Checkmate hydro-alcoholic hand sanitizer in combination with CHG significantly lowers the aerobic bacterial counts on hands as compared to the ethanol-only product. Chlorhexadine gluconate , a cationic skin friendly agent and Ethyl alcohol form effective hand disinfection against most Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria and has demonstrated very good activity against viruses. The antimicrobial activity of Chlorhexadine Gluconate has shown to reduce skin flora by 86-92% on hands for several hours after application.
