A Good Hand Spray FAQ

In the spirit of transparency are common questions and answers below. Certificates and clinical tests can be found here.

How did you set the price for this product?

Sustainable options are in general often more expensive than non-sustainable products. We have been working on this product for six months and this is the price set to cover our own costs. We want to provide people with a sustainable option.

Due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus, shipping companies have increased their prices with 30%. In addition production and raw material prices have increased drastically, well over 100%. We cover all of these factors in the price and include worldwide climate-compensated shipping.

Here is the cost-breakdown of the product:

Liquid material cost: 10 EUR (normal price 5 EUR)
Production line cost: 1 EUR (normally cost 0,7 EUR)
Product cost (box x1, label x4, spray lid x4, bottle x4): 2 EUR (normal cost 1,5 EUR)
Shipping cost: 10 EUR plus surcharge for fuel 25% = 12,5 EUR (normal cost 8 EUR)
Climate compensation shipping programme Go Green: 0.2 EUR x 2 kg = 0,4 EUR (normal cost, unchanged so far)
Consolidation shipping cost for raw materials and packaging: 2 EUR (normal cost 1,4 EUR)
Pick & Plock cost in our warehouse: 0,5 EUR (normal cost, unchanged so far)
Shelf space: 0.2 EUR 4-pack (normal cost, unchanged so far)
Marketing cost FB / Google: 20 EUR (normal cost, unchanged so far)
Extra pillow for additional costs such as buying a punching tool (used like a cookie cutter but on cardboard) and test-runs 5%

The cost of the product: 48,6 EUR

The extra pillow for any additional costs is 5% which is 2,43 EUR

VAT: 20% = 9,72 EUR

Selling price: 60 EUR

Margin: 3%

How long have you been working on the hand spray?

We started exploring the world of sanitation and antibacterial products about six months ago, planning to launch the product later this spring or summer. As there is a demand for the product we decided to speed our process up so that we could present people with a sustainable option.

How is it sustainable?

The majority of sanitizers make use of alcohol as a disinfectant, but this has drawbacks. Environmentally, the production of alcohol is quite damaging- from the growth of crops through to production and transportation. Also, from a user perspective, it can cause soreness and irritation and isn't suitable for use on LCD or touchscreens.

As a solution, our alcohol-free, water-based formula, enriched with nourishing Vitamin B5 and Aloe Vera, is gentler on your hands and the environment.

We ship in 4-packs made from recycled PET and packaged in recycled cardboard to reduce the environmental footprint from shipping and packaging. If we sent the bottles individually, we would have to package in plastic foam, which would keep the product safe but not the environment.

How can it be effective if it doesn't contain alcohol?

The active substance in our hand spray (DDAC = Didecyldimethylammonium chloride) is proven effective against enveloped viruses, such as the novel Coronavirus, SARS, H1N1-swine flu as well as Hepatitis B, C and D. In addition to that, our hand spray is compliant with a number of high-standard tests.

Our product is both FDA (US) and EMA compliant (EU) and has gone through rigorous clinical and dermatological testing. In these tests the spray has proven effects on 99,9% of bacteria and effective against enveloped viruses. Our formula is used by hospitals, pharmacies, universities and airports in several countries.

You can read further about our certifications here.

A good reminder if you are still skeptical that it works without alcohol, is that soap and water, which is the far most important hand hygiene keeper, does not contain any alcohol.

Why is this product only sold in 4-packs?

We ship in 4-packs, to reduce the environmental footprint and refrain from the risk of damaging the product. By sending one at a time we would have to package in plastic foam, which would keep the product safe but not the environment.

What are the ingredients?

The Ingredients list is as follows: Active: Didecyldimethylammonium Chloride 0,495 g/l , Other: Aloe Vera, Vitamin B5, Lactic acid & Biopolymer

In our formula, we have an active ingredient that is effective against the same type of virus as Corona (CoV-2). Corona Virus is a so-called “enveloped virus” and is normally easier to affect than so-called “non-enveloped” viruses. Our main active ingredient DDAC has proven , through external testing, to be effective against enveloped viruses.

Click here to read the full study.

Do we need hand sanitizer in the first place? What about just washing your hands with soap and water? That works just fine and producing this product puts unnecessary strain on the environment.

Using hand sanitizer helps prevent the spread of virus and bacteria but it should of course not mean that you rely solely on this. A good hand hygiene is key and it is important to wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water is always the first priority and this product is not a replacer.

What is it that makes this product so sustainable? Isn’t the bottle made from plastic?

As a solution, our alcohol-free, water-based formula, enriched with nourishing Vitamin B5 and Aloe Vera, is gentler on your hands and the environment.

We ship in 4-packs made from PET and packaged in recycled cardboard to reduce the environmental footprint from shipping and packaging. If we sent the bottles individually, we would have to package in plastic foam, which would keep the product safe but not the environment.

Also, sending them in cornstarch or a bioplastic, would mean the following:

1. Delayed products since all certificates have to be remade

2. Delayed product since raw material supply don't exist currently

3. Even higher prices