It depends entirely upon the size of your hands. An adequate amount should be applied such that all surfaces of the hands are completely covered and remain wet for at least 15-30 seconds.
Rub your hands together for about 15-30 seconds or until your hands feel dry. Do not wave your hands around to dry them because they will pick up microorganisms that are in the air.
Crows+ offer both gel and liquid hand sanitisers. Efficacy and skin sensitivity data suggests that there are no measurable differences between gel and liquid hand sanitisers. The choice between gel versus foam is really a personal preference. Some people believe that gel hand sanitisers are easier to move around the hands. Others prefer liquid spray because it tends to cling to hands rather than roll-off or drip.
Hand sanitiser is safe to use on kids as the sanitiser will not result in any significant absorption of alcohol in the body. But ingestion or inhalation of alcohol-based sanitiser can result in injury or toxicity.
Research currently indicates that herbal hand sanitisers are not effective at killing germs. Always use IPA based hand sanitisers like Crows+ Natural Hand Sanitizer and Crows+ Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer Gel.
Hand sanitisers need to have at least 60 % alcohol to kill germs. Crows+ sanitisers contain more than 70% alcohol.
Hand sanitisers without at least 60% alcohol don’t consistently kill germs. Crows+ sanitisers contain more than 70% alcohol. There is no evidence in the research literature that organisms adapt and become immune to the above 60% alcohol-based hand sanitisers.
Yes. Alcohol sanitiser with more than 60% alcohol can kill Covid-19 Coronaviruses, all Crows+ sanitisers are more than 70% alcohol-based formulations.
The Crows+ hand sanitiser products utilise Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) as the active ingredient. The IPA provides an instant germ kill without persistent activity. There is no evidence in the research literature that organisms adapt and become immune to alcohol-based hand sanitisers.
No. No hand sanitiser products are indicated to prevent or kill MRSA. Unfortunately, some hand sanitisers on the market are making MRSA kill claims, but these claims should not be trusted. Only certain antibiotics call kill MRSA, viruses, and H1N1.
No. Crows+ hand sanitizers are designed to kill germs instantly, but not persistently. All sanitisers available in the market are not meant for persistent protection.
Yes, Crows+ Hand sanitizers are formulated with more than 70% alcohol, Alcohol sanitisers with more than 60% alcohol are effective antiseptics.
Isopropyl alcohol is often used to disinfect medical tools like stethoscopes, but it is not used for sterilization because it does not kill fungal spores. For sterilisation, use Crows+ Antiseptic Disinfectant which is formulated with Cetrimide I.P and Chlorohexidine gluconate I.P along with Isopropyl alcohol to kill bacteria, fungi and viruses.
Hand sanitisers are great when soap and water is not available, like when you are outside or in the car. But it is important to know that they can't replace soap and water either. And if your hands are soiled, or you have been working with harmful chemicals or changing diapers, it is more effective to wash your hands with soap and water because hand sanitisers aren't enough to remove harmful germs and bacteria.
Alcohol-based hand sanitisers work by killing germs on your hands while washing your hands with soap and water removes germs from your hands. Handwashing will remove all types of germs from your hands, but hand sanitisers are not able to kill all types of germs or remove harmful chemicals like pesticides and heavy metals.