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Some hand sanitizers made during the COVID-19 pandemic found to have high levels of a carcinogen: study
Benzene, known to cause cancer, was found in 17% of hand sanitizers made during the pandemic, accor…
Natasha Dailey
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Retailers struggling to sell excess hand sanitizer are offering 4-for-1 deals and giving $10 gift cards to buyers. Stores might even start giving away bottles for free.
Retailers need to shift excess hand sanitizer stock they built up during the pandemic, and are offe…
Grace Dean
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Canadian soap company spikes 164% this week as demand for hand sanitizer soars amid COVID-19 pandemic
Acasta said revenues more than doubled to C$98 million in the quarter, while Ebitda soared 736% to …
Matthew Fox
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Here’s how to use hand sanitizers to protect yourself against coronavirus and other infections
CDC recommends hand washing with soap and water as a more reliable process than using hand sani…
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The FDA wants liquor distilleries to cough up $14,060 for producing hand sanitizer this year
Craft distillery owners say the FDA fee is yet another blow to their small businesses and is wiping…
Jacob Shamsian
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This startup makes notebooks, pencils, and — now — hand sanitizer. It's already sold more than 15,000 units and is helping to pay local workers in the process.
Karst is a sustainable stationery company that has started making hand sanitizer to address shortag…
Avery Hartmans
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Hand sanitizer prices have jumped by a massive 53% in the US during the pandemic, as accusations of pricing gouging continue to roll in
In New York City, the neighborhoods hardest hit by COVID-19 also reported high levels of price goug…
Grace Dean
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A truly 2020 crisis: Hand sanitizer buildup caused the breakdown of a ballot scanner in Iowa on Election Day
Poll workers moved the hand sanitizer station further away from the scanner to prevent ongoing issu…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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A Texas woman's body caught on fire after she used an 'off-brand' hand sanitizer and lit a candle in her home
The mother of three ended up in an intensive care unit with major burns after her body and home cau…
Taylor Ardrey
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This Goan beer company is making sanitizers to deal with the rise in demand
Goa brewing co, a brewery based out of Goa, is now manufacturing sanitizers. Making it available fo…
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A couple named their newborn son 'Sanitiser' to remind people to keep their hands clean
Parents from India chose a coronavirus-inspired name for their baby boy to acknowledge the historic…
Emily Cavanagh
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A beauty brand is selling hand sanitizer called F*ck Coronavirus, and 50% of earnings are being donated to those affected by COVID-19
The gel sanitizer is made with 75% alcohol, and it is packaged in a small pump bottle that makes it…
Amanda Krause
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IIT Madras startups are developing smart bins, touchless dispensers and portable ventilators to tackle Coronavirus
Recently, an IIT-Madras incubated startup Antariksh developed a smart bin system - 'AirBin.' It …
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The FDA just updated its list of hand sanitizers you should avoid to include products that contain the deadly chemical methanol
According to the FDA, methanol has been reported to cause blindness, hospitalization, and even deat…
Bethany Biron
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The hand sanitizers you should avoid, including those made with low levels of alcohol or toxic levels of methanol
The FDA recently warned against hand sanitizers with toxic levels of methanol, but they're not the …
Anna Medaris Miller
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IITs against Coronavirus — All the experiments from electrified water to herbal sanitizers to cheap test kits
From developing cheaper test kits, hand sanitizers and sterilization techniques — IITs are doing…
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The Indian government caps MRP of 200ml hand sanitizer at ₹100 till June 2020
Similarly, price of a 2 ply (surgical) mask has been capped at Rs 8 and that of 3 ply (surgical)…
PTI
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Coronavirus panic grips India, face mask prices surge by twenty times, hand sanitizers go out of stock on Amazon
While surgical face masks cannot protect you against coronavirus completely, people are lining u…
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How to make your own hand sanitizer at home — and whether it can be effective
It's easy to make your own hand sanitizer at home, but there's no guarantee it's as effective as th…