http://www.mrsaquestions.com/hand-hygiene-and-infection-control-skin-care-supports-patient-care Your Guide to Symptoms and Treatment Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:46:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.mrsaquestions.com/hand-hygiene-and-infection-control-skin-care-supports-patient-care/comment-page-1#comment-354 Dr Stu Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:57:47 +0000 http://www.mrsaquestions.com/hand-hygiene-and-infection-control-skin-care-supports-patient-care#comment-354 Solid observations re: hand washing-and how too much of anything is no good. Equally important to discuss: the alcohol-based hand sanitizer products that health care professionals have become otherwise addicted to aren't so good for the hands either--and many are migrating towards alcohol-free alternatives (BAC-based) that address both antiseptic and antibacterial criteria, but without damaging skin cells. Yes, we know that BAC is widely accepted as an antiseptic, we know that its effective when applying to dirty hands, and we know that select lab studies have suggested that, much like any other organic compound, excessive use could result in negative resistancy.. We also know that many will claim 'not enough research done that would warrant our recommending this.."....despite the fact this has been a widely-accepted alternative for almost a decade. We're biased--we manufacture and market 2 BAC-based hand sanitizer products--one of our brands (Soapopular) was introduced 12 months ago, and has already been warmly welcomed into more than 3000 retail stores (including Wal-Mart, Target, 2 Drug Chains, tens of dozens of independent pharmacies and is also the #2 hand sanitizer at Amazon.com, and has been implemented by 300+ schools throughout the country--the other brand (Hy5) is penetrating health care and institutional venues that require OSHA compliant dispensing devices. Solid observations re: hand washing-and how too much of anything is no good. Equally important to discuss: the alcohol-based hand sanitizer products that health care professionals have become otherwise addicted to aren’t so good for the hands either–and many are migrating towards alcohol-free alternatives (BAC-based) that address both antiseptic and antibacterial criteria, but without damaging skin cells. Yes, we know that BAC is widely accepted as an antiseptic, we know that its effective when applying to dirty hands, and we know that select lab studies have suggested that, much like any other organic compound, excessive use could result in negative resistancy.. We also know that many will claim ‘not enough research done that would warrant our recommending this..”….despite the fact this has been a widely-accepted alternative for almost a decade. We’re biased–we manufacture and market 2 BAC-based hand sanitizer products–one of our brands (Soapopular) was introduced 12 months ago, and has already been warmly welcomed into more than 3000 retail stores (including Wal-Mart, Target, 2 Drug Chains, tens of dozens of independent pharmacies and is also the #2 hand sanitizer at Amazon.com, and has been implemented by 300+ schools throughout the country–the other brand (Hy5) is penetrating health care and institutional venues that require OSHA compliant dispensing devices.

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