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Best Bet: Tutti-Fruity

Summer in the city always bumps up the grime factor. Sweaty handshakes and sticky subway poles are just a couple of the indignities New Yorkers have to suffer through on a daily basis. However, Fruits & Passion has a purifying waterless hand soap (read: hand sanitizer), so we can rub off the grime. It’s small enough to fit in a handbag, quick-drying, not tacky, and won’t dry out hands. Plus, the cheery tubes come in yummy scents like Field Berries, Georgia Peach, Pear Peony, Grapefruit Guava, and Orange Cantaloupe. Even if fruity smells aren’t your thing (the scents are very subtle), it beats the rubbing-alcohol smell of most.

$6.50 at Fruits-Passion.com.

Best Bet: Tutti-Fruity