| I remember reading recently that the stuff is no more effective than soap and water. Why is everyone jumping on this bandwagon, especially the medical profession!
Sally On Mar 1, 2007, at 9:58 AM, Marguerite Radhakrishnan wrote: Similarly:
The elementary school in which I work installed Purell dispensers everywhere, including at the door to the library, and it's school policy to have students douse their hands constantly. I know I can't use it when I do "white work" (tatting and other lace-making) because it eventually browns the cotton, even if I wait until my hands are dry, so I'm somewhat concerned about the effect of purell on the books -- not that we have many special ones, but just curiosity in general. Does anyone know about the archival-ness of Purell or other "water-free" hand sanitizers?
(Incidentally, although I can't stand the stuff, my doctor husband says it, like freedom, is "on the march" -- at the hospital, unless there's visible gunk such as blood, they don't wash their hands anymore, but only use Purell.)
--Marguerite Radhakrishnan
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