The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has shared a list of tips on how to apply hand sanitizer if you’re trying to keep yourself safe from the coronavirus and COVID-19.
The CDC said that “washing hands with soap and water is the best way to get rid of germs in most situations.” But hand sanitizer can help out, too, especially if it is alcohol-based with 60% alcohol.
But sanitizers don’t necessarily get rid of all germs. And it may not be effective when your hands are dry or greasy.
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Still, there’s a proper way to use it. Here are the CDC’s recommendations for how to apply hand sanitizer.
- Put the gel on the pam of one hand.
- Rub your hands together.
- Rub the gel into all surfaces of hands and fingers until dry.
- The entire process should take 20 seconds.
Another consideration for hand sanitizer
- A new study from the Emerging Infectious Diseases by the CDC found using hand sanitizer for 30 seconds can make the coronavirus inactive, according to the Miami Herald.
- These hand sanitizers contained either 80% ethanol or 75% isopropyl alcohol.