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I’m quite sure we don’t give much thoughts to how we wash our hands, or even how many times we wash our hands in a day. But someone in the handwash industry does! Lifebuoy conducted a survey on how many times people wash their hands in a day and this is what they found from their respondents:

• 52% of them wash their hands more 7 times a day
• 34% of them wash their hands 4 to 6 times a day
• 14% of them wash their hands less than 3 times a day

Source: Clove Two of The Star

Is this statistics really any use and of any importance? To a certain extent, I would say yes. Especially so for the people in the food and beverage business who prepare and serve food to customers like you and me! It’s a matter of hygiene that people should take note of, not only for their own sake but also for the people around them.

If you are a person whose line of work requires you to have many handshakes in a day, you should also be concerned about the level of hygiene when you come into contact with so many people. I once saw a guy who was stuck in a jam thoroughly engrossed in picking his nose and then simply tossing it into the air.

He then continued to drive without wiping or cleaning the fingers he had used to pick his nose. Don’t get me wrong, you can pick your nose all you want, but then have the courtesy to clean up before you offer your hand to someone else for a handshake! Do you agree?

When washing our hands, what we usually do is just to rub both the palm of our hands together under running water, work up the soap and rinse. Here’s what Lifebuoy suggests we should do to properly cleanse out the dirt, germ, etc from hidden spots on our hands.

1. Dispense soap on palms and then start scrubbing in a circular motion, until foam builds up.

2. Then get in between each finger, the ‘hot spots’ for germs.

3. Scrub under each fingernail with soap until clean, and don’t forget the back of the hands and wrists.

4. Finally, rinse off thoroughly and pat dry with a clean cloth.

Source: Clove Two of The Star

Sounds simple and pretty much what we’ve been doing, except that some of us may forget to get in between the fingers and to clean out beneath the fingernails. So here you have it, a very simple way of hand washing. You will probably appreciate this tip a lot more if you have children and want to keep them clean always. Remember you come into contact with your kids too, so make sure you wash up nice and clean too!

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