FAQ

Are you for real?

We ship same or next day, sell only products we really have, and guarantee that every customer is satisfied with our shipment and our service.  We don't need any profit, so we can afford to be human with you.  We are a small team of former food service and spa workers, along with zoom'ing students and generous volunteers, all in the San Francisco Bay Area.  

What's it made of?  Made in California!

Auto fuel ethanol is super cheap and easy to buy right now at $10/gallon or less.  We won't touch it.  We pay as much as $88/gal for the best alcohol from small distilleries, especially grape alcohol and reclaimed beer.  We formulate carefully blending many sources, for a clean, fresh, natural scent, ... slightly different with every premium batch.  

We use much more glycerin and aloe vera than recommended by the FDA, to make sure even sensitive skin stays healthy.

We source most of our plastic bottles directly from factories and pass the savings on to you!  Here you are buying directly from the manufacturer, without any middle man taking a cut.

What is the alcohol percentage?

60% ethanol kills the virus, according to the best current science and FDA, and we use at least 62%. You can read FDA recommendations here: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/information-drug-class/qa-consumers-hand-sanitizers-and-covid-19

Why the shipping charge?

We are too small to have anything like Amazon prime. We are only passing on our true costs of postage and packaging.  Thank you for helping us get the bottles to you.

Why does the hand sanitizer smell like wine? Will this lessen the effectiveness of the product?