Hand Sanitisers: Saved by the gel?

Bottles of antibacterial gel have become an increasingly common sight in Britain. 
It has become a handbag must-have, a public transport companion and a 
desktop saviour in the office.

Perfect to eliminate door handle nasties, clean hands before touching computer 
keyboards or prior to lunchbreaks as we sit down at restaurant and café tables. 
Everyone has the need for a quick bit of hand-gelling.

Once upon a time, hand sanitisers were the stuff of institutions: hospitals, care 
homes and doctors surgeries. Today, it has transformed into an essential personal 
accessory and even those who have yet to introduce antibacterial gel into their 
lives with anything approaching real rigour still seem to carry it – tucking it into 
their handbags like some kind of shield against germs.

Not just for the winter colds and flu, Spring approaching also brings it’s own 
hygiene precautions (and hopefully sunny weather) with holidays, festivals 
and picnics. Demand is likely to continue further and faster so you should be 
prepared for a precautionary squirt of sanitiser any time of the year.

                     With a full range available from bio labs there is literally a one stop shop for 

all your clients needs, so contact us now on sales@bio-labs.co.uk 

or visit www.bio-labs.co.uk for details.

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10 ways to help you avoid a cold / flu

It’s that time of year again when the common cold and flu begins to get passed from one person to the next. The average person is likely to suffer some or all of the effects of a cold or flu twice a year with sneezing, coughing, sore throat and a runny nose the obvious symptoms.

With hundreds of cold-causing viruses floating around, here are our 10 ways to help boost your immune system and help prevent catching a cold or the flu this winter. Our hand sanitisers and tissues are also great ways
of stopping the germs spreading around.

1. Wash Hands Frequently.   The most effective way to prevent colds and the flu is simply washing your hands properly and frequently. Wash your hands and encourage those around you to do the same, keep a hand sanitiser available as well, and frequent use will help kill germs passed on from shaking hands and touching doorknobs, keyboards, and telephones

2. Wipe Down Surfaces.  It's common sense not to shake hands or get near a sick person but we will all inevitably be in contact with ill people at some time. Wiping down light switches, doorknobs, the phone, computer keyboard, and your TV remote will also minimize exposure to germs.

3. Drink Plenty of Fluids.  Stay hydrated by drinking a lot of fluids, especially water, and avoid caffeinated drinks. Try six to eight glasses of water a day and more if you cannot help but drink caffeinated beverages.

4. Exercise to Strengthen Your Immunity.  Exercise not only makes you perform your job better but it also boosts your immune system and as low as 20 minutes of brisk walking is all you may need to significantly improve the body’s immune response.

5. Get Plenty of Sleep.  Studies have found that getting enough sleep is essential for healthy immune function and that insufficient sleep or poor sleep quality is associated with lowered immune function.

6. Add Some Sunshine.  Researchers are quickly catching on that Vitamin D may be the secret to avoiding the cold and flu. Vitamin D plays an important role in strengthening your defence system to better fight any invading viruses and bacteria. Compounding the problem is the fact that Vitamin D is produced when the body gets adequate levels of sunshine which we have not had too much of this winter and naturally, even less is produced in the winter months. So when the sun does come out, down tools leave the office and spend 15 minutes in the sun.

7. Put down the sugar.  When it comes to fighting cold and flu it is essential to decrease your amount of sugar intake. Sugar has devastating effects on the immune system. Instead of eating high sugar foods, eat plenty of fruits and vegetables this will make sure your body gets enough of the vitamins and minerals that are essential to fighting off the cold and flu.

8. Spend time outdoors. Germs thrive in closed areas, so take time each day to step out for a breath of fresh air.

9. Vitamin C supplementation.  There are a lot of vitamins and minerals that can help boost your immune system but Vitamin C seems to be the typical staple in most people’s “immune booster” arsenal.

10. Hot Winter Soup and a good laugh.  This is not backed with research but soup warms the body and laughter warms the mind.


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Product of the Week

This week’s most popular product is the ever popular 50ml Waterless Hand Sanitiser with Clip.

Other variations of the sanitiser range have also been popular this week, including the 50ml desktop and the 9ml / 15ml pocket sized hand sanitisers.

All of our waterless hand sanitisers produced in the UK comply with BS EN1500 and the gel in the clip on bottles has been tested against MRSA and Swine Flu, making it a great product for medical professionals.

They are available in Clear (G572801), Blue (G572807) and Purple (G572806) from stock for quick delivery.

Now also availalble without Alcohol, yet still tested and proven to be equally effectibe at protecting from germs.

Visit www.bio-labs.co.uk for more ideas.

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'Tis the Sneezon...

Man-flu can be particularly lethal at this time of year, as can the regular lady strains of viruses.

Luckily your good friends here at Bio Labs have it covered, your nose that is, with our wide selection of brandable tissue packs and hand sanitisers to catch and kill those winter bugs and keep you going about your everyday business of over-spending on christmas shopping and excavating your way into work through the inevitable snow.

We have a number of tissue options available:

• 7 x 2-ply tissues in a clear poly pack with printed insert card
• Box of 100 white tissues in a printed box
• Tissue Drinks Cup holding 30 x 2-ply tissues
• Twin Wet wipe / Tissue boxes
• 10 x 4-ply tissues in a printed poly pack

These are all available for branding so if you would like a mock-up creating or just want to discuss the best option for your campaign get in touch with us. All contact details are on our website 

www.bio-labs.co.uk

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Product of the Week

This week’s most purchased product is an old favourite:
the 20ml Credit Card Hand Sanitiser Spray (Ref: G5372),

a waterless hand sanitiser spray to keep the winter flu and
germs at bay. It’s the perfect pocket-sized product with a large
area for branding on one side.

Complies with BS EN 1500
Available in the original frosted clear finish (G5372),
black (G537201) and now pink (G537202).
Other colours are an option but subject to
minimum quantities and availability.

This is just one of our full range of UK-made
hand sanitisers. Visit our website for more info:

www.bio-labs.co.uk

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The Wellness Revolution

Currently there is an overall trend toward the wellness market including fitness, healthcare, beauty products and beauty services.

In the USA the estimate is that the overall wellness market, not just promotional, is a $500 billion industry with experts projecting this will triple over the next 5 years.

The wellness industry includes products and services provided not to just the un-healthy, but proactively to already healthy people to help make them feel even healthier, to slow the effects of aging, and look even better.

With more people paying closer attention to the quality of the food and drink they purchase, consumers are also keen to learn how wellness products can help achieve overall health & well-being with a wide range of fitness, healthcare & beauty products an appealing option for those wishing to live healthier lives while looking and feeling better.

The demand for healthcare products within the promotional industry spans across the need for personal daily needs to healthcare professionals and providers. Each has its particular needs and functions, and the demand for a variety of promotional products to communicate, keep in touch and keep track of provider-patient relationships and progress and the promotional product industry offers a variety of solutions with promotional products that go from generic to specific.

Bio Laboratories Ltd based in the UK supply a wide variety of promotional products that can all be custom printed to convey a specific message, or just to promote doctor-patient relationship including hand sanitisers, soap, tooth care products, emery boards and beauty products like lip glosses and lip balms and much more that are available to be used either directly or indirectly, at trade shows, as marketing material, to promote public awareness, at conferences and conventions. They come in a variety of materials and price range. Customizable with different processes, from UK stock or custom manufactured to fit the customer specific purpose.

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Trade Only Spring Roadshows

It’s been a busy week this week at Bio Laboratories, both for Ian on his road trip of Trade Only Spring road shows and for the sales team in the office with a lot of enquiries about the new credit card sized dental floss and a large number of orders being processed and shipped out for month end.

Ian is keen to give a ‘shout-out’, like any other avid Radio 1 listener, to those that organized the shows and all the customers that attended them and made his trips worthwhile.

We estimate that Ian covered around 860 miles over the 4 shows, travelling between Manchester, Doncaster, Glasgow and Slough. It’s a good job this was before the planned strikes were announced, springing a frenzy of panic fuel buying – either that or everyone has been rushing to the petrol stations to get their warm sausage rolls before they go up by 20%!

We hear they may be a shortage on branded hand sanitisers in the coming weeks – jerry cans at the ready!

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