117 Dangerous Hand Sanitizers

117 Dangerous Hand Sanitizers

Quick, check your hand sanitizer labels! The FDA just updated the list of hand sanitizers it says are too dangerous to use. Some contain dangerous levels of methanol or wood alcohol. Others have such low levels of alcohol that they are not effective at sanitizing hands.

Wood alcohol is used to create fuel and antifreeze. It is not a safe active ingredient for hand sanitizer products. States have also reported incidents of people suffering blindness, hospitalization, and death after ingesting sanitizer with methanol.

According to the FDA “Methanol exposure can result in nausea, vomiting, headache, blurred vision, permanent blindness, seizures, coma, permanent damage to the nervous system or death. Although people using these products on their hands are at risk for methanol poisoning, young children who accidentally ingest these products and adolescents and adults who drink these products as an alcohol (ethanol) substitute are most at risk.”

There’s been a huge uptick in demand for hand sanitizer due to COVID-19. Many of these products were imported from Mexico.

If you have any of the products listed, do not use them. Dispose of them in a hazardous waste container. Do not flush them down the toilet or dump them down a drain or sewer.

Below is the complete list of products.

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Alcohol Antiseptic 62% Hand Sanitizer
Alcohol Antiseptic 65% Hand Sanitizer; Alcohol Antiseptic 70% Hand Sanitizer
All-Clean Hand Sanitizer
Andy’s
Andy’s Best
Assured Aloe
Assured Instant Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer with Aloe and Moisturizers
Assured Instant Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer with Vitamin E and Aloe
Assured Instant Hand Sanitizer (Aloe and Moisturizers)
Assured Instant Hand Sanitizer (Vitamin E and Aloe)
Assured Instant Hand Sanitizer Aloe and Moisturizers
Assured Instant Hand Sanitizer Vitamin E and Aloe
Be Safe Hand Sanitizer
Bernal Hand Sanitizer
Bersih Antiseptic Alcohol 70% Topical Solution hand sanitizer
Bersih Hand Sanitizer Gel Fragrance-Free
bio aaa Advanced Hand Sanitizer
BLUMEN Advanced Hand Sanitizer
BLUMEN Advanced Hand Sanitizer
BLUMEN Advanced Hand Sanitizer Aloe
Blumen Advanced Hand Sanitizer Aloe, with 70% alcohol
BLUMEN Advanced Hand Sanitizer Clear
Blumen Advanced Hand Sanitizer Lavender, with 70% alcohol
BLUMEN Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Clear
BLUMEN Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Clear
Blumen Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Clear Ethyl Alcohol 70%
BLUMEN Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Lavender
BLUMEN Aloe Advanced Hand Sanitizer, with 70 Alcohol
BLUMEN Aloe Advanced Hand Sanitizer, with 70 Alcohol
Blumen Antibacterial Fresh Citrus Hand Sanitizer
BLUMEN Clear Advanced Hand Sanitizer
BLUMEN Clear Advanced Hand Sanitizer
Blumen Clear Advanced Hand Sanitizer with 70% Alcohol
BLUMEN Clear Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer
BLUMEN Clear Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Aloe
BLUMEN Clear Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Lavender
BLUMEN Clear LEAR Advanced Hand Sanitizer
BLUMEN Clear LEAR Advanced Hand Sanitizer
Blumen Hand Sanitizer Fresh Citrus
BLUMEN Instant Hand Sanitizer Aloe Vera
BLUMEN Instant Hand Sanitizer Fragrance-Free
Born Basic. Anti-Bac Hand Sanitizer 65% Alcohol
Born Basic. Anti-Bac Hand Sanitizer 70% alcohol
Britz Hand Sanitizer Ethyl Alcohol 70%

dangerous hand sanitizer list

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Cavalry
Clean Humans Hand Sanitizer
CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 75% Alcohol
CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol
CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol
Cleaner Hand Sanitizer Rinse-Free 70%
Command Gel AntiBac Instant hand sanitizer
DAESI Hand Sanitizer
Datsen Hand Sanitizer
dgreen Advanced Hand Sanitizer Antibacterial Gel
dgreen Advanced Sanitizer Alcohol Free
Earths Amenities Instant Unscented Hand Sanitizer with Aloe Vera Advanced
ENLIVEN Hand Sanitizing Gel
Esk Biochem Hand Sanitizer
foamyiQ Lemon Blossom Hand Sanitizer
GelBact Hand Sanitizer
Greenfrog Hand Sanitizer
Greenfrog Hand Sanitizing wipes
Hand Sanitizer
Hand Sanitizer
Hand Sanitizer Agavespa Skincare
Hand Sanitizer Disinfectant Gel 70% Ethyl Alcohol
Hand Sanitizer Disinfectant Gel 70% Ethyl Alcohol Rinse Free Hand Rub
Hand Sanitizer Gel
Hand Sanitizer Gel Alcohol 70%
Hand sanitizer Gel Unscented 70% Alcohol
Handzer Hand Sanitizer Rinse Free
Hello Kitty Hand Sanitizer
Herbacil Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer 70% Alcohol
Herbacil Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer 70% Alcohol
Herbacil Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer 70% Alcohol
Jaloma Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer Ethyl Alcohol 62% with Vitamin E
KLAR AND DANVER Instant Hand Sanitizer
KLAR and DANVER Instant Hand Sanitizer
Kleanz Antibacterial Hand Sanitizer Advanced

dangerous hand sanitizer list

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Lavar 70 Gel Hand Sanitizer
Leiper’s Fork Distillery Bulk Disinfectant per 5 gallon and Leiper’s Fork Distillery 16 oz bottle
Lite ’n Foamy Lemon Blossom Hand Sanitizer
LumiSkin Advance Hand Sanitizer 16 oz
LumiSkin Advance Hand Sanitizer 4 oz
Lux Eoi Hand Sanitizing Gel
Medicare Alcohol Antiseptic Topical Solution
Modesa Instant Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer with Moisturizers and Aloe Vera
Modesa Instant Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer with Moisturizers and Vitamin E
MODESA Instant Hand Sanitizer Moisturizers and Vitamin E
Mystic Shield Protection hand sanitizer
NeoNatural
NEXT Hand Sanitizer
NuuxSan Instant Antibacterial Hand Sanitizer
NuuxSan Instant Hand Sanitizer