We wash our hands competently

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Everyone is taught to wash their hands as a child to protect themselves from infections, but we often underestimate the importance of this simple action. This is an important disinfection procedure that can save you from an incredible number of diseases, from influenza and SARS to hepatitis. Keeping yourself and your family safe from infections is easy if you wash your hands regularly and learn to do it right.

Cleanliness rules

Alas, many people wash their hands, even though they do it regularly, but a) not thoroughly enough, b) not when needed. This happens because we have a poor idea of how many disease-causing microbes are around us and how easily they appear on objects and hands. For example, we are often afraid of getting infected if someone sneezes nearby, but at the same time we feel free to grab the handrails in the subway or use a payment machine with a touch screen. But the likelihood of catching an infection from a thing that hundreds of people touch a day is much higher than from a careless sneeze!

Therefore, the first rule is to wash your hands on time

That is, not when you want to, but immediately after contact with a dirty surface. So, it is recommended to wash your hands immediately after

• visiting public places (especially transport),
• going to the toilet,
• changing a baby's diaper,
• butchering raw meat or fish,
• touching animals,
• contact with saliva, blood and other body fluids,
• after contact with a contaminated or potentially contaminated item (for example, a floorcloth, sewer, or earth).

In addition, it is worth remembering that there are special "risk zones" inside the house, where microbes accumulate in large quantities. These are, first of all, doorknobs, switches, remote controls, keyboards, towels and bed linen. If you keep these things clean, then the chances of getting sick will be much less.

The second rule is to wash your hands thoroughly

After all, if, for example, you wet your hands, but do not wash them, then this will lead to the opposite result - in a humid and warm environment, microorganisms will only multiply more actively. Therefore, it is important to lather your hands well before lathering - the more lather, the less germs will remain. Before washing your hands, you must remove rings and other jewelry, as germs accumulate under them. And, of course, you need to change your hand towel as often as possible - it should always be dry and clean.

Of course, it is important not only how to wash, but also how to wash, because hardly any toilet soap will be able to protect you and your family from all dangerous microbes. Special antibacterial agents cope with this task much better.

For example, Dettol Antibacterial Hand Soap kills 99.9% of bacteria, including E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus¹.

Dettol Liquid Soap comes in four different flavors, with different nourishing and moisturizing additives, so you don't have to change your habits and sacrifice comfort for safety. Wherever it is not possible to use water - for a walk with a child, at a picnic, on the road, when visiting a clinic - take Dettol hand gel or antibacterial wipes with you. You can study the entire range of antibacterial agents, as well as get a lot of valuable information on how to protect your family from bacteria, on the website www.dettol.ru.

How to teach a child to wash their hands?

It is impossible to protect a child from infection if you do not teach him to wash his hands on his own, without unnecessary reminders and persuasion. If it is pleasant for a family to wash often and thoroughly, then it will not be difficult - kids of two or three years old willingly imitate adults and love to do everything like dad and mom. So, at first, a personal example is enough, and of course you need to remember to praise and help the child when he reaches for the washbasin like an adult.

Somewhere from the age of three, the baby especially strives for independence. Therefore, we must give him the opportunity to do everything in the same way as adults. You can substitute a bench to the washbasin, allowing you to independently reach the tap, and next to hang his own bright towel, which he can also easily get himself. It is good if the soap that the child will use is bright colors and with a pleasant smell.

Dettol's unique No-Touch system will help you turn hand washing into a fun game.

The baby will immediately like it - after all, just put your hand under the dispenser, and the system itself will squeeze out the necessary portion of antibacterial liquid soap. It is very hygienic, moreover, the system is portable and does not take up much space in your bathroom. Dettol Antibacterial Liquid Hand Soaps come in a variety of fragrances that you and your baby will love.

The basic rule that should be followed when teaching a baby to clean is to praise when he is doing everything right, and never scold if he doused himself with water or dropped soap on the floor. After all, the main thing is that personal hygiene becomes a pleasant experience for the child, and accuracy will surely come with time. Let the baby do everything on his own, albeit slowly and awkwardly.

In addition, it is necessary to explain to the child why you need to wash your hands or wash your face. It is not enough just to tell you that being clean is good and being dirty is bad. All the more inappropriate are all sorts of "horror stories": after all, the main thing is to interest the child, and not to scare! Therefore, you can tell that it is ugly to walk around dirty, that children who do not wash their hands often get sick. It does not hurt to tell your child in simple words about microbes and their effect on health.