Products that will help keep germs at bay

We all know that germs are unhealthy. But did you know that they’re unhealthy because they can actually make you sick? Yep, those little bacteria attack healthy cells and infect them, taking you from bright, chirpy and on-top-of-the-world to slow, sluggish, and full of snot.
So if you want to keep that winter cold at bay, your best bet is to ensure that those germs get nowhere near your healthy cells. And these products will do just the trick to make sure that happens.
1. Palmolive Softwash Anti-Bacterial Liquid Handwash – this effective hand wash has been formulated to keep your hands fresh and clean, as well as effectively remove germs from your skin and underneath your nails. Oh, and don’t worry about your hands feeling dry – it contains a light moisturiser to keep them soft and smooth.
2. Dettol Instant Hand Sanistiser – Feeling a little grimy but there’s no sink and handwash in sight? Pffft, not a problem. Just make sure you’ve got one of these babies in your handbag. The gel will kill 99.99 per cent of germs instantly and will leave your hands feeling refreshed.
3. Natralus Instant Natural Antibacterial Hand Sanitiser Spray – This wonderful concoction of chamomile and apple blossom will leave your hands smelling fabulous and free of germs. Oh, and did we mention it’s made up of 99 per cent natural ingredients?
4. Dettol Glen 20 Spray Disinfectant – Kill germs before they’ve even had a chance to get onto your skin. The effective, fast-acting spray will kill germs and viruses on hard or soft surfaces in your home. Plus, it’ll help get rid of any bad, whiffy odours that are hanging around.
Uh-oh! Did the germs get to you before you could give them a good, swift kick in the behind? We hope you feel better soon. In fact, go to bed right now, pop on a DVD of The O.C and take some Vicks Vapodrops to soothe your throat and clear your nose.
What do you do to try ward off a winter cold? Do you use anti-bacterial handwash?
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61 Member Comments
I'm currently sick at the moment and I've found that gargling salt water helps
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I don't think antibacterial products are any better than soap and water. I am more careful when I travel overseas especially to third world countries.
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I have been using a Hand Sanistiser in the cold months.
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I use a antibacterial bench wipe too.
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I agree with scentsation. People go overboard which counteracts things and end up more sick!
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I want to try that naturalus one!
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A few tried and trusted brands here.
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I haven't seen the Natra San before...must keep an eye out for it. I swear by the Dettol and the Glen 20 (I love Glen 20).
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I try to eat healthy and take vitamins to ward off a winter cold. I do use anti-bacterial handwash and I think it helps too.
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Lots and lots of strepsils :)
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Lots of handwashing and healthy eating
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Its hard to think winters coming with the gorgeous weather weve been having. I think the best way to ward off colds is general hygiene such as washing hands regularly. Im all for exposure for immunity too
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I LIKE GLEN 20 AND ALSO WASHING HANDS WITH BACTERIAL HANDWASH, [THE NATRASAN LOOKS GREAT AND HANDY] PENTY OF TISSUES AND EACH TIME I USE THEM, I PUT USED TISSUES IN A SEALED PLASTIC BAG, TO DISPOSE OF THEM HEALTHILY.
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Knock on wood I havent had the flu yet this autumn.
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I use number 2 and 4 like there's no tomorrow! Haha! :) x
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I do regularly wash my hands and encourage my kids to do so but it's best not to be over obsessive about germs as it can actually have an adverse affect. A few germs are good for the immune system. I know people who obsessively bleach their house from top to bottom and they are sick all the time!
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I wash my hands, I do use Glen 20 and then I put tea tree or Eucalypts in a spray bottle with water and spray anything I do us Metho for kitchen benches that the cleaning part.
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Our work has implemented 'flexi desking' which means that nobody has their own desk any more. We all have to pack up all our stuff each evening and store it in a locker, then just find a free desk to sit at the next day. This makes it all the more important to be conscious of the germs that can spread through sharing desks and particularly phones . . . I think I need the Glen20 to just give everything a good spraying!
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I swear by hand santisers - I use both the wash off sort and the evaporating ones. They are great germ killers and I'm sure I've had fewer colds since using them.
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these things create more germs
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