Some traders have seen the pandemic as an easy way to make money by selling all kinds of protections against Covid-19, starting with masks, gloves or hydroalcoholic gels. But, not all products are good for fighting the virus. Worse, some may even cause the opposite effect. Thursday, June 25, 2020, the Directorate General for Competition, Consumption and Fraud Prevention (DGCCRF) issued a press release, spotted by our colleagues from Capital. It concerns the use of a certain hydroalcoholic gel : 150 ml bottle "Clean and pure" marketed by the brand El Temizleme Jeli. According to the DGCCRF, the freeze would have a rate "insufficient ethanol" to perform its antibacterial and antiviral functions. It would therefore have no use in removing traces of coronavirus from our hands.
Alert on the use of gels in case of hot weather
To be more precise, the batch of the product concerned is on 10.03.2020. It is recommended that all people have this gel. "cease all use". According to the article by Capital, this is not the first time that the crackdown on fraud has implemented a recall campaign. On June 04, 2020, an alert was launched against the Ficomed Hijyenik frost, of the Ficomed brand. It also did not have sufficient ethanol content.
To these warnings is added the alarm cry of several dermatologists, relayed by the newspaper El Mundo, concerning the use of hydroalcoholic gels in hot weather. Indeed, being composed of more than 70% alcohol, they would dry out the skin much faster and could cause severe burns if exposed to the sun. If possible, it would be better to wash your hands with soap and water before going to the beach.
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