One very good reason to wash your hands today

If you do one thing well today, how about making it washing your hands.
Yep, today is Hand Hygiene Day. And while the World Health Organisation’s campaign focuses mainly on cleanliness in health care environments, good hygiene is important in every setting - from the office to the home.
As winter sets in, you can help prevent illness including influenza and the common cold by using a generous amount of soap, rinsing and drying your hands thoroughly – no short cuts, ladies!
Two of our favourite hand washes are: Dettol Refresh Hygienic Soap and Palmolive Antibacterial Foaming Hand Wash.
Are you conscious of washing your hands properly? What hand wash do you like to use?
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COVID has at least taught us a thing or two about hand washing and sanitising. There are signs in most of the bathrooms and toilets I have been to lately. Hopefully some of this had helped
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This is an old short article. I am surprised world hygiene day did not get more exposure this year...
I have always washed my hands well. That was why I was often in the bathroom much longer than others at work. But I do need to care for my skin more because of it.
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I wash my hands too frequently though.
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I love the smell of Palmolive Antibacterial handwash, but I often buy the Coles generic handwash because it's made in Australia & it's cheap.
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I wash them all the time! Every day , all day not OCD, a nurse life!
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I wash mine so much, will explain my dry hands, now to apply more cream
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With the dreaded flu running rampant right now a good hand washing is even more essential. It's just basic hygiene but not everyone does it.
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I so don't want the flu so good hand washing for me
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I'm a stickler for washing hands and hand sanitiser - with young kids its so easy to pass on germs
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I'm always conscious of washing my hands properly.
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you never go wrong with washing your hands
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I am always washing my hands so I am doing this already.
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I always wash my hands.
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Clean hands...prevent sooooo much!
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I would wash my hands after clearing rubbish bins, toilet etc, don't want to spread bacteria all over.
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I'm using a lovely A'kin handwash with lemon myrtle at the moment. I sometimes use Melrose Organic Liquid Castile Soap.
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I am a hand washing fanatic. I have to wash my hands after I finish teaching piano, as goodness knows what infections my students have. I Glen 20 my piano keys too (spray onto a microfiber cloth, then wipe the keys down), as germs can stay on the piano keys for quite a while. I don't want the next student getting sick.
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Love foaming hand wash. I wash my hands regularly and wouldn't have it any other way.
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It drives me crazy when I see people wash their hands without using soap! Ewwwwww, now you're just pushing the dirt around.
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I always wash my hands since I'm a bit of a germaphobe.
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Love Dettol such a great brand! I feel a lot of people forget the basics when it comes to hygiene - hand washing I feel is really important especially after shopping and public transport! After the Toilet is a must!
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I love the anti-bacterial ones
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