PURELL travel size hand sanitizer, sprays and packets

Travel size hand sanitizer for the bag, the car and the gate

Hand sanitizer is the travel habit that costs the least and prevents the most. The small bottles, by where they go.

The 2 fl oz hand sanitizer spray and pump

The 2 fl oz bottle is the travel size that matters: it is under the 3.4 oz carry-on limit, so a PURELL hand sanitizer spray or pump rides in the quart bag with the toothpaste. The spray mist is the format frequent flyers keep, because a fine mist covers both hands in one pass, dries in seconds and never leaves a gel feel on the armrest. Lavender, mint, tangerine and pear, lemon in the Soothing Gel and the variety pack use essential-oil scents; the unscented hand sanitizer has no fragrance and no dyes at all. Every spritz is the same 70% alcohol-based formula as the pump bottle on the counter.

The 1 fl oz bottle and the single-use packet

The 1 fl oz jelly-wrap bottle is the backpack size. The silicone carrier clips to a zipper pull, a key ring or a stroller, so the hand sanitizer is on the outside of the bag where a child can reach it. Variety packs mix Naturals and Refreshing Gel, and the 36- and 72-count cases stock a school, a team or a hotel front desk at a price that saves against single bottles. PURELL Personals single-use packets are the lightest format of all: one dose of Advanced hand sanitizer gel in a sealed packet, 125 or 500 to a box, for events, mailers and the glove box.

What a travel hand sanitizer can and cannot do

Every travel format carries the same 70% ethyl alcohol (85% in Prime Defense) that kills 99.99% of the most common germs that may cause illness, with skin conditioners so the hands that use it on every flight stay soft and dry quickly. Experts at the CDC say the same thing we do: an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol is effective when soap and water are not available, and it is important to apply it correctly, rubbing palms, backs and fingers together until dry. It does not remove visibly dirty or greasy hands, chemicals or certain germs such as norovirus and C. difficile; for those situations, washing with soap and water is the way to get rid of them. Hand sanitizing wipes are the travel companion for the dirty-hands moments, and the surfaces around a seat get the surface wipes.

Pack a travel kit, not a bottle

Our packing list, especially for a family: one spray in the quart bag, a few individually wrapped hand sanitizing wipes in the seat pocket, a jelly-wrap bottle on each backpack, and a 2 fl oz pump in the car door. Together they reduce the germs a trip hands back to you, and the whole kit weighs less than a paperback.

What size is travel size hand sanitizer?

Travel size hand sanitizer means any bottle of 3.4 fl oz (100 mL) or less, the limit you can enter airport security with; PURELL travel size hand sanitizers come in 1 fl oz and 2 fl oz. The best travel hand sanitizer is simply the one you will use: a spray for clean hands in a seat, a jelly-wrap bottle a child can keep on a backpack, a variety pack of scents for the family, and packets for the wallet. Keep hygiene simple on the road, keep a bottle in every bag, and the trip stays clean.