Only 5% of people wash their hands thoroughly enough to remove germs.
Are you washing your hands the correct way?
Wet your hands thoroughly.
Apply a generous amount of soap.
Make some suds.
Sing the Happy Birthday song twice.
Scrub for 20 seconds.
The techniques:
The Porcupine...cleans between the fingers.
The Peacock...cleans back of hands.
The Motorcycle Rev...scrubs the thumbs
The Back Scratch...cleans fingernails.
Dry hands with a paper towel.
Use towel to turn off faucet.
Proper hand-washing reduces your chance of intestinal illness by nearly 40 percent.