The recent coronavirus outbreak has sparked fear and people are finding ways to protect themselves. So, what exactly are the measures that work? Medical experts urge the public to practice hand hygiene and those that are sick to wear a mask. For healthy individuals, clean hands are far more effective in keeping the virus away compared to wearing masks.
Why Is It Important to Maintain Hand Hygiene?
As the hands are a significant medium for pathogen transfer, practicing hand hygiene is a lifetime habit to stay healthy. The spread of coronavirus is now an international concern and every individual should do their part to minimize it’s transmission rate.
Effective Hand Hygiene Practice
Dr Kalisvar Marimuthu, senior infectious disease consultant at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) mentioned that the best way to keep hands clean is to wash them with soap. However, in the occasion where soap and water are not available, hand sanitizers with at least 60% of alcohol is an alternative. For people that uses wet wipes, it is crucial to ensure that the wipes consist of at least 40% of alcohol for effective cleaning.
High Demand for Hand Hygiene Products
Because of the current outbreak of coronavirus, hand sanitizers are in high demand and are sold out in majority of the stores. There will be recurring and emerging diseases in the future and it is important for manufacturers to create sufficient amounts of products with the effective dosage of anti-bacterial component. One problem that consumers face is that these products are drying to the skin. So, to encourage frequent hand washing and proper hand hygiene, companies should offer products that are mild yet effective.
Formulation Guide: Mild Hand Wash
Procedures
Predisperse phase A in room temperature
Add phase B to phase A and mix until homogeneous
Add phase C & D step by step while mixing
Adjust pH with citric acid solution until pH 6-7
End Product Properties
Formulation Guide : Hand Sanitizer
Procedures
Disperse Carbomer into phase A and stir to mix well
Neutralize with phase B under agitation
Add Phase C under agitation
Add phase D under agitation, and then obtain the product.
End Product Properties
Formulation Guide : Hand Sanitizer with Maha Flow 100
Procedures
Mix water with Maha Flow 100 and agitate at 500 rpm for more than 20 minutes.
Add ethanol during agitation.
Add NaOH drop by drop slowly until desired pH is achieved.
Add Glycerin and fragrance
End Product Properties
Solutions for Alcohol Shortage
Formulation Guide: Water-Based Hand Sanitizers
Procedures
Predisperse phase A in room temperature
Add phase B and phase C while mixing
Adjust pH to 6 – 7.5 with AMP Ultra PC 2000 if necessary
End Product Properties
A clean hand is a caring hand
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