“You won’t believe how many ways you can put that bottle of hand sanitizer gel to use. Here’s what the experts recommend.“
The following written content by Lauren Cahn
Hand it to hand sanitizer
This gel can come in handy during cold and flu season and in extremely germy situations like hospitals, medical clinics, and doctors offices. And while dermatologists recommend you don’t overuse it on your hands—it can really dry them out—there are plenty of other uses that you may never have thought of: Keeping hand sanitizer around the house is a great idea, germs or no germs.
Polish silver
Hand sanitizer cuts right through tarnish on silver, according to Taste of Home. “Squirt a few drops on a soft cloth and rub away the tarnish,” they advise.
Clean your eyeglasses
You could spend close to $20 to buy special herb-infused “eyeglass cleaner” fluid. But if you have hand sanitizer lying in your reach, use that instead—it helps eliminate fingerprints and even hairspray from your eyeglasses.
Use it in place of deodorant
The reason armpits start to smell is bacteria. Which is why it makes perfect sense that rubbing hand sanitizer in your armpits will keep you smelling fresh when you forget to roll on your roll-on.
Quick acne relief
The inflammation you get with a pimple is caused in part by bacteria on your skin, so dab a bit of hand sanitizer on that spot, and feel immediate relief. Try it on bug bites, too! But make sure you don’t use it on your pets. Read more from Reader’s Digest.
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