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Soap substitute kills Covid just as well as alcohol sanitiser, study shows Linda Geddes © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Tetra Images, LLC/Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Stock Photo It’s good news for chapped hands: an antimicrobial soap substitute commonly used by people with dry and itchy skin conditions has been shown to kill coronavirus. Since the start of the pandemic, people with no history of eczema or dermatitis have been developing sore and cracked skin as a result of increased hand-washing or using alcohol sanitiser gel. Usually, people with such “irritant contact dermatitis” would be advised to use a soap substitute, such as Dermol 500. It contains an emollient to help keep skin hydrated, plus the antimicrobial agents benzalkonium chloride and chlorhexidine dihydrochloride to prevent raw skin from becoming infected with bacteria or fungi.

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