AYURVEDIC HAND SANITIZER

Hand-to-hand transmission is the leading cause of healthcare-related infections and spread of multi-resistant organisms.

The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends fast drying alcohol gels for hands, over soap and water, to kill germs, and thereby cut infection rates by half.
Alcohol-based hand sanitizers have made hand hygiene easy, convenient and more effective.
Extensive research and testing on herbal ingredients by Himalaya has resulted in an effective hand sanitizer called PureHands, which kills 99.9% of germs, prevents infection, protects hands and ensures total hand hygiene.
PureHands contain moisturizers, which prevent skin irritation and dryness seen commonly with routine hand washing. PureHandsPureHands keep the hands clean, soft, smooth and fresh all the time.
PureHands is a self-drying gel, with no soap, water or towel required after use, hence eliminates the risk of recontamination.

PureHands offers the germicidal action of Neem, freshness of Lemon and softening action of Hrivera.

PureHands, a revolution in hand hygiene, cleans and disinfects hands, thus reduces the risk of hand-transmitted infection. PureHands is your personal bodyguard against infection and is recommended for frequent daily use.

Action
The constituents of PureHands possess antiseptic and antimicrobial properties, which are beneficial in eradication of harmful microorganisms. Moreover, PureHands has moisturizing and deodorant actions.

Usage
Squeeze approximately 0.5 ml (coin-sized drop) of the gel on your palms. Rub well over the palms, back of hands, fingernails and grooves briskly, until dry. No water required after use.

Indication
Cleansing hands for general maintenance of hygiene.

Presentation
50 ml bottle with flip-top cap.

Recommendations :

To general public (people in general) :
? For routine cleaning of hands
? During travel or after using public transport
? Before and after attending to a sick person
? Before eating or handling food
? Before use of contact lenses
? After contact with surfaces in public places
? After using the washroom/toilet
? After touching raw meat, poultry or fish
? After handling pets
? After handling garbage/waste

To doctors/nurses :
? Before and after having physical contact with patients (e.g., when checking pulse, BP and other examinational procedures)
? Before wearing sterile gloves, when inserting catheters or other invasive devices.
? Before moving from a contaminated site to a clean site during patient care.
? After contact with body fluids or excretions, mucous membranes, non-intact skin and wound dressings, if hands are not visibly soiled.
? After contact with inanimate objects (including medical equipment) in the immediate vicinity of the patient
? After removing gloves

To hospitals/nursing homes :
? Reduces transmission of hospital-acquired pathogens
? Results in decreased infection rates

To mothers /
? Before touching the baby
? Before feeding the baby
? Before and after diapering the baby
? Before playing with or cuddling the baby
? After sneezing or coughing (when ill)
? After using the washroom/toilet

To children
? After playing outside
? After playing with pets
? After coming from school
? After sneezing or coughing (when ill)
? After using the washroom/toilet

To patients
? Bacterial infections like typhoid, tuberculosis, meningitis, and a wide range of gram-positive and gram-negative infections
? Viral infections like chicken pox, herpes, infective hepatitis, measles, mumps, etc.
? Skin infections like molluscum contagiosum, scabies and fungal infections
? Food-borne diseases like amebiasis, infective gastroenteritis and other acute diarrheal diseases
? Common cold, URTI, conjunctivitis, etc.

Composition :
Each ml of PureHands gel contains:
Exts. Hrivera (Coleus vettiveroides) 35mg
Dhanyaka (Coriandrum sativum) 25mg
Nimbuka (Citrus limon) 25mg
Ushira (Vetiveria zizanioides) 20mg
Nimba (Azadirachta indica) 15mg
Processed in:
Prasanna (Rectified spirit, Ethyl Alcohol) 60%.