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Prefense delivers safe, innovative, and effective surface and skin hygiene solutions to protect what matters most.
Prefense was founded in Muscatine, Iowa on simple yet powerful Mid-Western values: hard work, honesty, and protecting those we care about.
Our mission is to create high-quality, effective products made in the USA that protect families, friends, and co-workers from the ‘yuck’ out there. Designed to be environmentally friendly and sustainable, our products offer unmatched protection and great value.
We’re proud to uphold these principles every day.
I have been using your hand sanitizer for over two years traveling almost every week - through several airports in cities across the country - not One Sick Day. I really like the way my hands feel after applying your product. Many thanks and will ALWAYS choose your product for my hand sanitizer needs. Wishing you continued success.
John C.I have been using Prefense over the past few months and have received very positive feedback from my patients. They … like the fact that it is not a drying product and actually moisturizes their skin. My patients have a high level of confidence in this product. For me, I enjoy recommending a product that I also use and believe in. I look forward to using this product throughout the year.
Michael K. MDWorking In an industry in which hand sanitation is performed 15-20x per day, skin health for the care provider is a real concern. I have worked in the health care industry for 8+ years in various roles and as the weather becomes colder, skin breakdown takes place. Skin breakdown and drying out leads to more discomfort performing essential "hands on" job tasks in my current role as a physical therapist. I have used various soaps and alcohol-based hand sanitizers which all contributed to negative skin changes. Having now used the Prefense solution for several months, these negative changes are not taking place. Prefense leaves you with both a sensation of feeling clean and hydrated in the hands and I utilize it much more than I would a standard alcohol based sanitizers. I have additionally not felt the need to use hand lotions throughout the work day which interfere with tablet and computer usage due to leaving you feeling greasy. Having the options of soap, alcohol based sanitizers, and Prefense, I would highly recommend adapting to Prefense for both the healthcare professional and those that contact your place of business.
Thank you,
Steve S.As an RN, I never liked using the hand sanitizers as they would dry out my skin & smell of chemicals. Soap & water was always good enough for me...until I was introduced to Prefense. I also found it surprising to know that many are unaware of the ineffectiveness associated with alcohol based sanitizers. They only work when they're wet. Once the alcohol dissipates; it's no longer effective. With Prefense, I am assured of the best protection and my skin remains moisturized!
Think about it...to be able to don invisible gloves while, unknowingly, coming into contact with bacterium and not having it penetrate into my skin is one of the best and affordable insurance policies I can have. Also, knowing I cannot transfer the bacterium onto anyone or anything else is absolutely amazing to me. It's a win win in any setting . Prefense up, folks! It is your best defense!
Shawn-Kristin, RNI spent 23 days overseas and every day used a generous pump of Prefense. I was one of the few who didn’t end up sick. I was thankful for Prefense!
Joan K.I’m a believer! I’ve been using Prefense for 6 months, and my husband, kids, and I have yet to get sick even though there have been a lot of a nasty bugs going around. I put on Prefense everyone’s hands every single morning. I highly recommend it!
Stacey P.As a dentist, I spend my days washing my hands and wearing gloves. Prefense is the extra layer that I choose for the safety of my patients, team and myself. I like the science behind how the active ingredient is breaking down the things we don't see, and the confidence in knowing that it is working. My hands feel great and I love the scent. I'm making sure everyone knows about Prefense.
Dr. KathyI'm a kindergarten teacher and I use Prefense every day at work, I love it! With all the sneezing and coughing going on right now, I really feel protected.
Cathy T.K.During the COVID-19 crisis, Prefense product purchased on the website can only be returned if the product has been damaged during shipment. To request a Return Shipment Notice (RSN), forward your order confirmation e-mail to info@prefense.com within 7 days of when the product was delivered. Returns without an RSN will not be accepted.
Prefense will provide shipment instructions based on location. Product should be packed in the original packaging, if available, or in a shipping container appropriate for the size, weight, and condition of the product. Each return will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and Prefense reserves the right to provide disposition that is appropriate for the return request.
Returns for Prefense products purchased online are not eligible for return to any local retailer.
Once a return has been authorized, the customer will receive a credit or refund for the product and any agreed-upon costs associated.
We live in a world that demands that all things that are harmful or damaging be banned from the market place. Using a topical skin sanitizer that contains 62-90% ethyl alcohol should be no different. Commercial alcohol based sanitizers utilize commercial NGS (Neutral Grain Spirits) which is predominately made from the lowest cost fermentable grain, or Genetically Modified Organism (GMO grains). By and large, this alcohol is sourced from the US GMO corn production process.
Alcohol is recommended to be of 60-90% concentration to be effective as an antimicrobial. While this elevated amount seems to provide a “one size” fits all solution to hand and skin sanitization, it also brings with it numerous serious and potentially dangerous issues.
The skin is the largest organ of your body and is intended to keep essential things in and detrimental things out. Alcohol exposure inherently causes damage to the skin, which can be cumulative, or increasing severity over time and repeated exposure. Dryness, chapping and cracking are all side effects of excessive direct alcohol exposure. Once the skin is compromised, the ability to keep detrimental things out (pathogenic organisms) is reduced and compromised, allowing microbiological entities direct access into your body.
If you are of legal age to drink and you want a drink of alcohol, you should be able to select what you’re drinking, and how it’s prepared before you drink it. It shouldn’t be hidden in a clear gelatinous bottle of goop that slithers on your skin and smells of alcohol and fragrances. Say “NO” to alcohol based sanitizers! Bring Prohibition back to sanitizers! Save the alcohol for your cocktails!
Alcohol based sanitizers have long been the accepted practice, but no longer is this technology the only or even the best option.
For an alternative to alcohol based sanitizer, please visit prefense.com.
Everyone knows that there are numerous reasons why Alcohol based sanitizers should be avoided. They evaporate in about 30 seconds, they have limited efficacy because of the limited amount of residence time they offer. Since alcohol is a solvent, they also remove the natural oils normally found on your skin, leaving your skin dry, chapped and cracked. Now, In the last few days we have seen no less than 6 articles through mass media on children (& teens) drinking alcohol based sanitizers because of the 62% or higher alcohol content. (62% is equal to 124 proof). “Drunk on Sanitizer”, One report suggested that an 8.0 oz. bottle of the leading alcohol based sanitizer, contained as much alcohol as 5 shots. Since all alcohols are not the same, the differences between ethanol, isopropyl and denatured alcohol can be extremely dangerous.
Contamination from skin to skin contact or skin from contaminated surfaces account for an estimated 80% of the transferable diseases, they can be traced back to one of these two methods of transmission. The issue remains that everyone touches their face or an item that touches your face. Scratch an itch, tickle your nose, and rub your eyes. Everyone has a cell phone, wears glasses, or uses an earpiece etc. That leaves airborne as the third major method of transferal.
Basic protection steps:
Wash your hands frequently.
If you have to sneeze, cover your mouth with a tissue or the crook of your elbow. Turn away from those close to you.
Wash your hands as soon as you can.
Prefense foaming hand sanitizer helps protect hands and skin without the drawbacks of alcohol-based hand sanitizers. Traditional alcohol-based products only kill germs that are on your skin while they are wet – they don’t protect you after the product is dry.
Proper hand hygiene is the best way to mitigate exposure to cold and flu, and the spread of germs, bacteria, and viruses. Washing hands with soap and water is the first line of defense, but sometimes this is not convenient or possible.
You have 3 choices for hand sanitizers:
Prefense can be used as often as needed.
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Unlike alcohol-based sanitizers, Prefense will not stain or harm any surfaces, fabrics, or floors. It will not cause the unwanted removal of nail polish.
No, Prefense will not harm or damage jewelry.
The FDA does not approve hand sanitizer. Prefense is an over-the-counter product, and is FDA listed and TFM compliant.
FDA Listing: NDC LISTED: 48404-050, 48404-051.
Hand sanitizers do not require EPA registration. Hand sanitizers are separate from surface sanitizers and disinfectants, which require compliance to a different set of regulations. Prefense is in accordance with the FDA’s Tentative Final Monograph (TFM) which approves up to .13% Benzalkonium Chloride (BAC) as an active ingredient.
In the midst of the 2009 H1N1 outbreak, officials from the CDC stated official hand hygiene guidelines had not been updated since first being published in 1996. These same officials cautioned against the use of alcohol based hand sanitizers in a variety of settings. Federal agencies such as the U.S. Military and Homeland Defense are using and testing non-alcohol based products similar to Prefense. The CDC went on to say the guidelines were intended exclusively for institutional healthcare settings.
According to officials at the CDC, “We do not perform research. We can only tell people to do their own research before purchasing a product.”