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Shoppers should be aware of the basic ingredients in their sanitizers
There’s a scientific reason your hand sanitizer may smell like crap.
At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Americans flocked to stores to stock up on cleaning essentials, leaving shelves barren of everyday disinfectants, cleaning supplies and sanitizer.
Then distilleries and other manufacturers stepped in to help with the shortage, creating brands unrecognizable from household names like Purell or Germ-X, many of which boast bold odors.
The distinct often tequila-like smells are a natural byproduct of ethanol, or ethyl alcohol, a main germ-killing ingredient, according to a report from the New York Times’s Wirecutter.
Many commonly used sanitizers are made with ethyl alcohol or a close substitute.
Continued below.
The scientific reason your hand sanitizer smells so bad
There’s a scientific reason your hand sanitizer may smell like crap.
At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Americans flocked to stores to stock up on cleaning essentials, leaving shelves barren of everyday disinfectants, cleaning supplies and sanitizer.
Then distilleries and other manufacturers stepped in to help with the shortage, creating brands unrecognizable from household names like Purell or Germ-X, many of which boast bold odors.
The distinct often tequila-like smells are a natural byproduct of ethanol, or ethyl alcohol, a main germ-killing ingredient, according to a report from the New York Times’s Wirecutter.
Many commonly used sanitizers are made with ethyl alcohol or a close substitute.
Continued below.
The scientific reason your hand sanitizer smells so bad