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Warpy

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1. Thank you. Cold water will do the trick in the laundry

Wed Feb 26, 2020, 09:56 PM

Feb 2020

Warm water is more comfy washing your hands but cold water works as well.

The only times I've used antibacterial soap is doing surgical scrubs. Otherwise, it's counterproductive since it kills some of the beneficial bugs we carry around with us. Soap binds to skin oils so that nasties stuck to it get dislodged by friction and washed away. Beneficial bugs hide in ducts and follicles and miss the deluge.

Hand sanitizer is better than nothing if you can't wash your hands, but mostly it just moves the bugs around. Good handwashing is the only thing that will send them down the drain.

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Hot water from faucets doesn't kill germs and anti-bacterial [View all] BigmanPigman Feb 2020 OP

Thank you. Cold water will do the trick in the laundry Warpy Feb 2020 #1

When I taught 1st Graders that is what I preached. BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #2

If you're still teaching, do this experiment, no matter what grade Warpy Feb 2020 #4

I got sick all the time when I worked in retail BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #6

Hot water makes for better cleaning because it remove the oils better. Wash your dishes in cold braddy Feb 2020 #3

That applies to meat grease on dishes, not to hands, clothing Warpy Feb 2020 #5

Being a plumber for many years I found warm water better for cleaning my hands, cold water didn't braddy Feb 2020 #7

You were likely called a lot for congealed meat grease clogging drains. Warpy Feb 2020 #9

I was a plumber not a drain man so drains were not my primary source of calls, but yes, warm water braddy Feb 2020 #10

Yeah, it works, but I'd hardly call it ideal Warpy Feb 2020 #11

Good info. Duppers Feb 2020 #8