Permatex Hand Cleaners

Permatex Hand Cleaners: Professional-Grade Clean for Hard-Working Hands

When grease, oil, tar, and grime are part of the job, ordinary soap doesn't cut it. Permatex has long been the go-to brand for workshop professionals and home mechanics alike, and their lineup of hand cleaners is a perfect example of why. Built around the same engineering discipline that made Permatex a legend in adhesives and sealants, their hand care products tackle the toughest soils without sacrificing skin health.

Fast Orange: The Flagship Hand Cleaner

At the heart of Permatex's hand cleaner lineup is Fast Orange. Fast Orange is the #1 selling, biodegradable, waterless, petroleum solvent-free hand cleaner, now infused with MicroGel™, a patent-pending hand cleaning technology developed by Permatex. What sets MicroGel™ apart from conventional formulas is how it works at a molecular level: MicroGel™ Technology is a VOC-exempt, proprietary ester blend featuring a favorable environmental and health profile with excellent degreasing properties.

Fast Orange hand cleaners contain no harsh chemicals, no petroleum solvents, no mineral oils, and no ammonia that can sting cuts and abrasions. This makes them genuinely safe to use every day, even for those with sensitive skin. Fast Orange is fortified with aloe, lanolin, glycerin, and other skin conditioners — ingredients you'd expect in a premium skincare product, not a heavy-duty shop cleaner.

Fast Orange comes in multiple formulations to suit different jobs and preferences. Both the cream and lotion formulas are available in smooth or pumice. The pumice variant offers extra scrubbing power: the pumice lotion has extra fine pumice which cleans deep into pores, but more gently than other coarser pumice hand cleaners. For the most demanding paint and coating removal tasks, the Fast Orange Proclean formula goes further: its dual action formula uses pumice which gets into all the creases to break down latex and urethane paints while the patented MicroGel drills deep into the stain to effortlessly release it from skin.

Grease Grabber and Scrubs in a Bucket

Beyond Fast Orange, Permatex rounds out the hand care lineup with two other standout products. Grease Grabber is formulated to fight stubborn shop soils: it fights foul odors including fuel, oil, lubricant, and grease, while containing no harsh solvents and being fortified with soothing emollients to keep hard-working hands soft, moisturized, and healthy. It's available in both Lemon and Coconut scents for everyday use.

For portable or on-the-go cleanup, Scrubs in a Bucket offers a convenient wipe-based solution. The citrus-scented formula loosens and dissolves industrial soils while leaving hands free from dryness and irritations, and the Rough Touch blue towel locks in soil to prevent it from transferring back onto hands and surfaces.

Why Permatex for Hand Cleaners?

• MicroGel™ Technology: Permatex-exclusive, patent-pending formula for deeper, gentler cleaning
• Petroleum solvent-free: No ammonia, no mineral oils — safe on cuts and everyday skin
• Biodegradable formulas: Environmentally responsible without compromising cleaning power
• Skin conditioners built in: Aloe, lanolin, and glycerin protect hands after every wash
• Multiple formats: Lotion, pumice, cream, wipes — sized from individual squeeze bottles to 1-gallon pump jugs

Whether you're a professional technician dealing with daily grease exposure or a weekend warrior tackling an engine rebuild, Permatex hand cleaners are engineered to handle what soap can't. Explore the full hand cleaners category or browse the complete Permatex brand page to find the right formula for your shop.