The best budget hand sanitizer

A large bottle of Equate Hand Sanitizer with Aloe can help kill germs without wrecking your wallet.

Walmart is a great place to save money on bulk household supplies, and its in-house brand of hand sanitizer, Equate Hand Sanitizer with Aloe, is a great budget buy. Made with 62% ethyl alcohol, moisturizing aloe, and vitamin E, it meets the requirements of an effective hand sanitizer outlined by the CDC while still preventing excessively dry skin.

The downside is that the large 60-ounce bottle is a squeeze bottle, not a pump, so it's not as convenient as the Highmark and can be hard for kids and mature hands to pick up and use effectively.

At a little under $6 for the large bottle, this doesn't seem to be marked up. Online inventory is currently unavailable at the time of publishing, but you might be able to find this in stores since it's Walmart's in-house brand. There are no current limits to how much shoppers can purchase if inventory becomes available online.

Pros: Budget-friendly, effectively kills microbes, contains moisturizers

Cons: Squeeze top