A HAND SANITIZER (2) COMPRISES: (A) A FIRST PART (14) COMPRISING A CHLORITE SOLUTION AND CONTAINED IN A FIRST DISPENSER (4) WHEREBY IT WILL BE DISPENSED AS A SPRAY OR JET OF LIQUID; AND (B) A SECOND PART (16) COMPRISING AN ACID SOLUTION AND CONTAINED IN A SECOND DISPENSER (6) WHEREBY IT WILL BE DISPENSED AS A SECOND SPRAY OR JET OF LIQUID; WHEREIN THE CHLORITE AND THE ACID WILL REACT TO PROVIDE CHLORINE DIOXIDE WHEN THE FIRST PART IS MIXED WITH THE SECOND PART; AND WHEREIN A MIXTURE (18) OF EQUAL QUANTITIES OF THE FIRST PART AND THE SECOND PART CONTAINS AT LEAST 15% ALCOHOL BY WEIGHT; AND WHEREIN AT LEAST A PART OF THE ALCOHOL COMPRISES 3-METHOXY-3-METHYLBUTAN-1 -O1 (MMB). FIG. 3