Hand sanitizer 99.99%
By wonatesevinn
@wonatesevinn (3)
United States
November 9, 2009 3:41pm CST
if you use hand sanitizer that kills 99.99% of germs and then use it again immediatly after, do you kill any more germs? would you kill 99.99% of the remaining germs or only the 99.99% of germs that were there?
6 responses
@rodsdman (145)
• United States
11 Nov 09
The whole reason the product claims to remove 99.99% instead of 100% is for legal reasons. If they were to claim that their product removed 100% of all the germs on your hands and you still got sick, you might sue them. Its stupid, but a reality in our society. More than likely, if you apply the sanitizer well enough to all the areas of your hands, even under the finger nails, you will get 100% anyway.
@lala501 (1532)
• United States
10 Nov 09
I have also been thinking about this question in my mind for some time now. I have no idea. I think it just kills 99.99% of germs and can not kill anymore. I have also been thinking this for those who said this for the sprays that say it kills 99.99% of germs off of surfaces.
@Fulltank (2882)
• Philippines
9 Nov 09
If you kill the germs 100%, that would end you up killing yourself too. It is because, to kill germs 100% complete, it would mean a more potent and much stronger chemical substance to eradicate them. 99.99% of germs killed would greatly increase our chance of not having virus to come to our system. Therefore, it the hand sanitizer really kills that much, then it a good thing we have it and better yet observe and try using it as often as we can.
