Get rid of nasty germs with this
sweet-smelling sanitizer.

I'm not what you would call a germophobe, but ever since this whole Swine Flu news broke I find that I'm a little more alert when it comes to bacteria. This may have something to do with my mom's now constant phone calls warning me against everything from riding the subway to being around sick coworkers for fear I'll catch the "epidemic."

So recently I've taken to carrying hand sanitizer with me when I'm out and about. I couldn't get on the boat initially with these when they launched a few years back because every one I used left my hands feeling sticky and sappy. It seemed counter-intuitive to me to "wash" my hands with something that left them feeling dirtier than when I applied it.

Fortunately, a lot has changed in the past few years and I've managed to find a sanitizer that I not only like, but that I'll actually pull out of my purse and use. It's an Aussie brand called Frais.

The eco-friendly sanitizer uses sugarcane alcohol, instead of rubbing alcohol, to kill 99.9% of germs. And instead of that nose-tingling medicinal smell, it has an uplfting blend of essential oils of cardamom, grapefruit and basil. Best of all, it's only $3.50 a bottle.

If nothing else, at least it gives my mom a little peace of mind that her daughter is avoiding dirty Manhattan germs.

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