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SURVIVING THE PANDEMIC: Hand Soap!
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Published: Mar 01, 2020
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Health
If Donald Trump has his way, you’re going to die — but not before he gives you another tax cut.
The less bad news: Coronavirus will be a global pandemic. No vaccine soon. But perspective helps. Here it is.
The good news: It’s not hard to save your own life. Forget masks. The ones at the drug store and Amazon don’t work well enough and are suddenly expensive — what a surprise. The simple solution: Wash up. Often. For 30 seconds at a time. Just that: Handwashing is critical. Wash before eating, before taking out contacts, after touching someone or something that might be contaminated, after you’ve been in public and touched a railing or opened a door; wash at every opportunity. Regular soap? It’s fine —– until you look at your dry skin and realize there’s a reason to spring for a liquid soap that’s antibacterial and contains non-chemical moisturizer.
Bonus: With really good liquid soaps, you won’t need to use a moisturizer.
But what product to use?
You have been conditioned to think of a short cut: Purell.
Absolutely not!
The Food and Drug Administration has warned the maker of Purell hand sanitizers to stop claiming its products can prevent people from catching the flu, Ebola virus, the MRSA superbug and norovirus. In a notice dated Jan. 17, the F.D.A. told Purell’s maker, Gojo Industries, that its unsubstantiated claims that Purell could reduce the potential for infection or prevent illnesses violated the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. The agency said it was reclassifying Purell as an unapproved drug, rather than an over-the-counter product.”
And perhaps not a hand sanitizer called “Maybe You Touched Your Genitals” — though that is a great mental health gift and mood lightener. [To buy it from Amazon, click here.]
So… what to use?
The default: Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day Liquid Hand Soap, Lemon Verbena Scent.
A good buy: a pack of 3 12.5-ounce bottles for $11 for 3. A bad buy if you want the pump to work every time; buyers report it’s often defective. If you choose this, you may want to buy the superhumnan dispenser — scroll down to read about it. [To buy Mrs. Meyer’s Liquid Soap from Amazon, click here.]
Generally sold out: EO Hand Soap. Most of you will want it in 12 ounce plastic dispensers. You get a package of 3 for $26. Why this soap? Because I liked the facts: We formulated our hand soaps with pure essential oils, hydrating botanical extracts, and gentle cleansers so every time you find yourself at your sink you can take a deep breath of aromatherapeutic essential oils while your hands are soothed and softened. Peppermint & Tea Tree is a clarifying and inspiring scent, created to lift your mood and get your creativity flowing. Lemon & Eucalyptus is a revitalizing and bright scent, created as a little pick-me-up whenever you need it. And, Lavender, our signature scent relaxes you every time you catch a whiff of its pure, calming scent.
[To buy EO Lavender Soap from Amazon, click here To buy EO Lemon Eucalyptus soap from Amazon, click here.]
Thistle Farms Soap and Moisturizer
“Thistle Farms is a nonprofit social enterprise, based in Nashville, TN, dedicated to helping women survivors recover and heal from trafficking, prostitution, and addiction. We provide a safe place to live, a meaningful job, and a lifelong sisterhood of support because we believe love is the most powerful force in the world. Every sale of our handmade body and home products directly impacts the women survivors who make them. Because of customers like you, in 2018 we housed 41 survivors in our Magdalene residential program, employed 54 survivors across all departments, provided 1,489 medical and mental health appointments, and supported the employment of over 1,200 women through our Global Partnerships.”
[To buy Thistle Farms Lavender Liquid Soap from Amazon (delayed delivery), click here.
To buy Thistle Farms Moisturizing Hand Lotion made with Organic Aloe Leaf & Coconut Oil from Amazon, click here.]
What I most prefer is EO French Lavender Sulfate-Free Moisturizing Hand Soap — in the refill bottle. You get 32-ounce bottles for $20. A very good buy, say I. [To buy it from Amazon, click here.] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001E77OUM/?tag=headbutlercom-20
Why the refill bottle? Because I thought about millions of people discarding plastic bottles. And I remembered the simplehuman Precision Lever Square Push Soap Pump — the pump I use at my kitchen sink. Never fails. Environmentally perfect. [To buy it from Amazon, click here.]
What about for kids?
My digging suggests the answer is Puracy Natural Liquid Hand Soap, Lavender-and-Vanilla Moisturizing Gel Hand Wash. You get a 4-pack of 12 ounce bottles for $20. Why this product?
– RICH LATHER, NO SULFATES: Thick, honey-like consistency quickly creates mounds of foam while naturally moisturizing and softening your skin.
– CREATED BY DOCTORS: Fortified with Vitamin E, Sea Salt, and Aloe Vera to naturally hydrate and balance all skin types
– LAVENDER & VANILLA ESSENTIAL OILS: French lavender blossoms muddled with aged, imported vanilla beans
– NO HARSH CHEMICALS: No sulfates (SLS, SLES, SCS), triclosan, petrochemicals, animal by-products, or other harsh chemicals
[To buy Puracy Natural Liquid Hand Soap from Amazon, click here.]
There’s more you can do to protect yourself.
A prominent doctor: “Stock up now with zinc lozenges. These lozenges have been proven to be effective in blocking coronavirus (and most other viruses) from multiplying in your throat and nasopharynx. Use as directed several times each day when you begin to feel any “cold-like” symptoms beginning. It is best to lie down and let the lozenge dissolve in the back of your throat and nasopharynx.” As it happens, zinc lozenges are sold out at Amazon. Look for them in an actual store. A trusted healer recommends Imu-Stimu, a combination of red clover flowers, propolis, grapefruit extract, cayenne and distilled water. To buy it, click here. To take it: Shake bottle well. Squeeze the dropper so its contents also get shaken. Twice a day take 2 full droppers in an ounce or two water or juice.
And, finally, something I’ve used for years. Knock wood: never a cold!
Lypo-Spheric Vitamin C
This is not the Vitamin C that you and I regularly take. That Vitamin C may be a wonderfully powerful nutrient. But most of the Vitamin C in pills or capsules never reaches the bloodstream. Estimates of its absorption rate are less than 50%. Lypo-Spheric Vitamin C has a 90% absorption rate. Lypo-Spheric Vitamin C isn’t cheap. Thirty packets cost $33, or $1.10 per dose. The Amazon reviews are extremely positive. And, as I say, I no longer need to buy Kleenex. [To buy a 30 dose box of Lypo-Spheric Vitamin C, click here.]
