Handwashing Is A Hygienic Activity For All Of Us

Hand washing is one of the hygienic practises with the help of antiseptic soaps or liquid solutions.  In some cases it will be more effective if both are used together. These act on the dirt or micro organisms and remove from the hands thus cleansing the hands. Hands are to be cleaned after several activities that include sneezing, handling garbage, sneezing, using toilets, playing with pets etc the hands should be rubbed together for at least 20 seconds with the help of anti bacterial and antiseptic solutions. Then it has to be rinsed for 10 seconds and then dry hands with disposable towel. Medical practices believe that using handwashing solution before and after treating a person prevents the risk of infectious diseases. In addition to soaps sometimes gels are also used in order to kill some harmful pathogens.

Germs are present in everything so it’s advisable to wash the hands with hygienic solutions. There are few steps to be followed in using hand wash solutions.      

Wet the hands with the help of warm water. Put a drop of hand wash solution in the hand. Make bubbles using the scrub and clean palms, back of the hands, between fingers, nails and wrist. Rinse the hands with water so that the bubbles and germs get drained off.  Finally the hands are dried with the help of hand drier or paper.       

Hand wash manufacturers produce more effective germ killers.UK stands as the leading producer.  The products are produced with 30% of alcohol since alcohol has the ability to kill germs more effectively.

The manufacturers also take special interest in formulating antiseptic as well as antibiotic resistant solution and soaps. The advanced products contain the combination of alcohol rubs that are significantly better in killing germs than alcohol containing alone. The products are highly in demand in the market because of its high quality. Only high quality products are manufactured for the better performance.     

The government of UK declared a day to be celebrated as UK Global hand washing day. The day being chosen is October 15th. Through this idea there is a chance to get creative by producing own infectious film as well as awareness.   

Using hand wash in hospitals has been proved that it reduces the risk of spreading infectious diseases. Remember that handwashing just before and after treating a sick person helps in keeping the environment clean and healthy. Some harmful germs are not effective in soap or solution washing. In such cases both are to be used. It has been studied that even H1N1 viruses are less active in the person with a behavior of hygienic hand wash. The main purposes of handwashing solution are:

• They act as antiseptic as well as anti bacterial agent
• Use of hand wash solution prevents infectious diseases such as diahoerra, pneumonia.
• Most of the respiratory problems can be minimized with the help of hand washing solution
• Among main benefits is that handwashing eliminates the risk of influenza
• Sometimes the hand wash also acts as anti allergen to the skin.

Thus handwashing is a self hygienic activity.