Hand sanitizing the children ??

[playfelt]

On the issue of how much sanitizer is too much when you consider it is like 65% or so depending on brand alcohol it won't take that much to have an effect since we squirt it on and expect them to rub till it is all absorbed. It not only can be ingested if they lick their hands it can be somewhat absorbed through the skin I have heard.

Personally I don't use it routinely for me or the kids - just regular soap and water, not even the antibacterial kind. I do have the purell in the bathroom and will use it myself after an especially messy diaper or cleaning up throwup but that is about it.

When out and about is when people use it the most and then you also run into the issue of it is on their hands and then they are holding food so ingesting some that way. There are studies out there that talk about the toxicity of the sanitzer.

[sunnydays]

One thing I learned that was useful at the recent workshop I attended, was that you should wear a mask when cleaning up vomit because when you start wiping it up, the particles become airborn and you breath them in...and run a high risk of getting sick. I went out and bought some masks just for this purpose!

On the issue of how much sanitizer is too much when you consider it is like 65% or so depending on brand alcohol it won't take that much to have an effect since we squirt it on and expect them to rub till it is all absorbed. It not only can be ingested if they lick their hands it can be somewhat absorbed through the skin I have heard.

Personally I don't use it routinely for me or the kids - just regular soap and water, not even the antibacterial kind. I do have the purell in the bathroom and will use it myself after an especially messy diaper or cleaning up throwup but that is about it.

When out and about is when people use it the most and then you also run into the issue of it is on their hands and then they are holding food so ingesting some that way. There are studies out there that talk about the toxicity of the sanitzer.