Santec Cleaning Products CN-PROTECT 128 OZ Gallon Hand Sanitizer Anti Microbial Alcohol Free, Foaming Action, Moisturizes and Conditions, Kills Most Common Germs, Leaves Exceptional Skin Feel, Does Not Leave Hands Feeling Sticky. Protect is a unique, skin conditioning, non alcohol hand sanitizer on the active ingredient Benzalkonium Chloride. Benzalkonium Chloride is primarily used as an antimicrobial agent. It works by killing microorganisms and inhibiting their future growth. For this reason it frequently appears as an ingredient in antibacterial hand wipes, antiseptic creams and anti itch ointments. Protect kills most common germs that cause illnes. Protect has distinct advantages over gelled alcohol based hand sanitizers. Unlike the alcohol sanitizers, Protect is not flammable, will not stain clothing and is less drying to the skin. Published studies report that gelled, alcohol based hand sanitizers actually make the skin dirtier, not cleaner, due to the removal of the protective layer of skin oils and the subsequent entrapment of dead skin cells by the thickners used in alcohol based sanitizers. Protect has exceptional skin feel, moisturizing and conditioning properties and does not leave the hands feeling sticky.