In the midst of a cold and flu season that could strike fear into the hearts of the stalwart, you may be faced with an unfashionable dilemma: Do you brave the perils of doorknobs, elevator buttons, and taxi television screens between bouts of obsessive hand washing—or do you resort to on-the-go cleansing with a bottle of aesthetically challenged sanitizer (an offense on par with pulling a clear plastic bag filled with makeup from the depths of a Céline tote)?
Salvation arrives courtesy of the cult Australian beauty brand Aesop, which has logged serious time thinking about the finer points of its germ-fighting Resurrection Rinse-Free Hand Wash. Let’s start with the name—which mercifully trades the use of gloomy clinical nomenclature for something that borders on Zen. The saffron-colored vial contains an alcohol-based antiseptic gel spiked with a cheerful blend of lavender, mandarin, rosemary, and cedarwood essential oils, which, on cold winter days, seems destined to remind you that it is, in fact, summer somewhere in the Southern Hemisphere.
Of course, Aesop isn’t the only company to rethink the potential chic of a purifying ritual. Fans of super-facialist Tammy Fender’s addictive organic line will stock up on her refreshing tea tree–, thyme- and echinacea-infused antibacterial blend. And while Renouve’s antioxidant hand serum–meets–hand sanitizer takes down germs with bitter orange extract, it may be the gleaming packaging that ultimately wins your heart. Arriving in a slim gold and white tube, it’s pretty enough for even the most blinged-out of holiday party clutches—because you never know where that champagne glass has been.
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