Dettol Healthy Touch Hand Sanitiser Instant Refresh Review

I have purchased both the large size bottle and the convenient small size which is perfect for having in your handbag or for travel. Whilst it is great to have this waterless option for sanitising hands which was indeed refreshing and absorbed easily, I found that after using it for awhile my hands and nails became very dry and I had to keep applying more and more moisturiser to counter balance the effects. Eventually I had to stop using the Dettol Healthy Touch Hand Sanitiser Instant Refresh and focus on restoring my hands and nails with moisturiser. I probably won't buy this product again.

It smells lovely....sure!

But I do worry about what is in these...we don't wash it off. It stays on our skin.

I also think that a parent constantly using it with children they may want to mimick Mummy or Daddy...

Can it really be that safe?

I am not a fan of hand sanitisers in general and will always rather properly wash my hands than use this. As is common with these products this dried out my skin majorly! The only thing I will say is that it's good for when you don't have access to water and soap, like after the earthquakes in Chch, or perhaps if you've used a public toilet/portaloo where there is no soap. I very much doubt this will make its way into my shopping trolley.

For some strange reason i like the smell of this, the mini bottles are so handy especially if your out and about, but it doesn't do much if your hands are dirty, it probably kills the germs but it doesn't clean the dirt off your hands, you would need to use the whole mini bottle to get your hands clean.

I was given this when i had my baby as you need to be wary of germs through the NB stage.. I was very disappointed that it left a very strong chemical taste on the hands and it lingered until i washed my hands thoroughly to get it off.

Now i know, some may be thinking WHY are you tasting it?! Well, when you eat or touch your face then lick your lips you can taste it. This is also very bad for me as my New born baby like to suck on my finger and so i stopped using it immediately. NOT child friendly in my opinion!