Hibiclens Antimicrobial & Antiseptic Skin Cleanser 32oz

by Hibiclens

Product Features

• Skin wound and general skin cleansing
• Surgical hand scrub
• Prevents skin infection thereby reducing the risk of cross-infection.

Product Description

HIBICLENS is an antiseptic antimicrobial skin cleanser possessing bactericidal activities. HIBICLENS contains 4% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate, with inactive ingredients: Fragrance, isopropyl alcohol 4%, purified water, Red 40, and other ingredients, in a mild, sudsing base adjusted to pH 5.0-6.5 for optimal activity and stability as well as compatibility with the normal pH of the skin.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000GCLU42
• UPC: 302340575324
• Item model number: 57532
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,687 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)
  • #3 in Health & Personal Care > Health Care > Therapeutic Skin Care

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A life(style) saver!, August 2, 2008

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tonantzin "Lori" (outside Asheville, NC, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hibiclens Antimicrobial & Antiseptic Skin Cleanser 32oz (Health and Beauty)

I had a recurring skin infection (staph), which would go away for a couple of weeks with antibiotics, but it would always return. It eventually stopped responding to one antibiotic, then another, and then we all got scared. Finally, one nurse suggested I start using Hibiclens just on that one spot in the shower for a few days to see what happened. It went away almost immediately! After a few days, I felt a little prickle, which indicated it was back, so I did the Hibiclens thing again, and it disappeared.

As it turns out, I will probably always carry staph, and at different points in my life, it will return. With this product, though, I can keep it under control and (finally!) be comfortable. I don't go anywhere without it.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent antiseptic, July 15, 2009

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Dan__ "Dan" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hibiclens Antimicrobial & Antiseptic Skin Cleanser 32oz (Health and Beauty)

This was purchased to help treat a colonization with staph. This was causing little cuts and even some abrasions to almost always become infected. This product has greatly cleared up the issues. It not only kills the germs during washing, but its effectiveness as a prophylactic remains for several hours.

The only downside is that there are some dangers - the product can do permanent eye or ear damage under some limited circumstances, but which I suspect most people would not encounter (leaving it in your eyes for long periods such as during surgery; instilling into the middle ear due to a perforated ear drum). There are other possible side effects as well, none of which were encountered in my household, but which should absolutely be read. Care must be used when using it. Hibiclens is a serious product, not to be taken lightly.

Also the product is pretty thin, and coming from a big bottle (we have the 32 oz), a fair amount easily slips down the drain. We use it in the shower, and have rectified this by putting some into a much smaller pump dispenser left over from some soft soap. You can buy a pump for the bottle as well.

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent cleanser, November 23, 2008

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Ron Burgundy Jr. (Mill Valley, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hibiclens Antimicrobial & Antiseptic Skin Cleanser 32oz (Health and Beauty)

Works as advertised. Great price at Amazon, as this is pricey. Great for warding off MRSA and other little nasty bugs. Wash your underarms with this and you will never need deodorant. No bacteria, no odor. As a side effect, it dries the skin some, again great for underarm sweating. Can't live without it.