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The dangers of hand sanitizers

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The dangers of hand sanitizers

Good hygiene is critical to staying healthy in the battle against COVID-19.

Not surprisingly, then, with the shortage of some items and the lure of easy money some unscrupulous companies have sold fake testing kits and cures and some things that can actually kill you.

The FDA just put out a warning about nine different brands of hand sanitizer made by a Mexican company called Eskbiochem, according to Newsweek,  and they contain wood methanol that’s extremely TOXIC.

Wood methanol can cause nausea, vomiting, headaches, blurred vision, seizures, nerve damage, permanent blindness and, yes, death.

Here are the specific brand names:

  • Esk Biochem Hand Sanitizer
  • All-Clean Hand Sanitizer
  • The Good Gel Antibacterial Hand Sanitizer
  • Saniderm Advanced Hand Sanitizer
  • CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer
  • Lavar 70 Gel Hand Sanitizer

If you have any of these, throw them out and if you’ve used them, STOP immediately and consult your doctor.

Oh, and don’t leave your hand sanitizer bottles in your vehicle…they can ignite a fire!

Be safe out there!

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