Vintage Taxi rides are COVID compliant . We always wear our mask and provide our passengers with a face mask, if they don’t have their own. We disinfect our vehicles between customers. We constantly bring in outside air to the cabin. We furnish safe alcohol wet wipes, We also prefer you set in the back seat!
The entire world is now sensitized to sanitation. COVID-19 has caused a ream of new regulations requiring industries — restaurants, food processing operations, hotels, building contractors, airlines, health care providers, dentists, gyms, massage therapists, rental car agencies, supermarkets, assembly lines, etc. — to have sanitizer available,
Of course, Sanitizers are products we use to kill or neutralize harmful bacteria, viruses, and (in some cases) fungi from our skin and surfaces. By definition they are toxic to these microbes. Our goal is to use sanitizers to stay healthy and safe. But could it be that the cure is worse than the disease? It doesn’t have to be so, but most sanitizers on the market have harmful chemicals in them.
Although the gold standard of sanitation IS………ETHYL ALCOHOL, there are literally hundreds of substances that are technically “alcohols.” The run on ethyl alcohol (causing shortages plus increased cost) has resulted in some sanitizer companies switching to other alcohols without much regard to safety. Each of these alcohols are dramatically different in their effects on the body.
Methyl Alcohol (Methanol)
Typically this is produced from petroleum gas or, to a lesser degree, coal. It is so poisonous that the consumption of one ounce (30ml) is enough to cause death! With the shortage of ethyl alcohol, some unscrupulous companies have started substituting methanol for it. Methanol is notorious for skin absorption, quickly causing skin irritation and defatting of the skin. Moisturizers added to sanitizer make the absorption of methanol even more rapid.
Methanol, when absorbed, becomes formaldehyde in the liver. Yes, that does mean you literally pickle your liver. It also can cause permanent blindness, heart and lung collapse, coma, and death. It is also cumulative your body accumulates more and more methanol with each application until you reach a catastrophic dose. Multiple deaths occurred in June 2020 in Mexico where methanol was used in a sanitizer. The FDA on June 21, 2020, called out nine U.S. sanitizers containing methanol to be taken off the market.They recommend that anyone who has applied those sanitizers to their skin seek medical help immediately, even if there are no obvious symptoms.
Isopropyl Alcohol
Isopropyl alcohol is the common disinfectant you find in U.S. drugstores. It is a legal disinfectant. That doesn’t mean it should be a daily sanitizer. Isopropyl is synthesized from petroleum, and is quite toxic. It’s okay to use on your skin — but only when you get the occasional cut and need to disinfect it. It has never been approved for repeated daily use. Unlike ethyl alcohol, it is extremely toxic. If you, as an adult, drink as little as 2/3 of an ounce (20ml), you risk injury and possibly death. It will cause kidney damage. It can cause coma and death due to lung failure. It is a neurotoxin. Used repeatedly, it dissolves healthy fats that are part of the skin — think big wrinkles. It’s very irritating or injurious to eyes. Get help immediately if rubbed into eyes!
Tert-Butyl Alcohol
Another toxic substitute for scarce ethyl alcohol, tert-butyl alcohol is another petrochemical. It is also known as butanol. It is easily absorbed through the skin, and has powerful neurotoxic effects, causing loss of hearing, damage to liver and kidneys, permanently blurred vision, nausea, and dizziness. It causes tumors and is assumed to be carcinogenic. It causes skin irritation and is very dangerous to get into your eyes. This chemical is increasingly being used, due to its low cost.
The Food and Drug Administration has placed over 100 hand sanitizers on its list of products to avoid, mostly because they contain methanol or they do not contain a sufficient quantity of alcohol to be effective.
- Blumen Clear Advanced Hand Sanitizer with 70% Alcohol
- Blumen Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Clear Ethyl Alcohol 70%
- BLUMEN Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Clear
- KLAR AND DANVER Instant Hand Sanitizer
- MODESA Instant Hand Sanitizer Moisturizers and Vitamin E
- BLUMEN Advanced Hand Sanitizer
- BLUMEN Advanced Hand Sanitizer Aloe
- BLUMEN Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Lavender
- BLUMEN Clear Advanced Hand Sanitizer
- BLUMEN Clear LEAR Advanced Hand Sanitizer
- The Honeykeeper Hand Sanitizer
- BLUMEN Advanced Hand Sanitizer Clear
- BLUMEN Clear Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer
- BLUMEN Clear Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Aloe
- BLUMEN Clear Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Lavender
- BLUMEN Aloe Advanced Hand Sanitizer, with 70 Alcohol
- BLUMEN Aloe Advanced Hand Sanitizer, with 70 Alcohol
- Blumen Advanced Hand Sanitizer Lavender, with 70% alcohol
- Blumen Advanced Hand Sanitizer Aloe, with 70% alcohol
- Blumen Antibacterial Fresh Citrus Hand Sanitizer
- Blumen Hand Sanitizer Fresh Citrus
- KLAR and DANVER Instant Hand Sanitizer
- Hello Kitty Hand Sanitizer
- Assured Instant Hand Sanitizer (Vitamin E and Aloe)
- Assured Instant Hand Sanitizer (Aloe and Moisturizers)
- Assured Instant Hand Sanitizer Vitamin E and Aloe
- Assured Instant Hand Sanitizer Aloe and Moisturizers
- BLUMEN Instant Hand Sanitizer Fragrance Free
- BLUMEN Instant Hand Sanitizer Aloe Vera
- Assured Aloe
- bio aaa Advance Hand Sanitizer
- LumiSkin Advance Hand Sanitizer 4 oz
- LumiSkin Advance Hand Sanitizer 16 oz
- QualitaMed Hand Sanitizer
- NEXT Hand Sanitizer
- Clear Advanced Hand Sanitizer with 70% Alcohol extra soft with glycerin and aloe
- NuuxSan Instant Antibacterial Hand Sanitizer
- NuuxSan Instant Hand Sanitizer
- Assured Instant Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer with Aloe and Moisturizers
- Assured Instant Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer with Vitamin E and Aloe
- Modesa Instant Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer with Moisturizers and Aloe Vera
- Modesa Instant Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer with Moisturizers and Vitamin E
- Herbacil Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer 70% Alcohol
- Herbacil Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer 70% Alcohol
- Herbacil Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer 70% Alcohol
- Earths Amenities Instant Unscented Hand Sanitizer with Aloe Vera Advanced
- Hand Sanitizer Agavespa Skincare
- Vidanos Easy Cleaning Rentals Hand Sanitizer Agavespa Skincare
- All-Clean Hand Sanitizer
- Esk Biochem Hand Sanitizer
- Lavar 70 Gel Hand Sanitizer
- The Good Gel Antibacterial Gel Hand Sanitizer
- CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol
- CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 75% Alcohol
- Saniderm Advanced Hand Sanitizer
- Hand sanitizer Gel Unscented 70% Alcohol
- Medicare Alcohol Antiseptic Topical Solution
- GelBact Hand Sanitizer
- Hand Sanitizer
- TriCleanz
- Sayab Antisepctic Hand Sanitizer 100
- Jaloma Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer Ethyl Alcohol 62% with Vitamin E
- Leiper’s Fork Distillery Bulk Disinfectant per 5 gallon and Leiper’s Fork Distillery 16 oz bottle
- Andy’s Best
- Andy’s
- NeoNatural
- Plus Advanced
- Optimus Instant Hand Sanitizer
- Optimus Lubricants Instant Hand Sanitizer
- Optimus Instant Hand Sanitizer
- Selecto Hand Sanitizer
- Shine and Clean Hand Sanitizer
- Hand Sanitizer Disinfectant Gel 70% Ethyl Alcohol
- Hand Sanitizer Disinfectant Gel 70% Ethyl Alcohol Rinse Free Hand Rub
- Mystic Shield Protection hand sanitizer
- Born Basic. Anti-Bac Hand Sanitizer 70% alcohol
- Born Basic. Anti-Bac Hand Sanitizer 65% Alcohol
- Scent Theory — Keep It Clean — Pure Clean Anti-bacterial Hand Sanitizer
- Cavalry
- ENLIVEN Hand Sanitizing Gel
- Lux Eoi Hand Sanitizing Gel
- Scent Theory — Keep It Clean — Pure Clean Anti-bacterial Hand Sanitizer
- Bersih Hand Sanitizer Gel Fragrance Free
- Bersih Antiseptic Alcohol 70% Topical Solution hand sanitizer
- Purity Advanced Hand Sanitizer
- Hand Sanitizer Gel Alcohol 70%
- TriCleanz Tritanium Labs Hand Sanitizer
- Britz Hand Sanitizer Ethyl Alcohol 70%
- Parabola Hand Sanitizer
- Urbane Bath and Body Hand Sanitizer
- Cleaner Hand Sanitizer Rinse Free 70%
- Handzer Hand Sanitizer Rinse Free
- Kleanz Antibacterial Hand Sanitizer Advanced
- Be Safe Hand Sanitizer
- Wave Hand Sanitizer Gel
- DAESI Hand Sanitizer
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