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Does the friction from rubbing your hands together actually kill germs?
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No , they cling on. It removes dead skin but not germs.
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How do friction help in day to day life?
rubbing hands together while washing creates friction and helps to get rid of germs
How does friction kill germs?
The friction that is created from washing your hands does not actually kill germs, however, it does help to wash them away. It is recommended that people wash their hands with soap for a duration of at least 30 seconds.
Can rubbing your hands together take the place of antibacterial soap?
If you use non-antibacterial soap and rub your hands together with it and water for like 15 seconds, that releases the germs, but does not kill them. So then you put your hands under water and that washes the germs away.
Why rubbing eyes cause seeing mazes?
it does that because are fingers have alot of germs
Does rubbing alcohol kill germs off the couch?
The alcohol will only kill those germs it comes into contact with but not those embedded within the cushions .
If bacteria can live on a bar of soap why wash our hands to kill the germs using soap if it does not kill the germs?
While it is true that hand washing with plain soap doesn't actually kill all germs, hand washing is still a vital part of disease prevention. The mechanical action of hand washing--both the flushing action of the running water and the friction from the rubbing together of your hands--removes harmful pathogens. And that's why hand washing is considered so important to public health.*Proper hand washing technique: use very warm water and soap, briskly wash and rub hands and between fingers with suds for a minimum of 20 to 30 seconds, rinse and dry on clean towel. To know if you are washing your hands long enough for the germs to be removed from your hands, sing two verses of Mary Had a Little Lamb or sing Happy Birthday twice before you stop washing and rubbing them with the soap suds.
What do teenagers use rubbing alcohol for?
It is used as a disinfectant to get rid of most surface germs.
How many germs are actually on your penis?
27.9 billion
Can hand sanitizers kill yeast present on the hands?
No it doesn't,it kills 99.9% of germs,bt NOT mold.... --------------------------------------------------------------------- It actually depends on the type of hand sanitizer you use. Most hand sanitizers contain at least 60% Ethyl alcohol, which is more than enough to kill Mold. Mold is a type of Fungi, and Alcohol's properties tend to "kill" everything. -better to use rubbing alcohol
Which soaps kills the most germs?
Body soaps would all be similar in action against most germs. Some may work better on some kinds of germs than others, but not significantly different. The most important parts in the hand washing equation are the technique and duration, by far more important than the type of soap used. The friction of the physical rubbing of the hands and the water rinsing oils and dirt away (and with them most of the germs of various types) is what washing hands is best at and what makes it an important step in disease prevention. See the related questions below for additional details.
What microorganisms are against alcohol based hand sanitizer?
These hand sanitizers, if they contain a minimum of 60% alcohol as most do, are effective on bacteria and viruses if used exactly as directed on the label. The instructions will include that you should briskly rub your hands together until they are dry. This provides friction that adds to the mechanical removal of the germs from your hands in addition to the direct effect of the alcohol on the organisms. As soon as you are where you can wash your hands with soap and water, the rinsing with warm water also helps flush germs away and drying your hands on a clean towel again provides friction to move the germs off.
Can the astringent witch hazel be used instead of rubbing alcohol?
An astringent is not the same as an antiseptic. It's not going to sterilize germs the way rubbing alcohol would do, but if you're just looking for a good muscle rub, it'd do fine.
