According to the US_FDA, there are some hand sanitizers out there that can cause you more harm than good.
manufactured by the Mexico-based Eskbiochem SA de CV due to their potentially toxic properties.
As the report states, the hand sanitizers in question might contain methanol, a wood-based alcohol that can be toxic when ingested or absorbed through the skin. Some of the Eskbiochem-produced hand sanitizers recently tested by the FDA contain as much as 80 percent methanol — a potentially dangerous concentration, considering its effects.
When absorbed through the skin, methanol can have severe effects, as cosmetic chemist Ginger King explains. "It can cause blindness when ingested and [can be] potentially lethal when applied topically over time on skin." The FDA warns that anyone who's come into contact with methanol should seek treatment immediately to ensure the reversal of certain side effects, which, after substantial exposure, can include "nausea, vomiting, headache, blurred vision, permanent blindness, seizures, coma, and permanent damage to the nervous system or death."
In addition, your skin can become inflamed. "Methanol strips the skin of natural lipids, oils, and proteins disrupting the protective skin barrier," says board-certified dermatologistThe FDA contacted Eskbiochem to "recommend that [it] remove its hand sanitizer products from the market" and states that the manufacturer has not yet taken any action to do so. In the meantime, the FDA recommends that you immediately dispose of any hand sanitizers produced by Eskbiochem .
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