Description
Afia™ ALCOHOL-FREE Foaming
Hand Sanitizer is formulated
with Benzalkonium chloride to
kill germs quickly.
Recommended for use as
desired between hand washings
to effectively reduce
bacteria on the skin. Use
with Afia™ Hand Cleaner
Dispenser to create a rich
lathering foam. Recommended
for use in virtually any hand
sanitizing situation,
including Healthcare,
Schools, Universities,
Institutions, Office
Buildings, and Retail.
Benzalkonium chloride based
Hand Sanitizers have distinct
advantages over gelled
alcohol hand sanitizers.
While both product forms are
FDA Monograph compliant for
leave on products, fast
acting and allow for use
without water or towels,
benzalkonium chloride based
products are non-flammable,
less drying to skin, and will
not stain clothing. Published
studies report that
benzalkonium chloride based
hand sanitizers demonstrated
greater sustained degerming
activity than gelled alcohol
gel hand sanitizers that
actually became less
effective with repeated use
and made the skin dirtier,
not cleaner due to removal of
protective natural skin oils
and entrapment of dead skin
cells by the polymer
thickeners used in the gelled
alcohol products (AORN
Journal, (68 August 1998), p.
239-251). Benzalkonium
chloride, unlike benzethonium
chloride, is the only quat
active ingredient with a
history of use in leave-on,
FDA Monograph anti-bacterial
skin treatment products.
Leave-on Hand Sanitizers
should not be used as a
substitute for proper hand
washing and hygiene practices.