No-Germs Instant Hand Sanitiser

...on my hands and using No-Germs is a lot easier than breaking a leaf off of my aloe plant.

AVAILABILITY
I bought my No-Germs from Tesco's when it was half price. It can be found in most supermarkets and certainly in Boots/Superdrug for around £2 to £2.99. I probably wouldn't buy this product at full price simply because I can't afford it, but I certainly would do if I had children or was off to another festival this summer.
...uses, and undeniably useful. In fact, I'm sitting in bed right now having just eaten a plum and my hands are sticky. Yet I don't want to have to get out of my comfy bed, so I'll just wash my hands with No-Germs and snuggle away! Good night :)  ... more

For years people have been taking baby-wipes to picnics and on long car journeys in big square packets or hefty cylindrical tubes. We all know that with new technology things are getting smaller (mobile phones, music players, my bank balance), and hand sanitation is no different.
'No-Germs' are small 50ml bottles of anti-bacterial soap produced in the UK, which can be used on the move to clean your hands and rid them of germs.

BOTTLE
The bottle is small, cylindrical and opaque. It's about 4 inches tall, 2 inches wide and the cap is about 1/3 of the height of the bottle. This makes it the ideal size to fit in your handbag (although my bag is so big I have trouble locating it). The bottle is also extremely light, about the same weight as a hamster and will never weigh you down.
The pump on this bottle is huge and therefore extremely easy to use. It presses down smoothly and easily, and if you press it right down to the bottom you get a nice 10p-sized bit of foam which is enough for your hands.
When I first saw this product on the shelves I thought it was one of those haircare 'minis' as the logo on the front is in bold pink and black writing...it looks like a professional haircare product rather than hand sanitiser.

SANITISE YOURSELF
Using this product couldn't be easier. The first time I used it I just whipped off the lid and pressed down the pump, expecting some soap-like product to come out. I was surprised to see a little pile of foam appear in my palm and thought it was quite fun. I rubbed it into my hands and was again surprised at how quickly it was absorbed. My hands were completely dry again within about 15 seconds and before that they felt damp like I'd just wiped them with a baby-wipe.
I have to say that there is a slight scent to this soap, which is slightly reminiscent of cucumber (I've found this with a few others too...must be all those antibacterial nano technology-cucumbers they've been making). It's certainly not unpleasant and goes away as soon as your hands are dry.

My skin afterwards feels squeaky clean, but not dry at all. It did everything I wanted it to.

100 USES?
I'd say that's about right! The front of the bottle states that it has 'Up to 100 uses'. I've had my bottle for well over 5 months now and I use it about 5 times a week. I can see the liquid inside and it's not even gone past halfway yet.
My housemates and I have bottles of soap in the kitchen and bathroom and their contents just seem to disappear (oh how clean we are!), so keeping one of these bottles out of their way is always a good plan.

INGREDIENTS
The side of the bottle states that it is 'Alcohol, Paraben & Fragrance free'. I'm quite conscious of my parabens and sodium laureth sulfates and all that nasty stuff that you don't want on your skin so I was pleased to see it doesn't contain any. Also, I sometimes wear perfume of my wrists and for this sanitiser to have no fragrance is a bonus because it won't take away the smell of my perfume.
The active ingredient is Benzothonium Chloride (0.1%)…I don't know anything about that though sorry.

Water, Propylene Glycol, Glycerine, Benzothonium Chloride, Matricaria flower extract (chamomile), Aloe Barbadensis leaf juice, Lavender extract, Polyaminopropyl Biguanide, DMDM hydantoin, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate.

I was pleased to see that there aren't actually that many ingredients and quite a few of them are natural (aloe vera, chamomile and lavender) and moisturize your skin. Aloe juice also helps to soothe burns and scratches, which I often have on my hands and using No-Germs is a lot easier than breaking a leaf off of my aloe plant.

AVAILABILITY
I bought my No-Germs from Tesco's when it was half price. It can be found in most supermarkets and certainly in Boots/Superdrug for around £2 to £2.99. I probably wouldn't buy this product at full price simply because I can't afford it, but I certainly would do if I had children or was off to another festival this summer.
There are a number of other 'No-Germs' products available from their website (www.no-germs.com/ukshop) including:

-Moisturising hand wash (460ml)
-Deoderant (50ml)
-Hand sanitiser (210ml)
-Hand sanitiser (1 litre)
-Clean surface sanitiser (25ml)
-Fresh air sanitiser (25ml).

SUMMARY
This product is perfect for a number of uses, and undeniably useful. In fact, I'm sitting in bed right now having just eaten a plum and my hands are sticky. Yet I don't want to have to get out of my comfy bed, so I'll just wash my hands with No-Germs and snuggle away! Good night :) 

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