Truth and myth about hand washes; which is best hand wash to use in India

Truth and myth about hand washes

Importance of hand washing :

One thing that COVID-19 has led to is excessive hand-washing.Washing hands with soap /hand washes and clean it with water for 10-20 seconds is a sensible strategy for hand hygiene in non-healthcare settings and is recommended by the CDC and other experts. If soap and clean water are not available, an alcohol-based hand hygiene product is recommended. However, when hands are visibly soiled, they should be washed with soap and water.

With importance of right hand washing
Right hand washes are too important to use....

—Which is the best hand wash in India?

—Which soup is best to use?

—All hand washes shown everywhere are they really good?

—Are the hand washes as it is as shown in there advertising ?

—Which hand wash one should go through?

—Am I using right hand wash or not?

All this questions striking in your mind especially during this pandemic (corona virus )So in this blog I will be providing the answer of all this questions so, here we go...

Which hand to use lifebuoy, santoor or patanjali? Have you ever gone through the ingredients list of hand washes you are using?

If not then very disappointing to say that most trusted hand washes in Indian market are loaded with many harsh skin penetrating chemicals which may cause -

»Dryness

»Eczema
Redness
Itching
Pain
Dryness, to the point of peeling and flaking

Cracks
Blisters

»Allergies

»Rough hands

»Cancer

»Itchiness

Handwashing and constantly using alcohol-based hand sanitizers leads to severe skin conditions. Hand sanitizers, while being effective in killing germs and bacteria, can lead to severe hand dermatitis when used in excess,” says Dr Rohit Batra, a consultant at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and Founder, Dermaworld Skin & Hair Clinics. “All antiseptic soaps contain harsh chemicals, while alcohol-based sanitizers suck the skin moisture,” he adds.

If you are using this kinda stuff then you make a serious dent issue and your health will be in danger .Do you know? An average person takes head bath three to four times a week, washes his body once a day but washes his hand seven to ten times a day. So it become extremely important to use right hand wash without chemical and toxic.

In this blog we will see 20 hand wash selling in Indian market after knowing each ingredient in them. Most Indians including little kids using this hand wash in there daily life to kill gems and making their life better but reality is different; you use such toxic hand wash and harming yourself, your health.

What Chemicals Are In Your Hand Wash?

"Almost every Indian hand wash contains SLS(sodium lauryl sulphate), which is linked with skin irritation, dryness, and dermatitis, while it can also cause respiratory irritation. These products also contain chemicals that have been banned in numerous countries, such as benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride, and chloroxylenol."

Sodium Lauryl Sulphate
Sodium lauryl sulphate is linked to skin irritation as well as respiratory tract irritation and prolonged use can cause skin dryness and dermatitis.

Parabens
Chemicals called parabens are often used in hand wash as they increase a product's shelf life. Parabens can also decrease muscle mass and increase fat storage - did you ever imagine that your hand wash could be the reason you can't lose weight!

Other Harmful Chemicals
Some of the other potentially harmful chemicals in our hand wash include benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride, and chloroxylenol which have been banned in some countries! Hand wash chemicals such as triclosan and triclocarban can cause muscle weakness and even disrupt hormone cycles.

Here I divided hand washes in 3 classes/group on the basis of harmful chemicals /toxic present in them. So you can easily identify which hand wash is best to use -

Group 1 —

It include hand washes like Dettol, lifebuoy, Santoor, Savlon, Godrej , Lux, Fiama ,and Fem

In Dettol from sodium haureth sulfate to methyl para Ben, in Lifebuoy from alcohol to cosmetic color, in santoor from cosmetic color to artificial fragrance each of this may have over ten harsh chemicals which damage our skin and cause many health problems.

Using this hand wash in daily basis that all covering 80% of Indian market is very disappointed other too have similar story.

It just a result of over smart marketing of this products using tactics and catchy phrases that they write on there product. Which make us believe that they are very good to use as shown in advertisement. The amount of effort they put in misleading this product, they has to put the same in right ingredients

This hand washes claim to be antibacterial but the synthetic added in them even kill the healthy bacteria which are extremely important for our health, proper nourishment of skin.

Moreover chemicals like SLS which have the penetrate the skin this micro harsh chemicals become the reason for most skin problems and also mix up with your blood to cause deadly diseases like cancer. If you use this type of hand washes for sure you somehow damaging your skin

Group 2—

This includes so called natural hand washes like Dettol, Patanjali, Medex,Tea Tree Green

vilie .This are those hand washes which are just selling hand washes on the name of natural herbal and and all that good stuff. All this again be Featured as they recently launched a new hand washes which they claim to have created with toxic,harsh Chemical and dye free but it's reality will be known when you see the ingredients after turning the bottle ,uses of SLS based with antibacterial agents which is far away from herbal .

Patanjali known for its natural herbal only have small amount of Tulsi and Neem but cheap sufactant base with preservatives, cosmetic colour and perfume in that . As the

fragrances keep lingering for Longtime we have no idea what undisclosed chemical we are inhaling and what damaging our body somehow.

Some imported product like Aloe Vera and Tea Tree are claim with antibacterial but all synthetic product are use in making it. There colour which is also synthetic.

Mintry citrus hand wash by green viv natural which charged you a fortune but again a disappointing thought it's free from sulfate but that alone doesn't make it toxin free .

Actually there are many hand washes fall in the same category. Overall all these hand washes are bit better than the ones in group 1 but still you have to away from them.

So all this 15 hand washes none is being up to the mark. Are there any hand washes which can be use on daily basis without any worry? Answer is yes --

Group —3

This includes hand washes by Natural trail ,Eco Sattva, Puracy and Restic Art

Natural trail is an Indian product which have tried to show good intentions by making hand wash which is sulfate and para ben free however it has two harsh chemicals.

Eco sattva natural hand wash has kept their ingredients very straight forward. Fifty percent of active botanical surfactants which is nothing but a Rita along with water moringa it is good budget friendly option in Indian market. It is good if they not add this 2%Fragnance

More then that you will find online by puracy

Which is absolutely free from harsh chemical but it is too costly for ordinary people.

Rustic art has been able to hit the sweet spot of good pricing and 100% natural ingredients They have two products one is liquid hand wash while other is Centrate which is water saving Eco friendly product. Simply dilute over night and it's ready to use..

This company set themselves apart from whole market with no comparison budget friendly product in the market. Other brand surely take inspired from this.

So it's all about hand washes .I am not against any product but I genuinely encourage the brands making natural products and want to see a change in the Indian market ....

Puracy Hand & Body Lotion - The BEST Lightweight Natural Moisturizer - All Skin Types click here to buy

Rustic Art Organic Hand Wash Concentratre, Refill Pack - 500 Gm click here to buy

Rustic Art Orange Neem Organic Hand Wash | Natural, Vegan, All Purpose | Sulphate, Paraben Free | 245ml click here to buy

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