{"id":902,"date":"2016-08-01T23:10:05","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T05:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/?p=902"},"modified":"2020-03-12T12:22:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T18:22:19","slug":"glitterbug-gel-a-primer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/glitterbug-gel-a-primer\/","title":{"rendered":"GlitterBug Gel: A Primer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having clean hands is always important, but using soap and water isn\u2019t always practical. In hospital and other patient care situations, as health care workers move from one patient to another, a soap-and-water washing doesn\u2019t always contribute to overall time-effectiveness. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hand sanitizer (also referred to as alcohol-based handrub) is a well-researched, efficacious product which is considered to fulfill the highest standards of safety in regards to infection prevention. Its creation and widespread availability has revolutionized modern hand hygiene practices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you use hand sanitizer, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/search?q=Glitterbug+Gel\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GlitterBug Gel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a great product for you. It teaches and evaluates the effectiveness of how hand sanitizer is applied. It looks and feels like sanitizer, and though it\u2019s 60% alcohol, it doesn\u2019t kill germs. Simply apply as you would regular hand sanitizer, and check under the light. Any glowing areas on your hands indicate a thorough application of sanitizer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch this quick video to see how it\u2019s done:<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z0Zlnz1Qx28\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/search?q=Glitterbug+Gel\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GlitterBug Gel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to help you see how well your hand sanitizer is working.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/gpsc\/tools\/faqs\/system_change\/en\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.who.int\/gpsc\/tools\/faqs\/system_change\/en\/<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having clean hands is always important, but using soap and water isn\u2019t always practical. In hospital and other patient care situations, as health care workers move from one patient to another, a soap-and-water washing doesn\u2019t always contribute to overall time-effectiveness. &nbsp; Hand sanitizer (also referred to as alcohol-based handrub) is a well-researched, efficacious product which &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/glitterbug-gel-a-primer\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">GlitterBug Gel: A Primer<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[275,213,65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-glitterbug","category-hand-hygiene","category-handwashing-saves-lives-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>GlitterBug Gel: A Primer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/glitterbug-gel-a-primer\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"brevis-admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/glitterbug-gel-a-primer\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/glitterbug-gel-a-primer\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"brevis-admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/74a2f42d415165735698225b063f3df8\"},\"headline\":\"GlitterBug Gel: A Primer\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-08-02T05:10:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-03-12T18:22:19+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/glitterbug-gel-a-primer\/\"},\"wordCount\":190,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Glitterbug\",\"Hand Hygiene\",\"Handwashing Saves Lives\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/glitterbug-gel-a-primer\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/glitterbug-gel-a-primer\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/glitterbug-gel-a-primer\/\",\"name\":\"GlitterBug Gel: A Primer\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-08-02T05:10:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-03-12T18:22:19+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/glitterbug-gel-a-primer\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/glitterbug-gel-a-primer\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/glitterbug-gel-a-primer\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"GlitterBug Gel: A Primer\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Brevis\",\"description\":\"Infection Prevention &amp; 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