Mediswab!

tok · May 29th, 2005, 17:48

Just thought we'd share a wonderful little thing we found yesterday. Since the most common source for unwanted microbes and contaminates are from your hands, cleaning them efficiently before you touch any food is vital to most. (Unless weightloss is desired) Problems arise when travelling for extended periods as both wetwipes and alkogel will weigh you down.

Stopping by the drugstore yesterday we found a perfect solution. MEDISWABS are used by diabetics for wiping down an area prior to injection of insulin. These little wipes KILL EVERYTHING (microbes anyway) and when folded up in the package take no space and weigh nothing! But when opened unraveled,come to the size of your hand! 100 wipes pack down to the size of a cigarettpack and cost almost nothing.

Don't know about the availability in India,but these are sold worldwide and should bereadibly available. Anyone with a drugstore nearby,with supplies for diabetics?

gs_uppal · May 29th, 2005, 20:04

these are alcohol swabs and contain over 70% propyl alcohol,

if u'r talking of these, yeah these are available but only leading stores keep them. you'll get them in big citiesbut not in smaller towns and cities.

These are called "alcohol swabs" and you'll get those manufactured by Beckton-Dickinson (B-D) or Rapid Swabs.

if you cant find that you can buy a small bottle of clinical spirit, just rinse your hand with a few drops of that and then wash your hand with water, before having meals.

Price for swabs is Rs 1 per swab and clinical spirit is approx Rs 10 for 100 ml plastic bottle with a stopper inside the lid.

mira4bai4 · May 29th, 2005, 20:15

Actually baby wipes do an excellent job. Really have to remember that more germs travel via money than anything else, handle money, touch your face eat your food and so it goes on. It does not pay to have too sterile hands, the bacteria that we have on our hands protects us from many unwanted visitors. Many Japanese have become over clean and their immune systems are becoming exposed to simple viruses and bacteria that our bodies normally protect us from. Once you have been to the toilet and left the premises, no more door handles, then wipe your hands with the cloths. To avoid wastage and pollution, a cloth kept in a plastic bag containing some lemon or grapefruit juice and water makes an excellent bacterial wash and then at your hotel you can rinse it out and refresh the cloth with more lemon for the next day.

Nick-H · May 30th, 2005, 00:03

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Originally Posted by mira4bai4

... ... ...a cloth kept in a plastic bag containing some lemon or grapefruit juice and water makes an excellent bacterial wash and then at your hotel you can rinse it out and refresh the cloth with more lemon for the next day.

What a good idea! One of those plastic bags with a zip-like fastener would be perfect for the job .

jennifericous · May 30th, 2005, 02:30

im all for solutions to avoid wastage and pollution mira. thumbs up to you!

cyberhippie · May 30th, 2005, 02:54

Alternatively you can buy a pump flagon of aruvedic antiseptic hand wash for around 40 Rupees!

jennifericous · May 30th, 2005, 02:55

can you buy the handwash that required no water in india? cause im after paying a fortune for two small bottles of the stuff.

cyberhippie · May 30th, 2005, 02:58

Afraid so, take a look at the price list I left as a sticky on the packing section I think it's there!!

vistet · May 30th, 2005, 03:37

I use a small squirt bottle and medical swabs , not packed singly, in a pocket sized soap box. The alcohol I use for my hands, to preheat my kerosene burner and (in the right terrain) to incinerate toilt paper on the trail. 50 7.5 cm x 7.5 swabs form a likesided cube.

... but i like the idea of the lemon cloth .

mira4bai4 · May 30th, 2005, 11:05

If one is careful in not mixing bags, then there is a face re-freshener and also a after toilet bottom wipe option. Maybe colour coding the bags would be helpful. I think that you can purchase in the west anyway small squeeze bottles of lemon juice, lime and grapefruit, these may have similar properties to fresh fruit and would then make it easy to transport and only require refrigeration.

May 29th, 2005, 17:48	#1
tok Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Uppsala, Sweden Posts: 47	Mediswab! Just thought we'd share a wonderful little thing we found yesterday. Since the most common source for unwanted microbes and contaminates are from your hands, cleaning them efficiently before you touch any food is vital to most. (Unless weightloss is desired) Problems arise when travelling for extended periods as both wetwipes and alkogel will weigh you down. Stopping by the drugstore yesterday we found a perfect solution. MEDISWABS are used by diabetics for wiping down an area prior to injection of insulin. These little wipes KILL EVERYTHING (microbes anyway) and when folded up in the package take no space and weigh nothing! But when opened unraveled,come to the size of your hand! 100 wipes pack down to the size of a cigarettpack and cost almost nothing. Don't know about the availability in India,but these are sold worldwide and should bereadibly available. Anyone with a drugstore nearby,with supplies for diabetics?

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May 29th, 2005, 20:04	#2
gs_uppal Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 392	these are alcohol swabs and contain over 70% propyl alcohol, if u'r talking of these, yeah these are available but only leading stores keep them. you'll get them in big citiesbut not in smaller towns and cities. These are called "alcohol swabs" and you'll get those manufactured by Beckton-Dickinson (B-D) or Rapid Swabs. if you cant find that you can buy a small bottle of clinical spirit, just rinse your hand with a few drops of that and then wash your hand with water, before having meals. Price for swabs is Rs 1 per swab and clinical spirit is approx Rs 10 for 100 ml plastic bottle with a stopper inside the lid.

May 29th, 2005, 20:15	#3
mira4bai4 Lost in Space Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: ND PaharGanj Permanently/Temporarily Posts: 1,195	Actually baby wipes do an excellent job. Really have to remember that more germs travel via money than anything else, handle money, touch your face eat your food and so it goes on. It does not pay to have too sterile hands, the bacteria that we have on our hands protects us from many unwanted visitors. Many Japanese have become over clean and their immune systems are becoming exposed to simple viruses and bacteria that our bodies normally protect us from. Once you have been to the toilet and left the premises, no more door handles, then wipe your hands with the cloths. To avoid wastage and pollution, a cloth kept in a plastic bag containing some lemon or grapefruit juice and water makes an excellent bacterial wash and then at your hotel you can rinse it out and refresh the cloth with more lemon for the next day.

May 30th, 2005, 02:30	#5
jennifericous Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: IRELAND Posts: 190	im all for solutions to avoid wastage and pollution mira. thumbs up to you!

May 30th, 2005, 02:54	#6
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,012	Alternatively you can buy a pump flagon of aruvedic antiseptic hand wash for around 40 Rupees!

May 30th, 2005, 02:55	#7
jennifericous Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: IRELAND Posts: 190	can you buy the handwash that required no water in india? cause im after paying a fortune for two small bottles of the stuff.

May 30th, 2005, 02:58	#8
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,012	Afraid so, take a look at the price list I left as a sticky on the packing section I think it's there!!

May 30th, 2005, 03:37	#9
vistet Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Umeå , Sweden Posts: 1,777	I use a small squirt bottle and medical swabs , not packed singly, in a pocket sized soap box. The alcohol I use for my hands, to preheat my kerosene burner and (in the right terrain) to incinerate toilt paper on the trail. 50 7.5 cm x 7.5 swabs form a likesided cube. ... but i like the idea of the lemon cloth .

May 30th, 2005, 11:05	#10
mira4bai4 Lost in Space Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: ND PaharGanj Permanently/Temporarily Posts: 1,195	If one is careful in not mixing bags, then there is a face re-freshener and also a after toilet bottom wipe option. Maybe colour coding the bags would be helpful. I think that you can purchase in the west anyway small squeeze bottles of lemon juice, lime and grapefruit, these may have similar properties to fresh fruit and would then make it easy to transport and only require refrigeration.

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