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Try this trick when you don’t have dry shampoo  On your way out the door and suddenly realise you have oily hair? Try this quick hack! Alcohol spray hand sanitizer has so many uses, and using it as a dry shampoo is one of them!

COVID-19: Three quick questions answered How long have corona viruses existed? The most recent common ancestor (MRCA) of all coronaviruses is estimated to have existed as recently as 8000 BCE, although some models place the common ancestor as far back as 55 million years or

How to remove permanent marker from almost anything The kids are almost back in school, and that means permanent marker stains! Here’s how to get rid of them with hand sanitizer. Clothing and upholstery To remove permanent marker from fabric or upholstery, use your 70%

Clever uses for hand sanitizer you wish you knew before! Alcohol hand sanitizer does more than disinfect hands! Try these clever ways to use it. Clean your eyeglasses. A 70% alcohol spray hand sanitizer quickly cleans (and disinfects) your glasses. Quick spot relief. Got a

​​Is hand sanitizer safer than soap and water? Hand sanitizer offers 99% protection against unhealthy microbes, but proper hand washing is still important.  The alcohol content in hand sanitizer has the greatest effect on viruses, in that it denatures the protein in microbes, and kills

Omicron – likely the most mutated virus scientists have ever seen The Omicron variant has more than 50 mutations (at the time of writing) enhancing the virus' ability to infect the body. Here’s what you need to know:  Alex Sigal, the virologist leading the team

Keep your handbag clean! It could contain more germs than a toilet handle A research study by the company Initial Washroom Hygiene, which swabbed handbags to find the dirtiest parts found that 20% had levels of bacteria-related contamination which could potentially cross-contaminate other surfaces –

When are you protected against COVID-19 after being vaccinated? Infants under the age of 12 months may be at higher risk of more serious symptoms of COVID-19 than older children.  The Mayo Clinic notes that this is likely due to their immature immune systems and

When are you protected against COVID-19 after being vaccinated? After being expelled from the body, coronaviruses can survive on surfaces for hours to days. If a person touches the contaminated surface, they may deposit the virus at the eyes, nose, or mouth, where it can

When are you protected against COVID-19 after being vaccinated? Cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting are more top of mind than ever before, with proper hand washing and sanitizing now second nature. But many people don’t fully understand the difference between these three practices. Here’s what you