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Average of 7 Reviews
Value 4.5 star rating
Effectiveness 4.5 star rating
Overall 4 star rating
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Mmmmm, lavender hands
Deej reviewed August 21, 2008 at 10:26 am

I'll be honest, I don't really know what "organic ethanol" means, but the ingredients in here certainly aren't as intimidating as a lot of other sanitizers out there. And similarly to why I love the Dr. Bronners, the essential oils smell great.

 

Definitely doesn't leave my hands sticky or anything - great stuff.

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Value 5 star rating
Effectiveness 4.5 star rating
Overall 4.5 star rating
Pros: Smells nice, not sticky
Purchase Date:August 2008 Purchase Price:$3.00
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Really honestly great stuff
nitedreamer reviewed July 28, 2008 at 2:18 pm

I wrote a review of this the other day, but the power went out just before I could hit save!!

 

In that small space of time between today and the power outage, I have just about finished off my bottle.

 

I think this product (I have the peppermint version) smells much nicer than the Cleanwell brand I previously bought.  I love the very basic ingredients list.  Like dana, I do not find the spray to leave my hands sticky.  This product really is everything I would want in a hand sanitizer.  I got it as part of the contest prize pack, so I have no idea what the cost was...but I am sure I'll be buying more soon.  I started using the spray not just for my hands, but as a natural alternative to lysol for situations like visiting a public bathroom where someone dribbled onto the toliet seat. 

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Effectiveness 5 star rating
Overall 5 star rating
Pros: Natural and organic ingredients, smells nice
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Great scent for Hand Sanitizer
jenn reviewed September 2, 2008 at 12:12 pm

I'm just not a hand-sanitizer kind of gal - but when I received this small 2 oz bottle in a prize package from Huddler, it seemed like the perfect sort of thing to keep at my desk.  The organic peppermint version smells great -- I feel like a candy cane.  It soaks in pretty well, though sometimes I do note a bit of tackiness which I don't get with other kinds of gel based hand sanitizers.  Nonetheless, it's a nice product and works well in a pinch. 

 

I don't think I would bring it with me on a hike or backpacking -- it's kind of a lot of plastic -- the cap wouldn't be that secure on the spray pump. 

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Value 3 star rating
Effectiveness 3 star rating
Overall 3 star rating
Pros: smells great, organic and recognizable ingredients

Cons: wasteful packaging, tacky
Relaxing scent, clean feeling
histrionics reviewed August 25, 2008 at 12:16 pm

 

I've been carrying this in my work bag, and it's been great.  The spray is easier to use than the gels, and doesn't seem to leave any residue at all.  The scent is great--sometimes cheaper lavender oils can have a sharp "afterscent," but this one stays mellow (although you can smell a slight alcohol-y scent when you first spray, it dissipates in a few seconds, leaving your hands smelling like the high quality lavender). 

 

My main concern is just that this little plastic bottle is a bit wasteful for a liquid product.  Like most essential oils, lavender has natural antiseptic qualities (although obviously not as antiseptic as lavender + the 62% organic ethanol this uses), so when this bottle is empty, I think I'll just fill it back up wtih lavender-scented water.  Unless I can find an EO bulk-refilling station ;)

 

Full disclosure: I got this for free as a prize from Huddler. 

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Value 4 star rating
Effectiveness 4 star rating
Overall 4 star rating
Pros: high-quality lavender scent; no sticky residue; doesn't dry hands; not tested on animals

Cons: water-based product, so unless you re-use the bottle (which I intend to), the packaging is wasteful
Sticky Stuff
organicgal007 reviewed May 20, 2008 at 5:30 am

I got a free sample at the health food store where I work. I liked that there was organic ingredients used and the scent wasn't overpowering. I did not like the sticky feel it left behind. I felt like I needed to wash my hands after using it.

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Overall 3 star rating
Pros: Has organic ingredients

Cons: Leaves sticky feeling to hands
Purchase Price:$0.00
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good stuff
dana1981 reviewed July 28, 2008 at 11:43 am

I got some of this spray as one of the prizes from the second Huddler contest.  I went hiking and had lunch on the trail this weekend, so I had a chance to try it out for the first time.  The scent is fairly light lavendar - not too strong which is nice.  Unlike organicgal, my hands didn't feel sticky after using it.  It's in a nice small bottle, so it's easy to carry around too.  The main ingredient as I recall is 'organic ethanol.'  The rest of my family used it too, and everyone seemed to like it.

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Value 4.5 star rating
Effectiveness 4.5 star rating
Overall 4.5 star rating
Pros: organic ingredients

Cons: none
Great Hand Sanitizer
SoCalSolar reviewed August 25, 2008 at 10:46 am

Mainly my Wife and Daughters have been using this spray since we won it thru the Huddler.com contest - wonderful smell of Lavender.  USDA-Organic.  Uses "62% Organic Ethanol" and lavender oil for the santizing process... however, it does not state on the bottle the overall effectiveness (ie: 80%, 90%, 99.9% of germs?) - we can assume it is reasonably effective, but always nice to know.  Anyway - it goes on in a short spray, is not oily, and dries quickly.  The ladies really like the lavender oil's scent - not too strong, is just pleasent.  Definately recommend.

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Value 5 star rating
Effectiveness 4.5 star rating
Overall 4.5 star rating
Pros: Smell, feel, not oily...

Cons: Uncertain of overall effectiveness.