard, and between costs and the amount of plastic in the bottles, I was wondering if I could get away with just using the diluted disinfectant. Looking at the Cuticura ingredients, with ethanol at 57.6% - I mean, I know alcohol is a cleanser of some description, but that seems out of proportion. The Miltons, however - thats a lot of killing going on there! Or is it It lists ethanol is 800g/kg - so its 80% ethanol? Huh?
Is there anybody medical online reading this that can interpret this for me? I'd rather buy big quantities and decant into an appropriate container, but I'll do what I need to do. I work hard at avoiding infections during the winter months. I'd like to work smart, too
Bactericidal: 30 secs EN 1276, EN 13727+A2, EN 1500, 2x45 secs EN 12791.
Mycobactericidal: 30 secs EN 14348.
Levuricidal: 30 secs EN 1650, EN 13624 sur C. albicans.
Virucidal: Active on Rotavirus, Norovirus and enveloped virus: 30 secs EN 14476+A1
Active ingredients: Ethanol (CAS 64-17-5): 800.00 g/kg. Biocidal product (TP1)
I usually get the Cuticura one, which is also currently on offer, 250ml for £2. Ingredients list: Alcohol Denat., Aqua, Propylene Glycol, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, Parfum, Benzyl Benzoate, Linalool, Active Ingredients: Ethanol 57.6%
Sainz own brand, 1l for 50p. Ingredients list: all it says is " Less than 5% Non-Ionic Surfactants Also contains: Disinfectant, Perfume,Limonene". Hmm.
I *need* hand gel during the winter months, my immune system is paper-bag standard, and between costs and the amount of plastic in the bottles, I was wondering if I could get away with just using the diluted disinfectant. Looking at the Cuticura ingredients, with ethanol at 57.6% - I mean, I know alcohol is a cleanser of some description, but that seems out of proportion. The Miltons, however - thats a lot of killing going on there! Or is it It lists ethanol is 800g/kg - so its 80% ethanol? Huh?
Is there anybody medical online reading this that can interpret this for me? I'd rather buy big quantities and decant into an appropriate container, but I'll do what I need to do. I work hard at avoiding infections during the winter months. I'd like to work smart, too