There is a lot of confusion and emerging concern around antibiotics, antibacterial soaps and hand sanitizers today. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are not the same as antibiotics or antibacterial soaps - and they work very differently than antibiotics and antibacterial soaps too. Check out this myth-busting infographic to learn the truth about alcohol-based hand sanitizers.

1. www.PURELL.com/Myth-Busting-Infographic
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HAND HYGIENE 101

2. MYTH #1
All germs are
the same
THE TRUTH
There are two types
of germs: resident
and transient
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3. MYTH #2
PURELL® Hand
Sanitizer kills all
the good germs
on hands
THE TRUTH
PURELL
Hand
Sani-zer
kills
99.99%
of
germs
on
the
surface
of
your
hands,
however
“good”
germs
remain
deep
within
skin
layers
and
quickly
grow
back
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4. MYTH #3
Using hand sanitizer
creates antibiotic
resistance or
supergerms
THE TRUTH
Alcohol-based hand
sanitizers DO NOT
cause antibiotic
resistance or create
supergerms
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5. MYTH #4
Alcohol-based
and non-alcohol-
based products are
the same
THE TRUTH
Experts like Centers for
Disease Control and
Prevention, World Health
Organization, and Health
Canada recommend alcohol-
based hand sanitizers over
any other type of hand
sanitizer1
1
Refer
to
World
Health
Organiza-on,
hGp://www.who.int/gpsc/tools/faqs/system_change/en/;
Health
Canada,
hGp://www.hc-­‐sc.gc.ca/hl-­‐vs/iyh-­‐vsv/diseases-­‐maladies/hands-­‐mains-­‐eng.php;
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Preven-on,
hGp://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/hygiene/hands/handwashing.html
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6. MYTH #5
Alcohol-based
hand sanitizers
contain triclosan THE TRUTH
PURELL Hand Sanitizer does
NOT contain triclosan
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7. MYTH #6
PURELL Hand
Sanitizer dries
out hands
THE TRUTH
Formulation matters.
PURELL Hand Sanitizer
contains natural moisturizers
and is proven to maintain
skin’s natural condition
2Boyce
JM,
Kelliher
S,
Vallande
N.
Skin
irrita-on
and
dryness
associated
with
two
hand
hygiene
regimens:
soap
and
water
handwashing
versus
hand
an-sepsis
with
an
alcoholic
hand
gel.
Infect
Control
Hosp
Epidemiol.
21:442-­‐448,
2000.t
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8. Learn more!
View the Myth Busting Video Series
by GOJO Scientist Jim Arbogast, Ph.D.
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