Patent for Hand soap with chlorine dioxide. Co-inventor John Thangaraj. "a relatively high yield of chlorine dioxide is obtained from a solid composition that has a relatively greater amount of acid and a relatively lesser amount of alkali chlorite salt. Conversely, a relatively low yield of chlorine dioxide is obtained from a solid composition that has a relatively lesser amount of acid and a relatively greater amount of alkali chlorite salt. For example, a solid composition comprising five (5) weight percent of sodium chlorite and forty (40) weight percent of acid will generate far more chlorine dioxide than a solid composition comprising seventy (70) weight percent of sodium chlorite and twenty (20) weight percent of acid. " "Coloring agents, dyes and fragrances are also not recommended for use in the solid compositions disclosed herein because they rapidly react with chlorine dioxide"

Sept 2016. Companies will no longer be able to market antibacterial washes with these 19 [although a few were granted deferred rulings] ingredients because manufacturers did not demonstrate that the ingredients are both safe for long-term daily use and more effective than plain soap and water in preventing illness and the spread of certain infections.

Disposable wipes are made for baby care, hand washing, feminine and other personal cleansing, removing makeup, and applying products such as deodorants and sunless tanners, among other uses. Many wipes, but not all, are regulated as cosmetics.

{Interesting photos of effectiveness of washing hands for varying amounts of time}

***A 10-week, open-label, crossover study was performed on 420 elementary school-age children. Students were given a brief orientation immediately prior to the start of the study on the relationship of germs, illness, and hand washing. Each student in the treatment group then received the test product in individual bottles, with instructions to apply one to two ***sprays to the hands*** after coming into the classroom, before eating, and after using the restroom, in addition to their normal hand washing with soap and water... After 4 weeks of treatment and a 2-week wash-out period, the control and experimental groups were reversed. Data gathered on absenteeism were classified as gastrointestinal or respiratory related and normalized for nonillness-related absenteeism and school holidays. ** RESULTS: Compared to the hand washing-only control group, students using CleanHands were found to have 41.9% fewer illness-related absence days, representing a 28.9% and a 49.7% drop in gastrointestinal- and respiratory-related illnesses, respectively. Likewise, absence incidence decreased by 31.7%, consisting of a 44.2% and 50.2% decrease in incidence of gastrointestinal- and respiratory-related illnesses, respectively.

June 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a proposed rule requesting additional scientific data to support the safety and effectiveness of certain active ingredients used in topical consumer antiseptic rubs (including hand sanitizers) marketed over-the-counter (OTC). The FDA’s request for more data is intended to help the agency ensure that regular use of these products does not present unknown safety and efficacy concerns, and does not mean the FDA believes these products are ineffective or unsafe.

Hand sanitizer must ***only*** contain ethanol alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, Glycerin, Hydrogen peroxide, sterile water

Current use of OTC antiseptics in the food handler setting and testing criteria to establish the general recognition of safety and effectiveness of these products

Hypochlorous Acid hand sanitizer

Scotmas Hand Gel is a powerful hand gel which kills a wide range of bacteria, viruses and spores without the need for water. Not alcohol based and will not dry the skin or cause chafing.

{Advantages} Hand sanitisers for infection prevention. Help and information on choosing the right hand sanitiser for your needs.

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Intervention with mandatory HW may have a lasting pedagogical effect in reducing absenteeism because of infectious illness when exposed to role models. HD could be effective in reducing absenteeism because of infectious illness and a well-placed supplement to HW.

Elementary school-age children are particularly vulnerable to infections. While handwashing is the best method of preventing infections, many elementary schools are housed in buildings that have barriers to effective hand hygiene. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of an alcohol gel as an adjunct to handwashing in reducing absenteeism secondary to infectious illness. Two-hundred and fifty-three elementary school children were randomized by classroom into an experimental or control group. With a crossover design, all children participated in both groups, with a one-week washout period between phases. A 45-minute “Germ Unit” was taught to all children as they started the experimental phase and a standard unit on hand hygiene was taught as they started the control phase. Sixty-nine children were absent due to illness while in the control group. Thirty-nine children became ill while in the experimental group. Alcohol gel as an adjunct to handwashing was shown to be effective in reducing absenteeism due to infectious illness by 43%.

{Also links to other articles of interest} "a novel surfactant, allantoin, benzalkonium chloride (SAB) hand sanitizer using a federally approved effectiveness protocol" "Universal precautions require that perioperative health care personnel wash their hand before and after all patient contact. Time constraints, however, can make adhering to universal precautions, including proper hand washing, difficult. Some perioperative health care workers, therefore, routinely u …

The available evidence for the effectiveness of antimicrobial rinse-free hand sanitizer in the school environment is of low quality. The results suggest that the strength of the benefit should be interpreted with caution. Given the potential to reduce student absenteeism, teacher absenteeism, school …

This study evaluated the efficacy of a novel surfactant, allantoin, and benzalkonium chloride hand sanitizer using the US Food and Drug Administration's method for testing antiseptic hand washes that podiatric physicians and other health-care personnel use. The alcohol-free product, HandClens, was c …

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Handwashing practices are persistently suboptimal among healthcare professionals and are also stubbornly resistant to change. The purpose of this quasi-experimental intervention trial was to assess the impact of an intervention to change organizational culture on frequency of staff handwashing (as m …

Gel included glycerin, GRAS gelling agend (& iodine ingredient) [Not chlorine dioxide, but useful info for hand washing formulations]

[Glycerin reacts w/chlorine dioxide. Long contact needed for effectiveness against fungus.] Compositions include a first material containing sodium chlorite and a second material containing lactic acid in sufficient amount to lower the pH of the aqueous media to less than about seven.

Environmental chemical exposure is a major concern for consumers of packaged goods. The complexity of chemical nomenclature and wide availability of scientific research provide detailed information but lends itself to misinterpretation by the lay person. ...

*One doc from Safety and Effectiveness of Consumer Antiseptics; Topical Antimicrobial Drugs for OTC Human Use consideration process. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is issuing this proposed rule to amend the 1994 tentative final monograph or proposed rule (the 1994 TFM) for over-the-counter (OTC) antiseptic drug products. In this proposed rule, we are proposing to establish conditions under which OTC consumer...

Chemical enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and particularly surfactant injection has recently received a great deal of attention. The suggested recovery mec…

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Black lights emit ultraviolet light. Fluorescent substances absorb the ultraviolet light and then re-emit it, which is why they appear to glow.

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