Alcohol gel - hand sanitation

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Alcohol gel - hand sanitation

Post by Frothy » Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:19 am

49p for 50ml in tescos :)
Just like they use in the hospitals & great if your handling yeast.

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mysterio

Post by mysterio » Tue Feb 20, 2007 1:41 am

Alcohol, eh? Can you drink it? 8)

maxashton

Post by maxashton » Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:46 am

If you don't mind your optic nerve dying. :lol:

Is it loaded with scenting agents and whatnot?

PieOPah

Post by PieOPah » Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:16 am

Is this stuff sufficient for handling your equipment? Would make life so much easier.... (already got some but never considered using for during my brewing)

maxashton

Post by maxashton » Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:22 am

These things always seem to have either residual deposits or stuff like triclosan in them. They won't hurt it i wouldn't have thought, but might affect flavour?

Try licking your finger after the alcohol dries down. ;P

tubby_shaw

Post by tubby_shaw » Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:29 am

Before I do anything post boil I give my hands a good spray and rub with Betadine solution.
It's effective and you should already have it made up 8)

maxashton

Post by maxashton » Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:31 am

I tried to get betadine from my local chemists. The ones that didn't look at me like cows at pasture told me it was a tenner + vat, for 500 ml.

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Post by Andy » Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:35 am

tubby_shaw wrote:Before I do anything post boil I give my hands a good spray and rub with Betadine solution.
It's effective and you should already have it made up 8)
Initially I scanned that as "before I do anything I boil my hands" :lol:


I find betadine dries my hands out really badly, at the end of a brewday I have to moisturise :lol: :lol:
Dan!

maxashton

Post by maxashton » Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:59 am

I thought he said he boiled his hands also.
I don't like boiling my hands. Really dries them out.

tubby_shaw

Post by tubby_shaw » Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:33 am

What, too girly to boil your hands :?
You'll be drinking shandy next :shock:
:lol:

maxashton

Post by maxashton » Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:24 pm

my nan drinks shandy.
its' funny
she drinks a pint of it in about a minute.. but of course its bass shandy so looks almost like a proper pint at first glance...
really intimidates my brother's mates..


Thanks, DaaB, i'll talk to the chemist herself at Boots.

The other pharmacy i tried didn't seem to actually HAVE a chemist, so i don't know what they were doing even being open.

maxashton

Post by maxashton » Tue Feb 20, 2007 1:06 pm

Ordered, thanks Andy.
Postage was more than product, but i don't really care at this stage. I'm sick of chlorine!

ColinKeb

Post by ColinKeb » Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:27 pm

if you do use this stuff be wary of soem recent accidents involving this stuff and nurses in local hospitals, the nurses were rubbing it all over their hands as they entered and left the ward as the policy states, then they would trot over the car park and light up a crafty fag .......whoof! up they went :lol: luckily noone was seriously hurt by this yet but believe me it does happen. its quite amusing when you are looking for a member of staff who should be on duty then you see them charging round the car park with their own hands of fire trick :lol: usually the alcohol just burns away but if you were wearing flamable clothing it could be nasty so be carefull.

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Post by Andy » Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:50 pm

That'll be the alcohol based version then.... We use the aqueous version 8)
Dan!

Frothy

Post by Frothy » Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:58 pm

Andy wrote:That'll be the alcohol based version then.... We use the aqueous version 8)
He meant the alcohol gel :)
I've got some tescos here - "antibacterial hand gel" there are no scents or anything in it... just like the hospital stuff.

Frothy

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