The history of hand sanitizer—how the coronavirus staple went from mechanic shops to consumer shelves. (via CNBCMakeIt)
The Lippman's mixed their first batches of Gojo in a washing machine in the basement of Goldie's parents' Akron, Ohio home, where the couple was living at the time, according to. They put the resulting product in pickle jars and sold it out of the trunk of their car.
Throughout the 2000s, hospitals around the world started the widespread practice of placing hand sanitizer pumps throughout medical facilities. "When we had the H1N1 virus we saw a big spike with hand sanitizers…," McCullough tells CNBC Make It. "Since then, we've seen a very steady continued growth and progression of the category as consumers have continued to adopt [hand sanitizer]."
"For example, you're out and about in New York City, you're using a Port-a-Potty, or maybe you're somewhere where you just don't have a chance to wash your hands. Hand sanitizer is a good alternative for hand-washing in those situations," Dr. Anjali Bharati, an emergency medicine physician at New York City's Lenox Hill Hospital, tells CNBC Make It.Even hand sanitizer isn't without some controversy, though.
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