Dear Germ-X,
When will you return to the shelves of my local Wal-Mart or Target. I have searched for you at 4 different stores, all of which we're sold out. Completely sold out of every antibacterial wipe, gel, gem blaster, spray, including travel size.
Germ-X Aloe, you are my favorite because you smell nice, plus you have a moisturizer with Vitamin E and Aloe! You are not tooo over powering with alcohol like the original. You have a nice scent and I like ya! So the search is on.....
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Just a little 411 on hygiene,
Hand hygiene is one of the primary methods used to reduce the fecal-oral transmission of infectious agents. However, conflicting hand hygiene recommendations for different settings are causing confusion among the general public as to what is the best practice to follow or what products should be used for daily hand washing and hand hygiene.
Many people have the misconception that their immediate environment must be germ free. Well, this is only possible in a true germ-free chamber in a lab or in certain hospital settings. We live in a natural world that is full of microorganisms, living things that cannot be seen by our bare eyes. While some of the microorganisms can cause illness or diseases, others can be essential to our environment and wellbeing. Although some microbes can cause food spoilage or diseases, many of them are a natural part of our foods and environments.
Without good bacteria, you would be without your favorite yogurt, sauerkraut, or certain medicines! Cows wouldn't be able to use grasses for energy without good microbial partners. And without good bacteria or fungi, our earth would be full of yard wastes and other biological trashes. Furthermore, we should not forget that our normal, healthy body has various external barriers and internal mechanisms (immune system) to fight germs, as long as their numbers are not overwhelming.
So, understanding and learning how to control or deal with both the good and the bad microorganisms on our body and in our environment can help us make good use of those microbes. And at the same time, limit the spread of communicable diseases. The goal is to reduce the number of bad microbes to a level low enough for the body to reasonably fight them off with its existing immune system.
Many people have the misconception that their immediate environment must be germ free. Well, this is only possible in a true germ-free chamber in a lab or in certain hospital settings. We live in a natural world that is full of microorganisms, living things that cannot be seen by our bare eyes. While some of the microorganisms can cause illness or diseases, others can be essential to our environment and wellbeing. Although some microbes can cause food spoilage or diseases, many of them are a natural part of our foods and environments.
Without good bacteria, you would be without your favorite yogurt, sauerkraut, or certain medicines! Cows wouldn't be able to use grasses for energy without good microbial partners. And without good bacteria or fungi, our earth would be full of yard wastes and other biological trashes. Furthermore, we should not forget that our normal, healthy body has various external barriers and internal mechanisms (immune system) to fight germs, as long as their numbers are not overwhelming.
So, understanding and learning how to control or deal with both the good and the bad microorganisms on our body and in our environment can help us make good use of those microbes. And at the same time, limit the spread of communicable diseases. The goal is to reduce the number of bad microbes to a level low enough for the body to reasonably fight them off with its existing immune system.
So all in all........
Stay healthy, wash your hands, use antibacterial sanitizers, but AFTER you wash your hands is when it is most effective.
Hand sanitizers should primarily be used only as an optional follow-up to traditional hand washing with soap and water, except in situations where soap and water are not available. In those instances, use of an alcohol gel is certainly better than nothing at all.
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