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Since March 2020, when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic and kicked off a global health emergency, our lifestyle and our behaviour have changed profoundly. Among many other things, there has been a drastic modification of our traditional concept of social life, accompanied by an urgent need for social distancing and attention to hygienic behaviour, in particular for the hands.
The WHO has emphasised hand hygiene on many occasions, reminding us that washing our hands for at least 20 seconds with water and soap could help reduce the spread of the virus. Otherwise, in the absence of water and soap, a valid alternative is the use of hydroalcoholic preparations, to be rubbed on for at least 60 seconds until completely dry.
As a consequence of this 'new normal', the use of hydroalcoholic hand sanitisers has turned into a necessary part of our personal care routine and our daily life. They and a face mask have become as much a part of our musthave kit when leaving home as house keys and a coat.
At the beginning of the pandemic, due to extremely high demand for this type of hand sanitiser, a shortage rapidly developed in the traditional distribution channels of pharmacies and healthcare stores. Therefore, on 13 March 2020, the European Commission introduced exemptions from Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR) for industrial establishments.
This decision enabled many manufacturers of cosmetics and perfumes to offer help in this heath emergency, according to their manufacturing capacities. Cosmetic manufacturers were asked to bring hydroalcoholic gels and solutions to the market rapidly, in particular to supply healthcare personnel, professionals and their employees, who were on the first line in this global health emergency
Like all others in the industry, Laboratorios Maverick heard the call and promptly started to investigate the way to fast-track and deliver hand sanitising products to face this emergency. This article describes how we and others did it, starting with ingredients and formulation. |
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