COVID-19 - Hand and other sanitisers effectiveness

I noticed a similar problem with the Scotts’ brand which was sold at Bunnings during the peak of the chaos and remains available at Chemist Warehouse, Dick Smiths and others.

You’ll notice the first link lists its composition as 70% alcohol but the second link as 62%. On the label (at least the one I used) it doesn’t actually claim any alcohol content at all. Meanwhile the SDS on the manufacturer site states ‘>50% Ethanol’ and ‘30% - 60% Ingredients determined not to be hazardous’.

Sounds to me like they don’t know how much ethanol they’re putting in, which is an issue since at least 60% is needed to kill coronavirus.

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