Is germ-X or Purel more effective than washing hands with soap and water?

I'm just wondering if these hand sanitizers really clean your hands the way they claim to, in regards to sanitation.Is germ-X or Purel more effective than washing hands with soap and water?
purel is more effective than soap and water. 99.9% effective against common bacteria and virus'. unless you have a handful of C diff, which the purel doesn't kill. in that case, you should wash your hands with soap and hot water and then use purel.Is germ-X or Purel more effective than washing hands with soap and water?
Yes, but if you over use them, your body will become immune. Soap and water does not kill the good bacteria that hand sanitizers do on your hands. If you do use them, you should only use them once and a while because they'll stop killing bacteria and germs all together unlike soap.
Studies have shown that when your hands are more or less free of dirt and grime, alcohol-based sanitizers are extremely effective at killing bacteria and viruses. However, when a person has very dirty hands, washing with soap and water is more effective as long as the person washes everything thoroughly. The reason alcohol-based sanitizers are good to use is not because they are better than washing, its because most people don't wash thoroughly enough to remove all the germs.