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Handwashing For Life® proudly created the SaniTwice® protocol in response to a critical request from the military, addressing the urgent need for hand hygiene among a newly recruited Iraqi police force training in the water-scarce desert.
SaniTwice gained immediate acceptance, even prior to clinical validation. Two independent peer-reviewed, published studies: first in a controlled laboratory setting by Nelson Labs Bozeman1 and subsequently by an Emory University driven collaborative field study on farms2,3 — demonstrated that most pathogen elimination occurs before the second application of alcohol-based hand sanitizer. This key finding plus the drive to be efficient and practical in hand hygiene for busy employees, led to the development of SaniOnce™, now lauded as a simplified, soap-free, highly effective, waterless handwash.
New research has confirmed that SaniOnce effectively ensures clean hands by replacing traditional soap with hand sanitizer, doubling the application for thorough hand coverage and solvency in scrubbing, and finishing with a vigorous wipe using a paper towel. Pathogenic germs are killed and removed from hands rapidly and just as effectively as hand washing with a market leading soap formulation in a thorough 20-second scrub time procedure.
In spring 2024, Nelson Labs Bozeman completed conclusive research, and the results were unveiled for the first time at the Infectious Disease Week meeting in Los Angeles on October 17, 20244. The presentation, titled “Comparative Efficacy of Alcohol-Based Hand Rub vs. Hand Wash by an In Vivo Cross-Contamination Test Method,” highlighted SaniOnce effectiveness.
For restaurants, hospitals and nursing homes SaniOnce offers a powerful uncompromised solution to protect the health of their customers and safeguard their brands.
SaniOnce also provides superior protection and infection risk reduction at temporary food events, bars, planes, trains, petting zoos, and vital support for patients in hospitals and nursing homes who may not have easy access to restrooms or handwashing stations.
References:
- Edmonds et. al., “SaniTwice: A Novel Approach to Hand Hygiene for Reducing Bacterial Contamination on Hands When Soap and Water Are Unavailable”, Journal of Food Protection, 2010 (Vol. 73, No. 12, Pages 2296–2300).
- Fabiszewski de Aceituno et. al., “Ability of Hand Hygiene Interventions Using Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers and Soap To Reduce Microbial Load on Farmworker Hands Soiled during Harvest”, Journal of Food Protection, 2015 (Vol. 78, No. 11, 2010, Pages 2024–2032).
- Prince-Guerra et. al., “Both Handwashing and an Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Intervention Reduce Soil and Microbial Contamination on Farmworker Hands during Harvest, but Produce Type Matters”, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2020 (Vol. 86, No. 18, e00780-20).
- Arbogast et. al., “Comparative Efficacy of Alcohol-Based Hand Rub vs. Hand Wash by an In Vivo Cross-Contamination Test Method”, IDWeek 2024, Los Angeles, Poster #324.
