FDA Warning: List of Toxic Hand Sanitizers

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s in your brain more than ever before…”I gotta use hand sanitizer after I touch anything germy.” But be careful, because some of the hand sanitizers can be more dangerous than the germs.

You’ve been living with a bottle of hand sanitizer attached to you at all times so with sanitizing more frequently, it’s important to know which ones are safe to use. Last week, the FDA released a list of 9 hand sanitizers that contain methanol, which can be toxic when applied to the skin or ingested. They recently added another 5 to the list!

Click Here for the full list of all 14 hand sanitizers you should avoid using to keep you and your family safe! This list was last updated July 6, 2020.

The FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend using products that contain at least 60% ethanol alcohol.