Smart & Silky Foaming Hand Sanitizer
I think I found a hand sanitizer I don’t hate. I bought this Smart & Silky hand sanitizer at Target, and here’s why I like it. It foams, so no slimy gel rolling off the kids’ hands. It’s alcohol-free, so it doesn’t burn my cracked dry hands – or any scrapes the kids might have on their hands. (Apparently hand sanitizers with alcohol are also a big ingestion and fire risk – two things I have never worried about in a hand sanitizer, I must admit. And I’ve got most worries covered.) I bought the travel-size bottle, and it fits right in the side pocket of my backpack, so I can whip it out and squirt the kids’ hands in an instant (like the second we get to the car after playing on the grungy flu-infested playground equipment).
Don’t get me wrong. I’m still a big time soap and water girl, but when a sink isn’t available, it’s great to have on hand. I plan to try some natural hand sanitizers like Cleanwell, because it bothers me that the same company who makes this Smart & Silky also makes household cleaning products like carpet cleaner, wallpaper stripper, and algae and mold-removing products. Sounds kinda harsh, no?
Do any of you have hand sanitizers you’d recommend?
Costs around $2.50 at Target (not for sale online, but here’s the link to the Smart & Silky website)
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Posted Tuesday, September 29, 2009 in Uncategorized
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I’ve been using Cleanwell for several years (way before you could find it at Target) and I really like it. It does the job, is easy to use, and isn’t made by a company I don’t want to support.
We use CleanWell and I really like it. Just seems so much safer than the alcohol-based alternatives. And, I’m with you – although not a huge fan of hand sanitizers in general, with everything going around nowadays, I think it’s better to use them then not when you have no other hand-cleaning options available.
I’m finishing up an article on natural soaps and cleaners. Not hand sanitizers per se, but good clean fun for your skin. Olde Maids Inc. (www.oldemaidsinc.com) has a window cleaner made from green tea, and a powdered laundry soap that is all natural and septic safe.
I also *love* the bar soap and shampoo/bodywash from Sacred Acres Healing Arts (www.sacredacreshealingarts.com), and more natural, organic body soaps from Earth Sisters Natural Soap and Candles (www.earthsistersherbals.com).
They are fun sites to peruse and will be on my gift lists this year!
saw on the news that hand sanitizers should contain at least 60 percent alcohol in order for it to kill the germs? does anyone know if this is correct?
thank you.
If you go to Smart & Silky’s parent company website http://www.chompsolutions.com you can read about their philosophy regarding all their products.
Direct quote from the above listed website: “Our driving philosophy is to give you outstanding cleaning performance with less toxic formulations that are safer for you, your family and your home.
All of our products will introduce you to new cleaning technologies as compared to current, conventional cleaners. If we can’t make it better and safer, we won’t make it at all!”
They seem to be a company making a conscious effort to create better products for the consumer & the environment.
I came across Smart & Silky, while shopping for a different natural hand sanitizer at Target, and my kids & I all really like Smart & Silky much better than any other sanitizer we have tried.
I wish this was available in Australia. We use hand sanitizer a lot.