Purell™ purposely adds an unpleasant bitter taste to its product to make it undesirable to drink and to discourage ingestion. In the 24 years Purell™ has been in business, the accidental or intentional ingestion of its products has been rare.[6] The Chicago Tribune reported that children have become inebriated by ingesting Purell™. One child's ingestion of the hand sanitizer caused her blood alcohol level to reach 0.218%; Purell™ contains 70% ethyl alcohol, while other hand sanitizers contain isopropanol which would likely have been fatal in the same dose.[7] The product packaging recommends that the product be "kept out of the reach of children".
Purell™ has been claimed to "[kill] more than 99.99% of most common germs that may cause illness in a healthcare setting, including MRSA & VRE." However, in January 2020, amid the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to Purell's™ maker, GOJO Industries, to stop its claims that the product is effective at eliminating diseases because there are no peer-reviewed, published clinical studies demonstrating the company's claims.[8]
The product is flammable, which is mentioned in the product label. Besides ethyl alcohol, it contains water, isopropyl alcohol, glycerin, carbomer, fragrance, aminomethyl propanol, propylene glycol, isopropyl myristate, and tocopheryl acetate.
My artwork explores shared experiences we endure that have a rather darker, sardonic
tone through humor, bright colors, and absurd scale shifts to make it more easily
digested. A dark joke covered in glitter and bright colors makes the punchline that much
more effective. My approach to my sculpture is quite crude, as I have no interest in
perfecting the physicality of my sculptures to make them more appeasing. My paintings
manipulate the human form into contortionist positions, with explosions of colors and
texture that question its place in our reality and dimension. I aim for my work to make
people laugh at first, and then recognize through nuanced details the undertones of
challenging the expected, the usual, the ordinary.
I’m interested in the human form in all contexts — the body in totality, specific parts,
eating, and emotions. I feel like I’m hyperaware of my existence and experiences, and I
spin that into something I can share, something that resonates with those who view my work.
1 - Breakfast of Champions, (in progress) 2020, ceramic objects, acrylic paint, glitter
2. Achoo!, November 201, plaster casted noses, acrylic paint, spray foam, glitter, copper refrigerator tubing
3 - Daily Routine, October 2019, digital drawing via Procreate 4- Ten.don.i.tis, Spring 2019, 40” x 52”, acrylic paint on stretched canvas
5 - Stalagmites, Fall 2019, 40”
x 52”, Acrylic paint, flashe paint, and glitter on stretched canvas
