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Hand sanitizer and hand care for the office

One sick week can empty half the office. Shared door handles, keyboards and break rooms move germs fast, and alcohol sanitizer leaves hands dry by Friday. We make alcohol-free hand hygiene that keeps your team on the job and feels good to use all day.

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What a work week does to your hands

Germs travel through the office faster than you think

Most office sick days start with a hand on a shared surface. Here’s where it comes from, and what helps.

Problem 01

Shared surfaces

In a University of Arizona study, one contaminated door handle spread to about half the office’s surfaces and hands within 4 hours. Sanitizer where people work breaks the chain.

Flu and RSV season →
Problem 02

Alcohol dries hands out

Alcohol sanitizer evaporates in seconds and strips the skin’s oils, so people stop using it. BZK sanitizer is alcohol-free and conditions the skin, so the habit sticks.

Side effects of hand sanitizers →
Problem 03

Cold, dry air

Winter’s dry indoor air helps viruses spread and dries hands out. An alcohol-free sanitizer that doesn’t add to the dryness is easy to plan for.

Dry skin in winter →

The office kit

Sanitize hands, wash up, wipe down

Foam at every desk cluster, a gentle hand cleaner at the sinks and a streak-free cleaner for desks and screens.

All sanitizers →
IC Alcohol Free Foaming Hand Sanitizer
SanitizeIC Alcohol Free Foaming Hand SanitizerAlcohol-free BZK foam. Helps decrease bacteria on the skin, non-flammable, fragrance free and quick drying.From $10.11 4.0 on Amazon · 22 ratingsAdd to cart · $10.1150 ml Foaming Pump · other sizes
IC Antibacterial Hand Cleaner
WashIC Antibacterial Hand CleanerGentle antibacterial hand cleaner that helps eliminate germs while you wash, without harsh solvents or drying alcohol.From $10.99Add to cart · $10.998 oz. · other sizes
IC Workstation Cleaner
CleanIC Workstation CleanerMild, streak-free surface cleaner for desks, chairs, keyboards and screens. Alcohol-free, ammonia-free, odorless and biodegradable.From $15.60 ★★★★★ (1)Add to cart · $15.6016 oz. ESD Safe Spray Bottle · other sizes
IC Lotion Fragrance Free (Cleanroom)
ProtectIC Lotion Fragrance Free (Cleanroom)Fragrance-free, non-greasy hand lotion that won’t affect keyboards or displays. Dermatologist tested.From $8.99 ★★★★★ (5) 4.3 on Amazon · 29 ratingsAdd to cart · $8.998 oz. · other sizes

Also for the crew: I.C. Hand Sanitizing Cream · I.C. Antibacterial Microfiber Cloth · 32oz. wall dispenser

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For office & facility managers

Put sanitizer where people work

Tell us how many people, floors and break rooms you have and we’ll help you plan it: samples to try, plus wall dispensers and gallon refills for the entries and kitchens. Alcohol-free means no flammable-storage worries in the supply closet.

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R&R LOTIONUSA
0%Alcohol in I.C. Alcohol-Free Foaming Hand Sanitizer
Alcohol-freeNon-flammable, no shipping or facility restrictions
Since 1983Made in Scottsdale, AZ, in our FDA registered facility
GSAGSA MAS contract 47QSMS24D0078 for government offices

Around the office

Made for every work day

Office worker using R&R Lotion skin care (Desk and entry sanitizer)
Desk and entry sanitizer
Office worker using R&R Lotion skin care (Front desk)
Front desk
Office worker using R&R Lotion skin care (Wipe-down)
Wipe-down
Wall soap dispenser by a break-room sink with two coworkers chatting behind
Break room
Office worker using R&R Lotion skin care (Conference room)
Conference room

Field Notes

What a work week does to your hands

Five short animated chapters: the work, the exposure, what happens in the skin, why we built the product, and how to use it on the job.

Education, not medical advice. If your skin cracks, bleeds or won’t settle down, talk to a clinician.

CaptionAn ordinary work day: the same door handle, shared keyboards and the break-room coffee pot pass through dozens of hands, and germs (red) ride along.

01 · The work week

Everyone touches everything

Door handles, elevator buttons, shared keyboards, the conference-room remote, the coffee pot. In an office, the same few surfaces pass through every pair of hands on the floor, every day of the week.

One person comes in with a cold on Monday, and by Thursday half the team is sniffling. Hand hygiene where people actually work is the simplest way to break that chain.

CaptionOne contaminated door handle in the middle. Within about four hours, germs from it turned up on roughly half of the office’s surfaces and hands.

02 · How germs travel

One handle, half the office

  • Germs spreading

Germs don’t need a sneeze to get around an office. They ride from a shared surface to a hand, from that hand to the next surface, and from there to the next hand.

In a University of Arizona study, one contaminated door handle spread to about half of an office’s surfaces and hands within four hours.As reported on the R&R Lotion blog, Dirty Money: Contamination in Your Pocket (2022)

That’s why sanitizer at the desk cluster and the break room matters more than one bottle at the front door.

CaptionThe skin’s outer layer is cells (bricks) held together by natural oils (the mortar). Strip the mortar often enough and moisture escapes, irritants work their way in, and the skin reddens and cracks.

03 · What develops

Dry hands by Friday

  • Skin cells
  • Water escaping
  • Irritants

The outermost layer of skin is dead skin cells held together by natural oils and lipids, like bricks and mortar. Alcohol sanitizer evaporates in seconds and strips those oils on the way out.

Do it ten times a day and hands get dry, tight and cracked. Keep going and the barrier breaks down: that’s irritant contact dermatitis, which starts as redness, itching and dryness. And when sanitizer stings, people stop using it, so the habit that keeps the office healthy fades out.

Sources: R&R Lotion blog, Protecting Your Skin with Barrier Creams (2023) and The Side Effects of Hand Sanitizers (2022).

CaptionFour stops, one routine: an E2 hand cleaner at the sink, E3 foam sanitizer at the desk, a streak-free cleaner for desks and screens, and an E4 lotion on break.

04 · Why we built it

Built so people keep using it

An office doesn’t need the harshest sanitizer. It needs one people will actually reach for on day four. So we left the alcohol out and built a short list that goes from the sink to the desk to the break room.

I.C. Alcohol-Free Foaming Hand Sanitizer · NSF E3

Benzalkonium chloride 0.10% helps decrease bacteria on the skin. Non-flammable, fragrance free and quick drying, so there’s no flammable-storage limit for the supply closet.

See the foam →

I.C. Antibacterial Hand Cleaner · NSF E2

The hand soap for the restroom and kitchen sinks. Benzalkonium chloride helps decrease bacteria on the skin, with no harsh solvents and no drying alcohol.

See the hand cleaner →

I.C. Workstation Cleaner

A mild, streak-free, non-abrasive cleaner for desks, keyboards, glass and other non-porous surfaces. Alcohol-free, ammonia-free and odorless. It’s a cleaner, not a registered disinfectant.

See the cleaner →

I.C. Lotion, Fragrance Free · NSF E4

Purified DI water base. No silicones, lanolin, glycerin, mineral oils, fragrance or dye. Dries quickly with no oily residue on keyboards or phones.

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I.C. Lotion is dermatologist tested: a 50-subject patch test with zero reactions.ALS / BioScreen, FDA-registered lab, Study 22-522A (2022)

CaptionFour moments in a work day: arriving, after shared equipment and meetings, lunch, and heading home.

05 · Nine to five

When to use what

  1. 1
    ArriveA pump of I.C. Foaming Hand Sanitizer at the entry or your desk cluster. Rub hands together until dry.
  2. 2
    Shared gearSanitize after the conference room, the printer or a shared keyboard. Spray I.C. Workstation Cleaner on a cloth, not the screen, and wipe shared surfaces daily.
  3. 3
    LunchWash with I.C. Antibacterial Hand Cleaner at the break-room or restroom sink before you eat.
  4. 4
    Home timeI.C. Lotion after your last wash of the day. It dries fast, so it won’t follow you onto the steering wheel.

Follow the Drug Facts on each sanitizer and hand cleaner, and your building’s cleaning plan.

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Sources
  1. Dirty money: contamination in your pocket (2022): University of Arizona door-handle study.
  2. Benzalkonium chloride or alcohol-based hand sanitizer? (2023).
  3. The side effects of hand sanitizers (2022): alcohol and dry skin.
  4. Protecting your skin with barrier creams (2023): stratum corneum, oils and lipids.
  5. NSF registrations on file: I.C. Antibacterial Hand Cleaner E2; I.C. Alcohol-Free Foaming Hand Sanitizer E3; I.C. Lotion, Fragrance Free, E4.
  6. I.C. Alcohol-Free Foaming Hand Sanitizer Drug Facts (benzalkonium chloride 0.10%) and 15-second time-kill study; I.C. Antibacterial Hand Cleaner (benzalkonium chloride 0.13%) and I.C. Workstation Cleaner product data.
  7. R&R Lotion, I.C. Hand Lotion (Cleanroom) Technical Data Sheet, 08/01/2022; ALS / BioScreen, Human Repeat Insult Patch Test, Study 22-522A, November 2, 2022.

Learn

Hand hygiene articles for the office

Plain-English guides to staying healthy at work through cold and flu season.

All articles →
Dec 2022 · Flu seasonProtect Yourself from the Flu and RSV this SeasonRead →Dec 2023 · WinterCold Weather and Infection: How Winter Impacts Our Respiratory DefensesRead →Dec 2022 · GermsDirty Money – Contamination in Your PocketRead →Aug 2023 · SanitizerBenzalkonium Chloride or Alcohol-based Hand Sanitizer?Read →Jul 2022 · SanitizerThe Side Effects of Hand SanitizersRead →

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Questions office managers ask

Office hand sanitizer: FAQ

How fast does the foaming sanitizer work?
I.C. Foaming Hand Sanitizer helps decrease bacteria on the skin.
Why alcohol-free?
Alcohol dries and cracks skin and evaporates in seconds. Our sanitizers use benzalkonium chloride (BZK), which conditions the skin and is non-flammable, so there are no shipping or facility storage restrictions.
Can I use the workstation cleaner on screens and keyboards?
Yes. I.C. Workstation Cleaner is a mild, streak-free, non-abrasive cleaner for non-porous surfaces such as desks, laminate, plastics, glass and metal. It’s alcohol-free, ammonia-free and odorless. It’s a cleaner, not a registered disinfectant.
Will the lotion leave grease on keyboards?
No. I.C. Lotion Fragrance Free dries quickly with no oil-tracking and won’t affect keyboards, displays or static-sensitive devices.
Can government offices buy on GSA?
Yes. R&R Lotion holds GSA MAS contract 47QSMS24D0078.

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