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If hand sanitizer kills 99.99% of germs, then won't the surviving 0.01% make hand sanitizer resistant strains? (lemmy.ca)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But the hand sanitizers that don't destroy everything are alcohol.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It is worth noting that 0.01% of bacteria do not survive because the alcohol is ineffective; but because they were fortunate enough to avoid contact. Under nails, between folds in skin, under microscopic imperfections within the creases and scars on your hands, etc. Full coverage to the human eye does not equate to absolute coverage on a microscopic level.