Alcohol hand rubs/sanitiser

[Replika]

Recommendations please and where I can source some at a reasonable price. Bought some Hibiscrub but find it leaves my hands with a sticky residue which I don't like. Really want something like they use in the hospitals to kill bacteria. I always sue between snakes.
Thanks for any suggestions or links to sites.

[zaskar]

hi m8

you can get that stuff from were i work, home bargains.
i had to use it because i was in hospital a few months ago, i found it hard to buy it without paying too much

its a handy size bottle with a hand pump on the top and its priced at just over £1

the handy little bottle shouls last you about 10-12 days if you use it twice a day.

[peaches]

Good thread here about alcohol hand gels, just so you make sure your getting the right stuff

http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/snake...rs-really.html

[adamntitch]

i can get the stuff nurses use for nothing
its good stuff

[dracco]

pound land does wee bottles its great have about four of them use it after handling my reps you can get the smae one in savers but it costs about £1.75

[fixitsan]

Originally Posted by Replika

Recommendations please and where I can source some at a reasonable price. Bought some Hibiscrub but find it leaves my hands with a sticky residue which I don't like. Really want something like they use in the hospitals to kill bacteria. I always sue between snakes.
Thanks for any suggestions or links to sites.

I use isopropanal (also called IPA, isopropyl alcohol, rubbing alcohol). There's someone selling 5 litres for £13 on ebay (+p&p) and also boxes of 100 x 70% IPA swabs/wipes, as used when you get injections, for £1.29

I don't like gels, because, (!) they have gelling agents !

[Rainwater]

You might find that alcohol gels and sanitisers are useless, they don't kill half the amount of germs that they should. Hot water and soap every time! IPA is okay but you don't want it 110% neat, can be very dangerous. Good appliance cleaner though

[SSamm]

Amprotect. Made by Vetark

[emmipez1989]

i got my alcohol wipes for probing from the chemist £3.50 for a box of 1000 individually wrapped.