Is it bad to use hand sanitizer too much?

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asked Mar 14, 2020 in Body/Skin by ankgriers (300 points)
Is it bad to use hand sanitizer too much?

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answered Mar 15, 2020 by layla (87,820 points)
Yes it is bad to use hand sanitizer too much because when you use hand sanitizer which is alcohol based too much then you can cause your hands and skin to dry out which can then lead to the skin on your hands cracking and possibly bleeding.

Hand sanitizer should be used in moderation to keep your hands germ free especially during cold and flu season.

But you should also wash your hands with regular soap and hot water to keep your hands clean and flush the germs away down the drain.

You also need to wash the hand sanitizer off your hands before touching food because you'll get the taste of hand sanitizer in your food and it doesn't taste good.

When you use hand sanitizer to sanitize your hands you should wash your hands with regular soap and water to get rid of the hand sanitizer off your hands.

When you touch food after using hand sanitizer the hand sanitizer will transfer from you hands to your food which is not good.

I once made that mistake and after cleaning my hands with just hand sanitizer I grabbed a sandwich and started eating it.

I got that awful taste of the hand sanitizer in my mouth which I had to then wash out of my mouth by using mouthwash a few times.

So while hand sanitizer is good for killing germs on your hands it's required that you still wash your hands off using hot water and soap to keep from transferring the hand sanitizer to food.

Or put on food grade gloves when you've used hand sanitizer on your hands before touching food.

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