It’s Monday morning and you’re outside on your way to work. You took the 8 am bus to reach the office before your 9 am shift. The bus was packed, everyone seemed so busy with something. Some were busy scrolling on their phones, some were holding a newspaper trying to read about the latest news and some were simply holding on to the rail trying not to fall flat on their face while the bus was maneuvering.
You went inside, found yourself a space and grabbed one of those hanging handles to help balance yourself. Now, thinking about all those people that rode the bus, how many do you think held the handle you are holding on to right now? Touching surfaces in public places or even at home can be very dangerous.
You never know just what kind of germs or viruses you might be contracting by simply holding on rails or touching door knobs. You can spread it to your workplace and then bring it home to your family. Stop the germs from reaching your door steps!
In times like this when washing your hands with water and soap is not available, an alcohol based hand sanitiser is a must. Hand sanitisers are easy to use products that can disinfect. It can help protect you and your loved ones from illness-causing germs. Hand sanitisers are available everywhere.
Some even come in cute small bottles which are very easy to carry and fit even in small bags. There are also those that can be hung on your bags so you can easily reach it and spray on your hands or any surface when the need for hand sanitation arises wherever you may be.
In this blog post, let us talk about some of the wonders and benefits of hand sanitisers.
1. Requires less time to sanitise than hand washing.
Washing your hands with soap and water is still the number one option when it comes to hand hygiene. But times in which water and soap is not an option, hand sanitisers come in handy.
It is very easy to use, it’s a waterless way of sanitising your hands. Just pour or spray a small amount of the liquid into your hands and rub all surfaces of hands nad fingers, you are done sanitising your hands. No need to sing the whole happy birthday song to ensure that your hands are germ free.
2. Portable and more accessible than sinks.
Hand sanitisers can be refilled in small bottles and then placed in your bag so you can carry it anywhere you will go. This makes it easy to sanitise your hands or any surfaces you may want to sanitise fast and anywhere you may be.
3. Can quickly kill microorganisms on hand.
Since the hand sanitiser is always on the go when the need to sanitise arises, germs on your hands are killed faster. You do not need to wait to get home or find a sink to wash your hands. Hand sanitisers protect from 99.9% of germs and kill over a hundred of illness-causing germs.
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Hand washing is undoubtedly the number one line of defense when you want to protect yourself from illness-causing germs. But as they say, desperate times call for desperate measures. Why let yourself worry about germs when you can still protect yourself when hand washing is not available? Always carry a small bottle of hand sanitiser, take extra precautions and protect yourself at all times.