So...antibacterial hand gel...

kkh2002

Every bottle I have says, "Do not store above 110*F."  Does that temp deactivate it?  Because I'm pretty sure the bottles that were manufactured in Ontario, Canada were shipped to my Costco in a tractor trailer that wasn't refridgerated...

Great.  Now I have one more thing to be paranoid about!

Mrs. Destructo

I wouldn't worry about it

::putting on my chemical engineer hat:: I'm guessing the warning label is because the alcolol starts to evaporate out of the gel at higher temps. The higher the temps, the more alcohol evaporates out. But, if it's still liquidy and smells like alcohol when you use it, you're getting more than enough of the alcohol to kill germs.

I live in Arizona, where the temps regularly go over 115? in the summer. I've left gels in the car, and it's pretty obvious when the alcohol evaporates out. A full bottle of gel turns into a tiny ayer of crud that barely covers the bottom of the bottle when the alcohol is gone.

lemen99

That makes sense to me.  And also "storing" at a high temp is different than it occasionally being exposed to a higher temp because there isn't time for the alcohol to evaporate unless it's consistently stored in a hot area.

kkh2002

Whew!  That makes sense.  Now I feel better about my many bottle of hand gel!