Global Handwashing Day: Am I using the right soap? - BBC World Service

Over the last few months we’ve been told how important it is to wash our hands regularly – for at least 20 seconds – to protect against coronavirus. But with so many different soaps to choose from, how do we work out what’s best? Are some soaps better than others?

To mark Global Handwashing Day, Dr Michelle Wong - AKA @LabMuffinBeautyScience, a beauty blogger with a PhD in chemistry – explains how to find the best soap for your skin while we’re washing our hands more often to protect ourselves from coronavirus.

And there's a bonus trick to get children to wash their hands more often...

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[logiclanguagelearningFrench]

Omg I feel like a proud father. It’s our girl from YouTube all grown up on the BBC! Lovely to see you getting recognition as the scientist and educator that you are

[msag]

Yayyy Michelle!!!! Love her from Lab Muffin Beauty Science 😍

[cvideo]

Congratulations Dr. Wong! @BBC you should make a series with her

[christinasmith]

Love the idea of embedding toys in soap! Genius idea

[luxeford]

Yay, logarithm!
I have a diploma in cleaning (like...wow) and even before that I was really, really good at washing my hands.
*And* using a brush under the nails.
Did you know there are more bacteria under each of your nails than the entire population in Europe?