Follow These Simple Steps
Step 1Wet hands with water. It is important to wet your hands before applying the soap in order to allow it to lather properly.
Step 4Right palm over left dorsum with interlaced fingers and vice versa. One of the most frequently missed spots on your hands while hand washing is the back of the hand and this motion helps clean this spot.
Step 6Rotational rubbing of left thumb clasped in right palm and vice versa. The thumb is one of the most frequently missed spots. This motion ensures that the thumb is cleaned properly.
Step 9Dry hands thoroughly with a clean towel or single use paper towel. This ensures that bacteria are not transferred back onto your hands immediately after you wash them.
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Step 2Apply enough soap to cover all hand surfaces. The soap chemically breaks down the oil and microbes on your skin.
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Palm to palm with fingers interlaced. This motion also helps to reach the bacteria between the fingers that is commonly missed.
Step 7Rotational rubbing, backwards and forwards with clasped fingers of right hand in left palm and vice versa. Underneath and around the finger nails contain the most amount of bacteria on your whole hand. This motion ensures that you clean your nails properly.
Step 10Use the towel to turn off the faucet. The harmful bacteria that was on your hands before you washed them is living on the tap from when your turned the water on. Make sure you use a towel or paper towel to turn the faucet off so that you don't reinfect your hands.
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Step 3 Rub hands palm to palm. The friction created from rubbing your hands physically breaks down more oils and microbes on your skin.
Step 5Backs of fingers to opposing palms with fingers interlaced. The creases of the palm and very frequently missed, so this motion helps to remove these germs.
Step 8Rinse hands with water. Rinsing your hands is essential to removing all of the oils and microbes that were loosened of the skin from the soap. If you do not rinse your hands, this harmful bacteria remains on your skin.
Step 11Your hands are now safe, clean and free of harmful bacteria.
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