Sales of hand wash and sanitisers jumped by 15% in the 12 weeks up to February 23rd.
That's according to the latest supermarket figures from Kantar which says the coronavirus is fuelling the demand.
It comes as 21 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the Republic of Ireland.
Charlotte Scott explains: “We’d expect to see more of an impact towards the end of February and into March, as increased awareness of the virus will likely lead to an uplift in sales of healthcare products.
This coupled with the impact of Storm Jorge in late February may well lead to growing sales of goods typically associated with stockpiling like pasta and tinned or frozen food.”
Kantar says news reports around coronavirus in February saw consumers take steps to ward off colds and flu, though the impact in Ireland was less pronounced than it was in Britain.
