Frais Hand Sanitizer

God bless the Australians.  Frais hand sanitizer is seriously awesome. 

 

The key ingredient that kills germs is sugarcane alcohol, and the other ingredients -- citrus peel oil, cardamomum seed oil, and other essential oils, make it smell AMAZING.

Being used to Purell, the sanitizer felt a little sticky going on in the first few minutes, but then it soaked in like a lotion instead of evaporating off like typical hand sanitizers.  I noticed my hands didn't feel dry after using it, though, so I overcame my initial squeamishness about a hand sanitizer feeling anything less than alcohol-y.

I have to say, this is one if the more shocking products that I've reviewed this year. I really thought all hand sanitizers were the same. This is great stuff.

Comments

[DrStu]

Sugar cane alcohol? Sounds sweet and delicious, but respectfully suggest that any hand sanitizer product that uses an alcohol derivative is no less dangerous to the skin than Purell.

Its widely acknowledged by infection control experts that alcohol-based products not only cause dry/irritated skin (and in turn, increase risk of exposure to germs/bacteria and viruses), but alcohol destroys the same skin cells intended to defend against the the same pathogens that the product kills. Alcohol also 'kills' industrial floor wax, and its flammable.

Which is exactly why alcohol-based hand sanitizers are being systematically banned by schools, day care facilities, government agencies and for obvious reasons, extended health care facilities.

And, explains why non-alcohol, rinse free (and fragrance free) products are being widely embraced by a wide spectrum of people, including health care workers, school nurses, fitness centers and corporate venues.
The majority of these products incorporate the organic compound benzalkonium chloride as the active ingredient--exactly the same ingredient used in Bactine antiseptic, J&J's Bandaid brand foaming antiseptic, and dozens of consumer health products, including spermicidal foams. The value propositions include: no dry/irritated skin, extended persistency, can be applied to cuts/abrasions, leaves hands feeling soft. No icky gel (its a foam format) and its hypoallergenic

Several alcohol-free hand sanitizer brands are readily available, including "Soapopular", which has been endorsed by Parents Magazine, Oxygen Magazine, and numerous other publications.

The value propositions include: no dry/irritated skin, extended persistency, can be applied to cuts/abrasions, leaves hands feeling soft. No icky gel (its a foam format) and its hypoallergenic

That product is available is the #2 hand sanitizer product at Amazon.com, and the only hand sanitizer product of any kind promoted by Walmart.com . There are other brands in the category that use the same active ingredient, but price comparisons indicate Soapopular is far and away the most economical. A 3.4oz bottle delivers approximately 250 applications, bringing the effective cost to less than a penny and half. (see www.soapyusa.com for more info..)