The Problem With Alcohol Sanitizers
Winter is rough on hands. Cold air, dry indoor heat, frequent washing, and constant surface contact all wear your skin down. Alcohol-based sanitizers make it worse — drying out your hands, disrupting the skin’s microbiome, stinging tiny cuts, and weakening fingernails by stripping natural oils and keratin. They’re also not ideal around kids or pets — harsh on delicate skin and unsafe if it ends up in their mouths.
Beyond the skin damage, alcohol sanitizers have other drawbacks. They’re less effective against non-enveloped viruses like norovirus, flammable around heat sources, and come with safety risks if inhaled or accidentally ingested. Some products have even been recalled for toxic contaminants such as methanol and benzene.
They may kill germs, but they come with more risks than most people realize.
Hypochlorous Is a Healthier Way to Clean Hands
Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) is the same antimicrobial your immune system naturally produces to fight bacteria, viruses, and fungi. It eliminates germs effectively without working against your skin.
HOCl delivers safe, gentle, reliable cleaning:
- Natural antimicrobial that helps soothe skin
- Helps eliminate 99.9% of germs
- Hypoallergenic and safe for sensitive skin
- Supports the skin’s microbiome
- Gentle on fingernails (won’t strip oils or keratin)
- Safe to use around children and pets
HOCl works with your skin, not against it — providing germ protection without burning, drying, or damaging your hands.
Why River Refresh HOCl Is Better
River Refresh takes the benefits of HOCl further with a formulation designed for stronger performance and safer everyday use.
River Refresh HOCl offers:
- Freshly activated solution for reliable, full-strength effectiveness — never a premixed bottle that’s been aging in storage
- Customized pH of 5.5, matching healthy skin for comfort and barrier support
- Stronger concentration at 250 ppm, delivering 25–45% more active HOCl than typical competitors at 180–200 ppm; more HOCl per spray means faster, more efficient germ breakdown
- Dual-purpose formula for both hands and body, including odor control and sweat-prone areas — far beyond what an alcohol-based sanitizer can safely handle
You get powerful germ-fighting performance without the dryness, irritation, or long-term wear that alcohol sanitizers leave behind.
River Refresh: The Clear Winner for Clean, Healthy Hands
Alcohol sanitizers may kill germs, but the trade-offs add up fast — dryness, irritation, stinging cuts, and weakened nails. River Refresh HOCl gives you a better way: freshly activated strength, a skin-balanced pH of 5.5, and a higher concentration that works faster without damaging your hands.
And its dual-action formula takes things even further. Beyond its antimicrobial strength, River Refresh also helps neutralize odor on sweat-prone areas like underarms, feet, or anywhere your body needs a gentle refresh. It’s ideal after workouts or post-shower for a clean, fresh feel without dryness or irritation.
And because it covers so many everyday needs, it makes sense to keep one in the kid’s backpack, your purse, your gym bag, your car, and your desk drawer — always within reach when you need a safe, fast refresh.
It’s the everyday essential that keeps your hands clean, your skin comfortable, and your routine simple — and alcohol hand sanitizer can’t do that.
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