Purell better than hand washing

From this study Improved Inactivation of Nonenveloped Enteric Viruses and Their Surrogates by a Novel Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer:

“This broad, multilaboratory study describes the antiviral performance of a new ethanol-based hand sanitizer optimized for activity against nonenveloped enteric viruses. The antiviral activity of the test product, VF447 (Purell), overall demonstrated in vitro virucidal activity that was superior to that of the benchmark sanitizer and those of a variety of commercial ABHS and performed statistically better than a 75% ethanol control solution, using in vivo fingerpad assays.”

"The results of this study demonstrate that VF447 is a promising adjunct to hand washing for use in multiple settings, including the food service and food processing industries. Previous work has demonstrated that the combination of hand washing and hand sanitizing produces greater reductions in bacterial levels than either practice alone".

One of researchers in the study was GOGO Industies maker of Purell. Maybe a little bias there but that does not necessarily invalidate the study. Purell is easy to use and carry. It might be well worth it to make Purell a regular part of of your hygiene routine in addition to regular hand washing.

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