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During recent weeks it has become distressingly apparent that there is a high level of confusion amongst the general public about which sanitising products are effective against the Coronavirus. Posts on social media, in particular, have often given incorrect advice and many are concerningly unaware that the products they are relying on to protect against infection are actually completely ineffectual against viruses.
According to Ross Walker of Clinical Health Technologies, a leading supplier of antiviral products to the healthcare sector, “Using any sanitiser is a good thing, but many are no more effective than a thorough hand wash with hot water and soap. If you have been using an antibacterial sanitiser to protect yourself against the virus I’m afraid you have been operating under a false sense of security as antibacterial sanitisers are only effective against bacteria, not viruses. Antimicrobial sanitisers however are effective against a wide spectrum of microbes including bacteria, mould, fungi and viruses."
"Another misconception is that only alcohol is effective against viruses which is completely incorrect. In fact, alcohol is one of the lesser effective chemistries and has to be used in concentrations of at least 70% in order to be effective.” Many alcohol sanitisers contain far lower concentrations than this.
Clinisept+
By contrast the effectiveness of Clinisept+ against Coronaviruses has been vigorously and independently tested and been proven to be highly effective in killing all enveloped viruses, including Coronaviruses, in under 15 seconds. This is 240 times faster than the recognised test for virucidal efficiency (EN14476).
Clinisept+ can be sprayed liberally directly onto the hands, face and surfaces to provide rapid protection against potential virus contamination.
Dr Sophie Shotter says, “I carry a bottle of Clinisept+ with me at all times—this is more than 99.99% effective at killing bacteria, fungi, spores and viruses in 15 seconds which is significantly better than alcohol gel. I’m using this to clean my hands, phone, spritz my face and my mouth”.
Clinisept+ contains a proprietary ultra-pure hypochlorous solution which enables it to provide effective cleansing at a fraction of the strength of traditional cleansing chemistries. Clinisept+’s hypochlorous has a unique oxidising method of action which cleanses and provides antimicrobial protection but is also completely skin safe—it does not harm, irritate or sensitise the dermal layer, it is hypoallergenic and non-cytotoxic. And because of the product’s oxidising method of action, pathogens cannot become immune to it, meaning it is not subject to antimicrobial resistance.
As Ross Walker concludes: “Clinisept+ truly is the 'holy grail' of skin cleansing”.
The company has submitted evidence of Clinisept+’s effectiveness to the Government for fast-track approval for use against all enveloped viruses, including Coronavirus. This would allow Clinisept+ to be used more widely in a range of healthcare applications, particularly in the NHS, where it’s superior efficacy and safety would bring most benefit. In addition, Clinical Health Technologies has presented Clinisept+ for approval as a skin disinfectant to Public Health England and is also awaiting its response.
Please visit cliniseptplus.com for more information. Clinisept+ products are available at Wigmore Medical, please contact customer services with enquiries.
