If hand sanitizer kills 99.9% of germs, what stops us from using that all of the time instead of hand washing?

Question

If hand sanitizer kills 99.9% of germs, what stops us from using that all of the time instead of hand washing?

In: Biology

Answer 1

It’s not the same as washing your hands. Washing your hands removes dirt, food, germs etc. hand sanitizer might kill germs but it doesn’t clean them off your hands like soap and water.