GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY

 With the Corona Virus on the loose, the only important measure to keep us all safe from this deadly virus is washing our hands. According to health experts, hands are the connecting piece and we can't necessarily control what we touch and who touched it..Hence handwashing is the only solution to get us through this pandemic until a vaccine comes into being.

TODAY WE CELEBRATE GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY.

    The COVID-19 is encased in a layer of fat. Soaps act by burying into the fat layer of the virus, tearing it apart and makes it soluble in water, disintegrating it. Soaps also make our skin slippery, so that with enough rubbing, the germs pry off.

    For this we need to get the technique of handwashing right. Let's keep it simple.

    Liquid/Gel soaps are preferred over foam pump soaps. Many studies have proved this. The Centres for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) recommends 20 seconds as handwashing time. So let's all sing the Happy Birthday to you song till the end and twice!! Do this while washing hands. That's exactly the time required for a safe germ free handwash. 

    We must also pay attention to places on hands where we usually don't pay attention, like the back of hands, lower palm, fingernails, nail bed area. To teach proper handwashing we have products that glow in black light showing areas we missed while washing hands like the Glo-germ. 

According to CDC, we must wash hands:

• Before, during, and after food prep
• Before eating
• Before and after tending to someone who’s sick
• Before and after treating a cut or other wound
• After going to the bathroom
• After changing diapers or helping a child in the bathroom
• After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing
• After touching an animal, or touching pet food or pet waste
• After handling pet food or pet treats
• After touching garbage

If hand washing using a soap is not possible at times use of hand sanitizers may be helpful. A good sanitizer with 75% alcohol content as recommended by WHO, is a must carry while outdoors or at work.

In short follow this regime and be safe from germs...

• Wet your hands with water
• Apply enough soap to cover both hands
• Scrub all sides of the hands with soap lather for 20 seconds. Make sure you scrub the back of the hand, palms, nails, each finger properly.
• Rinse thoroughly with water
• Use a clean towel or cloth to dry your hands
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2. NEVER LET THE GERMS HARM YOU