Replies to post #324635 on CMKM Diamonds Inc. (fka CMKX)

[janice shell]

Have you ever heard of anyone dying from eating a few gallons of hand sanitizer?

[dia duit]

Ingesting as little as an ounce or two of this product (alcohol gel hand sanitizer) could be fatal to a toddler

Actually, the article that you posted believes there is not much danger with children ingesting alcohol based hand sanitizers because they taste bad, and the children are not likely to continue ingesting something that has a foul taste.

Scroll down and read the article for yourself.

Typical exposure by a small child involves a squirt or two from a pump of 70 percent alcohol [sometimes labeled as ethanol] hand sanitizers really isn't usually a problem," Krenzelok explains. "They cry because it tastes bad and maybe it irritates their tongue," he says. According to the American Association of Poison Control Centers, centers are receiving more of these calls as the use of hand sanitizers increases. Combined data from 2005 and 2006 found that poison-control centers reported more than 20,000 exposures to hand sanitizer, with more than 17,000 cases involving children under the age of 6. None of the calls resulted in death, with no major medical problems reported in the children. In fact, more than 9,500 cases resulted in little or no effect.

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/sanitizer.asp


http://ezinearticles.com/?Is-Hand-Sanitizing-Gel-Better-Than-Hand-Washing?&id=5606335

The short answer is yes if you are asking about killing germs. Hand washing is better at removing dirt and debris from the hands. Although dirt and debris are more visible, making hand washing seem very effective, but the viruses and bacteria that actually cause illness are generally invisible. It turns out that soap and water is not very effective at killing bacteria, and even less effective at killing viruses. Illnesses that most people are trying to prevent spreading are mostly viruses. Things like colds, influenza and most illnesses with diarrhea are caused by viruses. Even antimicrobial soaps containing triclosan only kill bacteria if the triclosan is in contact with the germs for two minutes. Most people don't spend a full two minutes washing their hands.

Hand sanitizing gels use alcohol as the primary antimicrobial agent. Alcohol has been shown to be effective at killing both bacteria and viruses in many hand sanitizing gel and foam products. In studies in hospitals it has been shown that hand sanitizer used on entering and leaving patients rooms reduced the spread of infection.

As a rule of thumb it is best to use soap and water after using the toilet, getting gross contamination of the hands with dirt or other potentially infective material. In situations where the primary concern is spread of bacteria or viruses hand sanitizing gel is a better choice. Especially if you are either caring for someone with a viral illness or have a virus yourself, frequent use of hand sanitizer is a great idea.

Dr. Pullen

medical blog

alcohol kills germs

[pantherj]

Umm, Houser, evidently you don't realize that the alcohol one drinks (ethanol) and the one most often used for sanitation (isopropyl) are different substances. The question is, Houser, what happens to a child that ingests SHBAN?

Alcohol based sanitizers are not poisonous either when used as directed, since ingestion certainly cannot be interpreted as a recommended use. But, what about SHBAN? What happens if a child ingests SHBAN? After all, it would seem that a child is just as likely to ingest one as the other.

BTW, why have you chosen to market SHBAN in Mexico, rather than the USA?