On a recent trip to Target, I came across CleanWell All-Natural Hand Sanitizer and thought I'd give it a shot. As the mother of a nineteen-month-old boy whose hands are perpetually in places they shouldn't be, I was forever hauling him up to our kitchen sink and washing his hands. Tricolosan-containing hand sanitizer is out for obvious reasons (endocrine-disruptor) and the alcohol-containing sanitizers contain such a high amount of alcohol that just a single drop makes me a little tipsy.
CleanWell is an excellent alternative. It is free of Tricolosan, alcohol, "fragrance" (which is a catch-all term used by cosmetic and personal product companies for a compound typically containing phthalates), Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS), parabens, and so on. In fact, its active ingredient it thyme oil (thymus vulgaris). Even though its ingredient list is sans "fragrance," the product itself smells like freshly-picked thyme.
But more important: does it work? According to lab results from an EPA- and FDA-licensed lab in Eagan, Minnesota, CleanWell hand sanitizer is remarkably effective at killing staph, e.coli, MRSA, pneumonia, and so on. "Remarkably effective" translates into 99.9% after 15 seconds.
CleanWell's backstory is fascinating. The founder's son was born with an immune system disorder; standard cleaning products were toxic, so the family began searching for alternatives. You can read about the family's story here.
CleanWell also offers a number of other safe products based on their sanitizing formula, including hand wipes (yes!). Sold individually at Target, the sanitizers are comparably priced to Purell and other major brands; but you can get a real deal if you order their six pack online.
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