Hand Sanitizer

22 products ranked by Scout score

Best hand sanitizer right now

Primally Pure Hand Sanitizer 98/100
Scout's analysis: Primally Pure Hand Sanitizer scores 98/100. Primally Pure formula built on certified organic botanicals, grass-fed tallow, and cold-pressed oils — free from synthetic…
The Honest Co. Hand Sanitizer Spray Free & Clear 94/100
Scout's analysis: Fragrance-free hand sanitizer spray with aloe and calendula. Clean botanical formula without synthetic fragrance—ideal for sensitive skin.
Made Safe Hand Sanitizer 94/100
Scout's analysis: MADE SAFE certified hand sanitizer with lemongrass, coconut oil, and ginger root. Entirely plant-based formula with no synthetic additives.

What to skip

Bath & Body Works PocketBac Japanese Cherry Blossom Hand Sanitizer 12/100
Scout's analysis: Bath & Body Works PocketBac scores 12/100 — among the worst mainstream sanitizer formulations on shelves. Effective 68% ethyl alcohol active, but the inactive list…
Purell Advanced Hand Sanitizer Refreshing Gel 27/100
Scout's analysis: Purell Advanced Refreshing Gel scores 27/100. The #1 brand in hospitals delivers an effective 70% ethyl alcohol kill, but the inactive list is dated: synthetic…
Germ-X Original Moisturizing Hand Sanitizer 28/100
Scout's analysis: Germ-X Original scores 28/100. Despite the 'moisturizing' label, the formula is built on cheap inputs: 63% ethyl alcohol active is fine, but the inactives include…

Ingredients to watch in hand sanitizer

The flagged ingredients that show up most often across these 22 products. Each link opens Scout's analysis of the ingredient.

Propylene Glycol in 6 of 22
Fragrance (Parfum) in 5 of 22
Aminomethyl Propanol in 3 of 22
Fragrance in 2 of 22
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer in 2 of 22

What the better hand sanitizer have in common

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice in 11 of 22
Glycerin in 9 of 22
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract in 4 of 22
Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E) in 4 of 22
Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract in 3 of 22

Common questions about hand sanitizer

What scores highest in hand sanitizer on Scout?

Primally Pure Hand Sanitizer leads Scout's hand sanitizer ranking at 98/100, followed by The Honest Co. Hand Sanitizer Spray Free & Clear (94) and Made Safe Hand Sanitizer (94). Scores compare products within the category on ingredients, processing, packaging and any lab results.

What should I avoid in hand sanitizer?

Bath & Body Works PocketBac Japanese Cherry Blossom Hand Sanitizer scores 12/100, the lowest of the 22 products Scout has analyzed in hand sanitizer; next lowest are Purell Advanced Hand Sanitizer Refreshing Gel (27) and Germ-X Original Moisturizing Hand Sanitizer (28). Each product page lists the ingredients behind the number.

What drags scores down in hand sanitizer?

Across these 22 products the most common flagged ingredients are Propylene Glycol, Fragrance (Parfum), Aminomethyl Propanol, Fragrance, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer. Each appears in at least two of the products ranked here.

How does Scout score hand sanitizer?

Every product in hand sanitizer gets one 1–100 score for comparison within its category: the full ingredient list judged by a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. Lab results are disclosed, not scored. Scout takes no payment for scores or placement.

How Scout scores hand sanitizer

One 1–100 score per product, judged within its category: every ingredient on the label through a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. No brand pays for a score or a position on this list. Read the full methodology →