Hand Sanitizer and Children

[Corry]

Someone posted this on another forum, and...I, being the uber skeptic that I am when it comes to things posted on the internet, didn't really believe it at first...so I checked Snopes, and according to them, it IS true. And it's kinda scary, cuz it's something that can happen SO easily.

Ingestion of hand sanitizer can lead to alcohol poisoning

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/sanitizer.asp

 

[blackdoglab]

Very true, but ingesting any soap sucks as well. Granted you won't get alcohol poisoning, but diarreah is no fun. On the other hand, I'm not so concerned about, say, my niece injesting it or any of the children I have worked with. Show them how to use it properly, like washing your hands with soap, and keep it in a safe place.