How to properly wash your hands ( hint anti virus)

get me outta here said:
I provided feedback to Westfield y'day saying that cold water in the toilets is unacceptable and to provide paper towels. I gave them my email address to respond. Perhaps others might tell other establishments to lift their game.
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Well out of curiosity I just googled Hot vs Cold Water for Flu prevention.

All indicated that you need soap and water but advice varied on the water temperature.

Cold water is acceptable.

Hot water hot enough to actually kill bacteria would damage your skin. Warm water can however help to remove oils that may harbour harmful bacteria/viruses.

PS as already discussed elsewhere hand sanitises are ok, but are not as good as soap and water. So if soap and water is available use instead.
 
There are quite a lot of these body washes that have no soap etc in them for so-called sensitive skins - are these actually cleaning hands adequately?
 

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get me outta here said:
There are quite a lot of these body washes that have no soap etc in them for so-called sensitive skins - are these actually cleaning hands adequately?
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Yes they contain alternative surfactants (in this case principally Sodium cocoyl isethionate and Sodium Laroyl Sarcosinate) which dissolve oils and remove dirt.
The term "soap free" just means they don't contain the particular surfactants contained in traditional soaps.
Those are usually derived from animal fats. In this case the surfactants are both usually derived from coconut oil.
 
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Moody said:
Oh - and if you use a towel to open the door then don’t be a grub - drop it in a garbage bin, not the floor.
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It was the advice of the doctor expert in the video. “Drop the paper ( used to open the door) in the bin if there’s one next to the door, else just drop it - they’ll soon get the message “ 😀
 
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RooFlyer said:
It was the advice of the doctor expert in the video. “Drop the paper ( used to open the door) in the bin if there’s one next to the door, else just drop it - they’ll soon get the message “ 😀
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At work I walk around the corner to the kitchen, drop the paper towel in the bin and sometimes wash my hands again there.
 
I’m travelling ATM and have been trying to get into the new sanitary regime. Sanitiser wipes all over airline seat surfaces ( and seat belt), all over hotel room surfaces; hand washing umpteen times a day, hand sanitiser immediately before eating anything .... By the time I reach Europe hopefully it will be second nature, but for now it’s hit & miss!
 
RooFlyer said:
I’m travelling ATM and have been trying to get into the new sanitary regime. Sanitiser wipes all over airline seat surfaces ( and seat belt), all over hotel room surfaces; hand washing umpteen times a day, hand sanitiser immediately before eating anything .... By the time I reach Europe hopefully it will be second nature, but for now it’s hit & miss!
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The virus can't survive long on surfaces so a lot of surface wiping is probably not terribly effective.
And even if there was some live virus on an aircraft seat, you wouldn't contract it by skin contact, let alone through clothes.
What's more important is to:
(1) wash your hands often; and
(2) avoid touching your face and in particular your mouth, nose or eyes;
as you can't wipe everything with which you are going to come into contact.
Your passport will be handled by immigration officials, you will touch the containers at the security screening point, there will be a thousand other items you come into contact with which you won't have the opportunity to disinfect.
 
esseeeayeenn said:
The virus can't survive long on surfaces so a lot of surface wiping is probably not terribly effective.
And even if there was some live virus on an aircraft seat, you wouldn't contract it by skin contact, let alone through clothes.
What's more important is to:
(1) wash your hands often; and
(2) avoid touching your face and in particular your mouth, nose or eyes;
as you can't wipe everything with which you are going to come into contact.
Your passport will be handled by immigration officials, you will touch the containers at the security screening point, there will be a thousand other items you come into contact with which you won't have the opportunity to disinfect.
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Yes, know all that 😉. For me it’s matter of getting into a habit, which I haven’t done before.

Doesn’t matter if the virus can’t live long on surfaces; it only had to live long enough from the last infected person to touch that surface having wiped their nose etc etc.
And no kidding re not getting infected by surface contact or through clothes 🙄 but it’s theunaware or careless touching of food or eyes etc that follows that I’m trying to get in front of.

And yes, I’ll touch lots of things that I can’t disinfect - that’s where the hand washing and hand sanitiser comes into it.

I know your post was meant constructively, but allow an old geezer a bit of common sense. 😊

I’m happy to do some redundant things in developing these habits; if it saves me a dose of cold or ‘normal’ flu in the northern winter/ spring, I’ll be ahead.
 
RooFlyer said:
Yes, know all that 😉. For me it’s matter of getting into a habit, which I haven’t done before.

Doesn’t matter if the virus can’t live long on surfaces; it only had to live long enough from the last infected person to touch that surface having wiped their nose etc etc.
And no kidding re not getting infected by surface contact or through clothes 🙄 but it’s theunaware or careless touching of food or eyes etc that follows that I’m trying to get in front of.

And yes, I’ll touch lots of things that I can’t disinfect - that’s where the hand washing and hand sanitiser comes into it.

I know your post was meant constructively, but allow an old geezer a bit of common sense. 😊

I’m happy to do some redundant things in developing these habits; if it saves me a dose of cold or ‘normal’ flu in the northern winter/ spring, I’ll be ahead.
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Happy to concede you have common sense.
Also happy to concede I may have been wrong.
Apparently the virus can live much longer than I thought on common surfaces.
However it still needs to enter your body somehow to infect you.
Skin contact is not enough.
 
esseeeayeenn said:
Happy to concede you have common sense.
Also happy to concede I may have been wrong.
Apparently the virus can live much longer than I thought on common surfaces.
However it still needs to enter your body somehow to infect you.
Skin contact is not enough.
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Thanks for your link. 9 days is certainly significant! (Which is why I am highlighting it now)
 
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