This Portable UV Sanitizing Wand is just $59 and uses UV light to kill germs, mold and irritants that cause colds, infections, asthma and allergies.

UV sanitizing wands are a popular item on the internet in the time of COVID-19. We talked to an expert to find out if they are really effective or even safe.

The average person’s experience with an ultraviolet (UV) wand is getting a cavity at the dentist. However, anyone with a resin-based 3d printer knows how important a UV curing system is. Ofte… ...

LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) – Using ultraviolet rays to sanitize your counters could replace all those chemical cleaners you use now. The UV Sanitizing Light Wand is takes four double-A batteries which ...

F.D.A. testing determined that some of the UV wands can give off as much as 3,000 times the recommended amount of exposure to ultraviolet-C radiation, the Fagency said.

Regulators warned against using the following UV wands: Safe T Lite from Max-lux Corp. OttLite Rechargeable UVC Disinfecting wand, model UV100002M, from LottLite Technologies; ...

One especially popular example is the UV-C Light Wand from Germ Guardian. The wand is 21 inches long and weighs 1 pound. Available at Lowe’s, Costco and online, it costs about $130.

But while a personal UV-C light wand may sound nifty, problems with the wands may outweigh any potential benefits. For starters, many of them are fakes. Others are of such low power that you’d have to ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Some ultraviolet wands marketed as being effective against germs could expose their users to dangerous levels of radiation, causing injuries to their skin and eyes, the U.S ...