Talk:Lupe Hernández hand sanitizer legend

Possible Hoax
There is almost no biographical information about Hernandez besides the alleged invention of hand sanitizer. Every article on the subject references this article from 2012 which itself is unsourced. It is possible that she does not really exist Hand sanitisers: saved by the gel? . — Preceding unsigned comment added by Irish Birdcatcher (talk • contribs) 23:35, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

This article from the Washington Post The history and mystery of Purell, the most sacred goo of our new era The history and mystery of Purell, the most sacred goo of our new era is further evidence, in the section about Hernandez it mentions that all information about her traces back to that Guardian article. The author of that article does not recall where she learned about Hernandez. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Irish Birdcatcher (talk • contribs) 23:40, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

There is an Answers.com question for October 19, 2012 Is Lupe H Hernandez inventor of hand sanitizer still alive?, which is several months after The Guardian article came out, asking "is Lupe H Hernandez inventor of hand sanitizer still alive?" Someone claiming to be Lupe Hernadez answered this question as yes and that Lupe Hernandez was a male, then goes through a simple version of the story. Chalax91 (talk) 18:59, 19 April 2020 (UTC) Chalax91 Apr 19, 2020
 * Sounds dubious indeed.
 * I've proposed deletion. --Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 11:09, 1 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Mutiple people have done indepth studies to try to find actual evidence for this person. They have found no evidence at all, which suggests the facts here are false, and that there was no nursing student by this name in Bakersfield in the indicated time, so at least some of the information is totally false.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:22, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

Lupe Hernandez from Bakersfield

 * Obituary, 1948–2007. In 1966 they would be about 18 or 19 years old ie. college-age. -- Green  C  19:19, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

This is not on a person
This article is not on a person, but on a fictitious story about a product origin. As such we should remove it from Category:Living people and Category:1952 births.John Pack Lambert (talk) 13:30, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. pburka (talk) 15:54, 23 November 2021 (UTC)