Glo Germ Gel 8 Ounce

As someone involved in youth education, I was eager to try Glo Germ Gel, and it absolutely exceeded my expectations. This is, without a doubt, the most effective and engaging way to teach children—and specifically our group of Cub Scouts—about proper handwashing and cross-contamination. The process is simple: apply a tiny drop of the gel (which is invisible in normal light) to hands, rub it in, and then let the kids go about a typical activity (shaking hands, touching doorknobs, passing out snacks). When we brought out the black light, the lesson became instantly clear, tangible, and fun. The "glowing germs" were everywhere, illustrating just how easily and quickly germs travel from person to person and surface to surface. The Scouts were fascinated and, more importantly, genuinely motivated to go back and wash their hands thoroughly under the black light to ensure every last speck of glow was gone. The gel itself washes off easily with soap and water and a little scrubbing, and the 8 ounce bottle goes a very long way—you only need a pea-sized amount per person. If you are a teacher, a scout leader, a parent, or anyone who needs a powerful, visual, and memorable way to demonstrate hygiene principles, Glo Germ Gel is a phenomenal investment. Highly recommended for its educational impact and sheer fun factor!

This is a really cool product. I got it in an attempt to help show my kids how gems spread and why it's so important to wash our hands frequently to prevent spreading germs. This is so visual and is perfect for kids of all ages to learn. I used this on my hands and with the help of a Gearlight UV flashlight, I was able to show how germs get on everything that I touch, until I wash my hands and get rid of them. The blaklight showed everything so clearly, as you can see in the video!

We used this germ solution for a science fair project to test various hand soaps and methods of cleaning hands. It was super interesting to see the various products work on the “germ covered hands” under the black light. There is a ton in the bottle and will be good for many uses. (For anyone wondering- we found that dish soap worked the best at thoroughly removing the Germ solution from the hands. She came in third and is going to district). This solution did not have any funny smell or anything- like we had heard it might have.

This was a great product to teach elementary students about spreading germs and the importance of handwashing. I got UV flashlights because I thought they would make it easier to search for the “germs” than the little letting single led, and then the kids could search at the same time. The students were amazed how just one person can spread their germs all over a school and onto other people. On the second day, I put some of this glogerm gel into a small spray bottle, added a little water to make it thin enough to spray (but not too diluted because I wanted it to show up), to demonstrate how sneezing and coughing without covering can spray droplets everywhere, how a “vampire” cough or sneeze works, how productive coughs or sneezes into tissues still can contaminate hands, how a mask helps prevent spread, etc. I coughed the slightly diluted glogerm into my hand with the spray bottle and showed how I could spread those germs quickly (wiped on my shirt, touched the table, opened a door, and more). We also used it to show the kids the spots they were missing when they wash their hands so they could improve their handwashing. A small amount of this gel, maybe a nickel-sized amount, is all that is needed per person. I wish there was a size between the 2oz and 8oz bottle, because we were worried 2oz may not be enough but now we have probably 1/2-2/3 of the 8oz bottle left. The first photo is a student’s hand prior to handwashing, and the second one is showing where I simulated a cough with the diluted glogerm onto a table.

Glo-germ was used for my daughter's science experiment at school. It was very effective for an elementary school setting for showing kids how well to wash their hands with soap and water. The only drawback I found was that you always had to use the right amount which is difficult when kids are using it. Too much gel lotion created messy hands and lots of massaging to get rid of it. Too little gel lotion and the effect of "seeing the germs" was difficult. In general it was very successful.

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I had a lot of fun when I showed my kids how much fake virus they had in their hands, very nice experience

I bought this for a Sunday school lesson for young children to teach them the proper method of hand washing. First, I had them put this on then wash their hands and put it under the blacklight to see how many "germs" they had left. After the instruction of the correct method of hand washing we repeated the activity to see how the children improved. I knew of this from a health class when I was in middle school where we used Glo Germ to show how germs and infection can spread so fast. This is a wonderful method of teaching that is clean. Unlike glitter it does not get everywhere. I recommend this to anyone. I like this one over some of the other products because it rubs in so smoothly.

Good as described, nothing to complain about.

Used for handwashing demonstrations in school. Works great!

Works great with the kids at school you need the torch though

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Find this great for teaching students about the importance of hand hygiene