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<strong>Myth #7:</strong> "Frequent Use of Hand Sanitizers Dries Out My Hands".<br /> <strong>Truth:</strong> PURELL® Advanced Hand Sanitizer Maintains or Improves Skin Condition.
Dr. Jim Arbogast Debunks 7 of the Most Common Myths About Hand Sanitizers

Debunking the Myths About Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer

GOJO Scientist Jim Arbogast, Ph.D. addresses these most common myths about hand sanitizers with information you can use and share:

 

 
<strong>Myth #1:</strong> "Using Hand Sanitizer Creates Antibiotic Resistance"<br /><strong> Truth:</strong> The Use of PURELL® Advanced Hand Sanitizer does NOT Cause Antibiotic Resistance.
<strong>Myth #2:</strong> "Hand Sanitizers Create Supergerms"<br /> <strong>Truth:</strong> The Use of PURELL® Advanced Hand Sanitizer does NOT Create Supergerms.
<strong>Myth #3:</strong> "All Germs Are the Same"<br /> <strong>Truth:</strong> All Germs Are NOT Created Equal. There Are Transient Organisms (Illness-Causing) and Resident Organisms (Good Germs).
<strong>Myth #4:</strong> "Using Hand Sanitizer Kills All of the Germs, Even the Good Germs"<br /> <strong>Truth:</strong> PURELL® Advanced Hand Sanitizer Helps Maintain the Normal Microflora of the Skin.
<strong>Myth #5:</strong> "Alcohol and Non Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers are the Same"<br /> <strong>Truth:</strong> The formulation matters, not all sanitizers are the same.
<strong>Myth #6:</strong> "Hand Sanitizers Contain Triclosan, Which is Found in Antibacterial Soaps"<br /> <strong>Truth:</strong> PURELL® Advanced Hand Sanitizer Does NOT Contain Triclosan.

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