The U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned the people against the use of hand sanitizers which claims to prevent from the infection from MRSA, E. coli, salmonella, flu, or other bacteria or viruses.
The CDC has advised the Americans to prevent flu by using hand sanitizers when soap and water aren't around to protect themselves from flu season.
The CDC has specially suggested the people to use alcohol-based hand sanitizers help protect against MRSA and other germs rather than any other hand sanitizer.
The FDA has issued the warnings particularly against four companies
which claims that there products kill MRSA, staph, or other bacteria or
viruses. These products include; Dr. Tichenor’s Antiseptic Gel from Dr.
G. H. Tichenor Antiseptic Co., Safe4Hours Hand Sanitizing Lotion and
Safe4Hours First Aid Antiseptic Skin Protectant from JD Nelson and
Associates, Staphaseptic First Aid Antiseptic/Pain Relieving Gel from
Tec Laboratories and the sanitizing products of CleanWell Company.
The labels of most of these companies claim to kill 99% of the
products which is not true. Some manufacturers of over-the-counter
antiseptic products also says that their products help in reducing the
effects of bacteria that potentially can cause diseases but people are
required to be alert before purchasing their hand sanitizer.
I carry MRSA and I know that Staphaseptic is the only product on the market that works every time. When I do not have it home any minor cuts I get in the area where I had the original infection do not heal completely without the application of Staphaseptic or the consistent application of Tea Tree oil which is more expensive and chemically burns my skin. It maybe a disgusting thing to discuss or to think about but microbial organisms are everywhere.The use of alcohol based products on the surface of the skin works every time and it is my go to disinfectant since MRSA is resistant to H2O2. I am a carrier though and when I have an outbreak I need something that penetrates deep into my skin where the source of the infection is and Staphaseptic works amazing in this regard.