What Should You Look for When Choosing a Sanitizer Soap?

Buying sanitizer soap may seem like a simple, almost automatic purchase, especially for families with small children, but there are actually a few things that should be considered. Price, brand name and ingredients are just three of those choices, but others, such as special features or dispenser system might also be key in the choice of you will use.

In the early days, there were very few options available, so if you needed the germ protection, you took what you can get. But, with the new super bugs that are cropping up in our daily lives and on our news reports these days, there are more and more options available.

Price and Size Matter

For most people, sanitizer choice comes down to ease of use. If they cannot carry it along with them, then what is the point? You can typically buy a small, portable size without spending a lot of money  - until you stop to realize just how often you must buy them. In addition, all of those tiny, little plastic bottles are not great from an environmental standpoint, so what is a better option? For some families, it is buying in the larger sizes and then refilling the small, portable bottles. That not only eliminates the piles of dead miniature bottles but also saves a great deal of money as well.

Brand Name or Not Brand Name

Whether you choose a hand sanitizer because of its pedigree or not is a personal decision. There really is no difference between Brand X and Brand Y simply because of how these things are made. And, unlike other items that usually have huge markups between name brand and off brand, there is very little difference in the prices because there are typically no ad campaigns to offset. If there ever comes a time when the commercials for hand sanitizers become frequent, then the price will take a huge and rather jolting leap.

Special Features?

Bottles that clip onto purses, pockets or backpacks are usually the first choice for most people because they are the most convenient for on-the-go use. But, when it comes to use at home, the typical person likes to look for features that keep their children from using too much of the product, such as pump bottles or other types of dispensers. These types of bottles can also be refilled if need be, making the choice of hand sanitizer soap an easy and economical, as well as very health conscious, decision to make.