Poll of the Day > Can hand sanitizer expire?

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PLUTO44
03/25/20 5:11:18 PM
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Was spring cleaning, since there is nothing else to do, and I found 2 pocket bottles of One Step. It was marked EXP AUG 29 2019

It's rubbing alcohol and moisturizers... can something like that really expire?

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rjsilverthorn
03/25/20 5:14:08 PM
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Shadowbird_RH
03/25/20 5:14:51 PM
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Probably. The other day I threw out a bottle of rubbing alcohol that expired in 2018. If it can expire, it should have a date on it somewhere. If it doesn't have a date, you probably don't need to worry about it.

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Ogurisama
03/25/20 5:16:52 PM
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Yes and no, it can lose its effectiveness over time. It will always work, just over time now as well.

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TigerTycoon
03/25/20 5:18:43 PM
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Technically yes, once the alcohol evaporates or dilutes, which is the "anti-germ" ingredient inside of it.

That said, alcohol hand satirizer isn't really that effective against viruses anyway, it's really more of a "it's better than nothing" measure.
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PLUTO44
03/25/20 5:31:09 PM
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TigerTycoon posted...
Technically yes, once the alcohol evaporates or dilutes, which is the "anti-germ" ingredient inside of it.

That said, alcohol hand satirizer isn't really that effective against viruses anyway, it's really more of a "it's better than nothing" measure.
It must be 60% or more alcohol to kill viruses.

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