Here's one I would have never thought of on my own. It's flu and cold season and I've stocked up on the hand sanitizers for my car, purse and to send with my kids to school. We do what we have to do to protect ourselves from the rampant germs this time of year brings. (Right now my son is home sick from school as I write this with a bad chest cold and heavy cough).
Hand sanitizers have gotten very sophisticated as they've grown in popularity. You can get everything from a 99-cent clear, unscented version at your local drugstore to a grapefruit and melon-scented, moisturizing beads included, glittery designer-type at Bath & Body Works at the mall. (A personal favorite store of mine).
But here's something I didn't think I needed to worry about. I read today that since hand sanitizers often contain a high volume of alcohol that there is now "hand sanitizer misuse" similar to the old Nyquil Smoothies of past years. Yes, somewhere out there, a misguided person is chugging hand sanitizer. Makes me gag to think about it, but with an often 60-percent alcohol content it becomes more seducative to those looking for an illicit high.
One more thing to warn your kids about. "Honey, rub it on your hands.... DON'T drink it!"
That is pretty gross to think about, just like mouthwash or anything with alcohol in it.In my opinion if your chugging hand sanitizer, you gotta know you have a problem haha
Posted by: LBPDWIFE | November 10, 2009 at 12:09 PM
or lick your hands!LOL
Posted by: MonicaLASDWife | November 10, 2009 at 12:53 PM
Well...there's one way to kill germs. Yuck.
Posted by: Damsel Underdressed | November 10, 2009 at 05:25 PM