FDA Names Startling Amount of ‘Potentially Toxic’ Hand Sanitizers

First, there were nine hand sanitizers named by the FDA as "potentially toxic," then that number went up to 16.

Now, a staggering 59 have been named.

In June, the FDA released the name of 2 hand sanitizer manufacturers who made 9 products that were found to contain methanol instead of ethanol. Methanol, also known as Carbinol, Methyl alcohol, or wood alcohol, can be toxic when absorbed through the skin or if ingested and should not be used in hand sanitizer according to the FDA.

Then at the beginning of July, the FDA expanded that list to 16 different manufacturers with various brands all using the potentially deadly methanol as an ingredient.

Now less than two weeks later, the list has grown to a jaw-dropping 59 hand sanitizer varieties that potentially contain methanol. The affected products have mostly been made in Mexico, according to USA Today.

Hand sanitizer sales have jumped since February when the novel coronavirus pandemic began to grip the United States. Common household brands like Purell and others have been harder and harder to come by, causing consumers to purchase brands they are unfamiliar with to keep themselves and their family's protected.

Unfortunately, the unknowns of these brands could cause you to bring in new dangers to your home. The CDC still advises that washing your hands frequently with soap and water for 20 seconds is the best way to clean your hands and protect yourself from COVID-19.

When purchasing hand sanitizer, make sure the products contain at least 60% alcohol.

The hand sanitizers added to the list of potentially toxic products were made by 4E Global, AAA Cosmetica, DDI Multinacional, Limpo Quimicos, Maquiladora Miniara, Mystic International, Soluciones Cosmeticas, Grupo Insoma, Liqesa Exportacion or Liq-E-S.A.'s Optimus Lubricants, and Yara Elena De La Garza Perez Nieto.

You can view the NDC numbers for each specific product at the FDA website.

• 4E Global's Blumen Clear Advanced Hand Sanitizer with 70% Alcohol
• 4E Global's Blumen Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Clear Ethyl Alcohol 70%
• 4E Global's BLUMEN Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Clear
• 4E Global's KLAR AND DANVER Instant Hand Sanitizer (labeled with Greenbrier International Inc.)
• 4E Global's MODESA Instant Hand Sanitizer Moisturizers and Vitamin E
• 4E Global's BLUMEN Advanced Hand Sanitizer
• 4E Global's BLUMEN Advanced Hand Sanitizer Aloe
• 4E Global's BLUMEN Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Lavender
• 4E Global's BLUMEN Clear LEAR Advanced Hand Sanitizer
• 4E Global's BLUEMEN Clear Advanced Hand Sanitizer
• 4E Global's The Honeykeeper Hand Sanitizer
• 4E Global's BLUMEN Advanced Hand Sanitizer Clear
• 4E Global's BLUMEN Clear Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer
• 4E Global's BLUMEN Clear Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Aloe
• 4E Global's BLUMEN Clear Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Lavender
• 4E Global's BLUMEN Aloe Advanced Hand Sanitizer, with 70 Alcohol
• 4E Global's Blumen Advanced Hand Sanitizer Lavender, with 70% alcohol
• 4E Global's Blumen Advanced Hand Sanitizer Aloe, with 70% alcohol
• 4E Global's Blumen Antibacterial Fresh Citrus Hand Sanitizer
• 4E Global's Blumen Hand Sanitizer Fresh Citrus
• 4E Global's KLAR and DANVER INSTANT HAND SANTIZER
• 4E Global's Hello Kitty by Sanrio Hand Sanitizer
• 4E Global's Assured Instant Hand Sanitizer (Vitamin E and Aloe)
• 4E Global's Assured Instant Hand Sanitizer (Aloe and Moisturizers)
• 4E Global's Assured Instant Hand Sanitizer Vitamin E and Aloe
• 4E Global's Assured Instant Hand Sanitizer Aloe and Moisturizers
• 4E Global's BLUMEN Instant Hand Sanitizer Fragrance Free
• 4E Global's BLUMEN Instant Hand Sanitizer Aloe Vera
• 4E Global's Assured Aloe
• AAA Cosmetica's bio aaa Advance Hand Sanitizer
• AAA Cosmetica's LumiSkin Advance Hand Sanitizer 4 oz
• AAA Cosmetica's LumiSkin Advance Hand Sanitizer 16 oz
• AAA Cosmetica's QualitaMed Hand Sanitizer
• DDI Multinacional's Earths Amenities Instant Unscented Hand Sanitizer with Aloe Vera Advanced
• DDI Multinacional's Hand Sanitizer Agavespa Skincare
• DDI Multinacional's Vidanos Easy Cleaning Rentals Hand Sanitizer Agavespa Skincare
• Eskbiochem's All-Clean Hand Sanitizer
• Eskbiochem's Esk Biochem Hand Sanitizer
• Eskbiochem's Lavar 70 Gel Hand Sanitizer
• Eskbiochem's The Good Gel Antibacterial Gel Hand Sanitizer
• Eskbiochem's CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol
• Eskbiochem's CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 75% Alcohol
• Eskbiochem's CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol
• Eskbiochem's  Saniderm Advanced Hand Sanitizer
• Grupo Insoma's Hand sanitizer Gel Unscented 70% Alcohol
• Limpo Quimicos' Andy’s Best
• Limpo Quimicos' Andy’s
• Limpo Quimicos' Gelclor
• Limpo Quimicos' NeoNatural
• Limpo Quimicos' Plus Advanced
• Liqesa Exportacion or Liq-E-S.A.'s Optimus Lubricants Instant Hand Sanitizer
• Maquiladora Miniara's Shine and Clean Hand Sanitizer
• Maquiladora Miniara's Selecto Hand Sanitizer
• Mystic International's Mystic Shield Protection hand sanitizer
• Soluciones Cosmeticas’ Bersih Hand Sanitizer Gel Fragrance Free
• Soluciones Cosmeticas’ Antiseptic Alcohol 70% Topical Solution hand sanitizer
• Soluciones Cosmeticas’ Hand sanitizer (labeled with Wet Look Janitorial and Gardening Corp.)
• Tropicosmeticos' Britz Hand Sanitizer Ethyl Alcohol 70%
• Yara Elena De La Garza Perez Nieto's DAESI hand sanitizer