Is Hand Sanitizer or Soap Better for Eczema-Prone Hands? Pick up any hand sanitizer at school drop-off and read the label. Sixty-two to seventy percent alcohol. For most skin, that's a workable trade-off. For eczema-prone skin, it's a solvent applied to a barrier already struggling to hold itself together, and the evidence tends to show up by dinner. We know this as physicians. We also know it as the parents of kids who flinched every time we reached for the sanitizer after the playground. The question "sanitizer or soap?" sounds simple. It isn't, not for skin that can't afford either one getting it wrong. Two years of development and a lot of flares later, we found a hand soap for eczema that actually works — and the answers to go with it. TL;DR — Quick Answers for Eczema-Prone Hands Short on time? Here's what you need to know. Is hand sanitizer bad for eczema? For most people with eczema, yes. The alcohol strips the skin barrier and causes moisture loss...
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