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DUBLIN, May 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Hand Sanitizers: Market Shares, Strategy, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2020 to 2026" report from Wintergreen Research, Inc has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The worldwide market for hand sanitizers, at $2.7 billion in 2019, will grow to $36.6 billion by 2026. Growing acceptance of frequent use of hand sanitizer is a new reality in the pandemic era. These products provide basic protections going forward. The unmistakable impact of the disease in increasing the death rates worldwide is driving people to take the recommendations of health authorities in hand sanitation. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of hand sanitizers in different categories, illustrating the diversity of uses for hand sanitizers in the era of a pandemic. A complete analysis is done, looking at the growing need for hand sanitizing everywhere. The worldwide hand sanitizer market is expected to achieve significant growth as the pandemic emergency emerges as a worldwide issue. Some hand sanitizer manufacturers have greater market power in specific markets, such as in hospitals and healthcare facilities. Vendors have seen a significant increase in demand in these specific markets during the pandemic, helping in the sale of hand sanitizers.Hand sanitizers are a front line of defense and will be for a long time. Every health agency worldwide is urging more use of them. This trend is expected to continue for a long time, even after vaccines are available to contain the spread.Hand sanitizers are needed to address the difficulties brought by COVID-19. Hand sanitizers are but one aspect of the ways that Boards of Health have to approach the pandemic, but the most essential aspect. Handwashing is considered fundamental. Testing is an essential aspect of the response and hand sanitation is done in the context of testing.Testing is needed to know whether or not a person has coronavirus. To stop COVID-19, extensive testing is needed, in combination with the use of hand sanitizer, continued shelter in place, and selected quarantine response. PCR Testing for COVID-19 is one of the forces pushing for use of hand sanitizers. We got into this pandemic because of a lack of testing. Handwashing is recognized as the way to contain the disease now that it is here. The only way out is through extensive, frequent, and long-term use of handwashing and continued testing. In the US there is a serious pandemic raging out of control in many regions. In order to deal with the pandemic in the US, we need better, and more testing, but this needs to be supplemented by the sanitation of the hands. The coronavirus situation continues to rage out of control and hand sanitizers address the issues by helping to directly control the spread of the virus. Key Topics Covered 1. Hand Sanitizer: Market Description and Market Dynamics1.1 Testing and COVID-191.2 PCR Testing for COVID-192. Hand Sanitizer Market Shares and Forecasts2.1 Hand Sanitizer Market Driving Forces2.2 Hand Sanitizer Market Shares2.3 Hand Sanitizer Market Forecasts2.4 Hand Sanitizer Market Segments2.4.1 Hand Sanitizer Market Technologies, Foam, Gel, Wipes, Spray2.4.2 Hand Sanitizer Target Markets2.4.3 Hand Sanitizer Target Markets, Hospital, Home, Work, Health, Food, Hotels, Education2.4.4 Hand Sanitizer Hospital, Home, Education, Work / Hygiene, Hotel, Food Users:2.4.5 Hand Sanitizer Distribution: Online, Pharmacies, Grocery Stores, Cleaning Service Supplier, Hospital Supply Company2.5 Hand Sanitizer Pricing2.5.1 Purell Hand Sanitizer2.5.2 3M Hand Sanitize2.6 Hand Sanitizer Regional Market Segments2.6.1 Unilever Brazil and Indonesia3. Hand Sanitizer Research and Technology3.1 Major Active Ingredients Used In Hand Sanitizers3.2 Management of COVID-19 Infections4. Hand Sanitizer and the Pandemic4.1 Serological Testing for COVID-194.2 COVID-19 Hand Sanitizer Market Driving Forces4.3 COVID-19 Testing4.3.1 COVID-19 Need for Quarantine4.3.2 Viral Load4.4 COVID-19 and Immunity4.5 Hand Sanitizer Antiseptic Liquid, Gel, or Foam4.5.1 Triclocarban Or Triclosan And Alcoholic Based Hand Sanitizers4.6 Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)5. Hand Sanitizer Company Profiles5.1 3M5.1.1 3M Avagard D Instant Hand Antiseptic5.2 ABC Compounding / Certus Medical / Clarus5.2.1 ABC Compounding / Certus Medical / Clarus5.3 BloomsBerry5.4 Ecolab5.4.1 Ecolab Revenue5.4.2 Ecolab Target Markets5.5 Godrej Protekt5.5.1 Godrej Launches Protekt Range of Personal Care Products5.5.2 Godrej Protekt Revenue5.6 Gojo Purell Bath and Body Works5.6.1 GOJO Industries Purell Instant Hand Sanitizer5.6.2 GOJO Target Markets5.6.3 GOJO Revenue5.7 ITC / Savlon5.7.1 ITC5.7.2 ITC Acquires Savlon from Johnson & Johnson5.8 Labon5.9 McKesson5.10 Rayron5.11 Reckitt Benckiser / Dettol5.11.1 Reckitt Benckiser Revenue5.11.2 Dettol Hand Sanitizer5.11.3 Dettol Hand Sanitizer5.11.4 Reckitt Benckiser Group Lysol5.11.5 Lysol Healthy Habits Week5.11.6 Reckitt Benckiser Group / Lysol MRSA5.12 SC Johnson / BabyGanics5.12.1 SC Johnson5.13 Unilever Lifebuoy5.14 Vi-Jon5.15 Winova5.16 Zep / AFCO5.17 Zuci5.18 Hand Sanitizer Companies For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/28xvcw Research and Markets also offers Custom Research services providing focused, comprehensive and tailored research. 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Answer: Hand Sanitizers Industry to Grow from $2.7B in 2019 to $36.6B by 2026 - Growing Acceptance of Frequent Use is a New Reality in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era