Kerssentials – Safe for Skin, Safe for Environment
With our current global pandemic situation, hand sanitation is one of the crucial yet easy steps to prevent further exposure to COVID-19. Different techniques and forms of hand sanitation had been implemented, from emergency hand basin to gel or alcohol-based hand sanitizers.
The Surabaya-based Kerssentials was found at the exponential increase in the usage of alcohol-based hand the pandemic. What makes Kerssentials different from your average hand sanitizer is the alcohol-free ingredient, water-based and combined with Indonesia’s abundance of Red Seaweed or Eucheuma cottonii. Kerssentials strives to give not only a safer, cleaner hand, but also provides additional nutrition to the skin.
Until now, Kerssentials has partnered with 10 small businesses to equip their sanitation while also keeping it environmentally friendly.
Environmentally Friendly Alternative from Alcohol-based Hand Sanitizer
Most people believe that hand sanitizers can only be alcohol-based. But the truth is, hand sanitizer could also be produced from water-based components. This is the opportunity that Kerssentials took by offering an alternative option other than an alcohol-based one as their main hand sanitizer. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers might harm our skin if used excessively.
Supported by their customers’ testimonial and scientific articles, Kerssentials’ hand sanitizer is a safe option both for the people and environment. One of the uniqueness of Kerssentials’ hand sanitizer is the refill package, where they provide small pills to mix with water instead of giving them another bottle spray plastic-based hand sanitizer packaging.
People Behind Kerssentials
Kerssentials’ team consist of Al Rizqi who is a Gold Medallist of National Chemistry Olympiad in 2015 as the CEO, Dwi Yulian as the CMO, and Siti Istiany Tribunda as CIO.
Though the product is accessible to everyone via e-commerce, Kerssentials are targetting small businesses (Small B2B) as they have the responsibility to keep their stores and offices sanitized. Until now, Kerssentials has joined certain communities including ANGIN to support its revenue gaining.