I.C. Sanitizing Cream, “Alcohol Free” Kills 99.99% Germs. A Moisturizer with Shea & Sunflower Butter, Succulents, Botanicals & Vitamins. Fragrance & Paraben Free, NSF E3, 32 oz Bottle (ICBL-32)

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• ALCOHOL-FREE SANITIZER THAT DOES NOT DRY YOUR HANDS: Benzalkonium chloride 0.13% kills 99.99% of germs. There is no alcohol in it, so it is not taking the skin's own protective oils out every time it is used.
• SANITIZES AND MOISTURIZES IN THE SAME STEP: A cream, not a gel. Shea butter, sunflower butter, jojoba, 13 botanicals and succulents and vitamins A, D and E go back in behind the active ingredient.
• GOES ON UNDER GLOVES: Rub in until absorbed, then glove up — nitrile, latex or vinyl. Does not interfere with chlorhexidine (CHG), unlike the mineral-oil hand lotions staff bring from home.
• ALCOHOL-FREE AND NON-FLAMMABLE: No flammable-storage cabinet and none of the paperwork an alcohol gel brings with it. Fragrance-free, paraben-free and dye-free. Approved for Health Care & Consumer Antiseptic Hand Rubs.
• NSF E3 REGISTERED, MADE IN THE USA: Usable in food processing areas with no potable-water rinse required. ASTM D120, ASTM F2621 and ASTM F3776 compliant. FDA Registered Manufacturer. GSA / VA / DOD contract holder.

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Alcohol-free sanitizing cream — kills 99.99% of germs and puts moisture back. Forty times a shift. Every shift. The sanitizer stops working when you stop using it. Hand hygiene fails for a mundane reason. By hour eight the alcohol has taken the oils out of your skin and reaching for the dispenser starts to sting, so rounds get skipped. This is that job done as a cream — benzalkonium chloride sanitizes, and shea and sunflower butter go back in behind it. Run it through the shift Before the gloves go on Rub it in until it is absorbed, then glove up. It won't interfere with chlorhexidine and it goes on under nitrile, latex or vinyl. Between every room A cream instead of a gel, so the twentieth time feels like the first. No sink, no towel, nothing to wait out before you glove. Hour eight is where it quits This is the hour that decides compliance. Alcohol has taken the oils out by now. This has been putting them back since the first round. Ends the shift in her pocket The 4 oz goes home in a scrub pocket. Same cream, no sink required, and nothing on it to bother anyone on the unit. 1 What alcohol takes away 2 What splits nurses' hands 3 Why hygiene programs fail 4 The lotion in her pocket What's in it, and what it's rated for Product Type Alcohol-free antibacterial hand sanitizing cream that kills 99.99% of germs. OTC drug product. Sanitizes and moisturizes in one step. Active Ingredient Benzalkonium Chloride 0.13% Purpose Antimicrobial Uses Hand Sanitizer to decrease bacteria on the skin. Recommended for repeated use. Directions Rub onto hands until absorbed. Approved Use Approved for Health Care & Consumer Antiseptic Hand Rubs. How It Works Benzalkonium chloride 0.13% is the antimicrobial active, and it is alcohol-free — so it is not stripping the skin's protective oils the way an alcohol sanitizer does. Shea and sunflower butter, jojoba, dimethicone, 13 botanicals and succulents and vitamins A, D and E replace what repeated washing and gloving takes out. Formulation Alcohol-free · non-flammable · fragrance-free · paraben-free · dye-free · Patent Pending Skin Conditioners Sunflower butter, shea butter, glycerin, dimethicone, hydrolyzed jojoba esters, aloe vera, blue agave, vitamin E acetate and vitamin A (and) D, plus cranberry, green coffee, strawberry, acai, blueberry, green tea, grape seed, pomegranate and raspberry. Compatibility Does not interfere with chlorhexidine (CHG). Goes on under nitrile, latex or vinyl gloves — rub in until absorbed, then glove. Standards ASTM D120, ASTM F2621 and ASTM F3776 compliant. NSF E3 registered — usable in food processing areas with no potable-water rinse required. Warnings For external use only. When using this product, avoid contact with eyes. In case of eye contact, flush with water. Keep out of reach of children, except under adult supervision. If swallowed, get medical help. Discontinue use if skin irritation or redness develops. Do not use on broken skin. Storage Store at room temperature. 24 months after opening. Manufacturing Made in the USA. FDA Registered Manufacturer, NDC labeler code 59555. GSA / VA / DOD contract holder. APIC member 20+ years. Sizes 2 oz TSA-safe · 4 oz · 8 oz · 16 oz pump · 32 oz pump · 1 gallon · 4 ml single-use foils, box of 100 or 200 Our hand hygiene compliance drops every shift. Is this different from what's on the wall dispensers? It is a cream rather than a gel, and the active is benzalkonium chloride rather than alcohol. It sanitizes and moisturizes in the same step, so it is not taking the oils out every time it is used. Compliance fails at the skin, not at the policy. Will it interfere with chlorhexidine, or with our gloves? No to both. It does not interfere with chlorhexidine, and it is formulated to go on before nitrile, latex or vinyl gloves — rub it in until it is absorbed, then glove up. That is a real difference from the mineral-oil lotions staff bring from home. Is alcohol-free as effective, or are we trading protection for comfort? The label states it plainly: benzalkonium chloride is approved by the FDA as a leave-on antiseptic hand rub, and this is labelled Approved for Health Care and Consumer Antiseptic Hand Rubs. It kills 99.99% of germs without drying the skin out. Do we need a flammable-storage cabinet, and can it go in dietary? No cabinet. It is alcohol-free and non-flammable, so none of the flammable-storage burden of an alcohol gel applies. It is also NSF E3 registered, so it can be used in food processing areas without a potable-water rinse afterwards. Staff keep bringing their own lotion from home. Why is that a problem? Most drugstore hand lotions are built on mineral oils, which degrade latex and can knock out the chlorhexidine your staff just scrubbed with. One product that sanitizes, moisturizes and sits correctly under a glove takes that variable off the floor. One cream, six ways to carry it 4 oz (118 ml) Fits a scrub pocket or a locker. The size that goes home with her at the end of the shift. Shop 4 oz 8 oz (236 ml) Lives in the med room and the break room. The size most floors reorder. Shop 8 oz 16 oz (473 ml) pump One-handed at the nurses' station. Pump it, rub it in, glove up, go. Shop 16 oz 32 oz (946 ml) pump The unit bottle. Sits on the supply cart and does not move. Shop 32 oz 1 gallon Refills everything else on the floor. Buy it once a quarter. Shop gallon 4 ml single-use foils Box of 100 or 200. Isolation carts, home-health bags, go-kits. Shop foils