{"id":20509,"date":"2020-07-03T18:06:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T15:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-dangerous-reason-hand-sanitizers-and-fireworks-dont-mix\/"},"modified":"2020-07-03T18:06:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T15:06:00","slug":"the-dangerous-reason-hand-sanitizers-and-fireworks-dont-mix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-dangerous-reason-hand-sanitizers-and-fireworks-dont-mix\/","title":{"rendered":"#The dangerous reason hand sanitizers and fireworks don\u2019t mix"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#The dangerous reason hand sanitizers and fireworks don\u2019t mix<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n Just when you thought your 4th of July celebration during a pandemic couldn\u2019t be any riskier .\u2009.\u2009.<\/p>\n

A fire department in Greensboro, North Carolina is warning citizens not to handle fireworks after using coronavirus-killing hand sanitizer.<\/p>\n

Hand sanitizers kill germs thanks to their high alcohol content \u2014 usually 60% ethanol or 70% isopropanol. But this fact also makes the personal hygiene product highly flammable, and even the fumes from a small amount on your hands could be enough to turn your sparkler into a \u201cscreamer.\u201d (That\u2019s you screaming, not the fireworks.)<\/p>\n

\u201cKeep in mind, if you are using consumer fireworks this year, DO NOT USE HAND SANITIZER AT THE SAME TIME!\u201d warns the City of Greensboro Fire Department in a recent Facebook<\/a> post.<\/p>\n

\u201cWash your hands only with soap and water. Hand Sanitizer is flammable!\u201d the post urges.<\/p>\n

In another post, the first responders share a YouTube demonstration by Dee Shelton, the Fire and Life Safety Educator with the Greensboro Fire Department.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to share some info with you about hand sanitizer, which we\u2019re using a lot right now,\u201d Shelton begins. \u201cWe got fireworks coming up, grilling season. Even if you just light a cigarette, any type of open fire \u2014 the hazard with using hand sanitizer.\u201d<\/p>\n

She explains that alcohol burns \u201cclean,\u201d which means \u201cit has a blue flame instead of the orange flame.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo you may not even know that it\u2019s on fire,\u201d she says, suggesting that blue flames can be more difficult to see.<\/p>\n

In the video experiment, she can be seen spreading a nickel-size amount of generic hand sanitizer gel onto an aluminum foil surface. With a long-reach butane lighter in hand, she warns viewers to \u201cnot try this at home\u201d before igniting the alcohol-laden foil.<\/p>\n

As foretold, the flame produced is very difficult to see, even in the dimly lit area where Shelton films. But when the lights go out, the bright blue flame is clearly visible.<\/p>\n

From nearly 2 feet away, she says, \u201cI can feel the heat from it right here.\u201d The flame continues to burn off the sanitizing gel for several seconds as the clip comes to an end.<\/p>\n

\u201cInstead of hand sanitizer, just use soap and water,\u201d she concludes.<\/p>\n

Hand sanitizer has played a crucial part in coronavirus prevention, and many have relied on the quick-drying disinfecting toiletry to safely go about their days during the pandemic. However, local fire departments have been on high alert during this time over fears that consumers may be mishandling the potentially dangerous product.<\/p>\n

In May, the Western Lakes Fire District of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin also asked their community to be mindful of the flammability of alcohol-based cleansers and suggested that a hot car might be enough to set it off.<\/p>\n

\u201cKeeping it in your car during hot weather, exposing it to sun causing magnification of light through the bottle \u2014 and particularly being next to open flame while smoking in vehicles or grilling while enjoying this weekend \u2014 can lead to disaster,\u201d they explained in a Facebook post, which has since been removed.<\/p>\n

However, citizen scientists of Facebook were quick to correct the fire department, citing information from the National Fire Protection Association which says that spontaneous combustion is not plausible \u2014 a spark would be required to ignite the bottle, even in the hottest car imaginable.<\/p>\n

\u201cFlashpoint does not equal ignition temperature,\u201d the NFPA wrote in a March 22 blog post on its website.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpontaneous ignition .\u2009.\u2009. involves a substance self-heating to a point where it ignites, without the need for any outside ignition source like a flame,\u201d they explained. \u201cHand sanitizer is not subject to self-heating and would require temperatures to reach over 700 degrees Fahrenheit to spontaneously ignite.\u201d<\/p>\n

To be clear, fireworks (and the match required to light one) are plenty enough to set your alcohol-smeared hands ablaze, so be sure to avoid hand sanitizers while handling fire and explosives.<\/p>\n

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration warned consumers to avoid nine brands of hand sanitizers which they found contained dangerous levels of methanol, a type of alcohol that is highly toxic to humans if absorbed through the skin.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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