Monica Reed

Why is drying your hands is just as important?

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Why is drying your hands is just as important?

This is for all the people who still have to venture out in the world.

It’s important to dry your hands too!!  Studies have found that drying off with a CLEAN towel removes more germs than just washing alone. Washing with soap, does all the grunt work.  The friction from the towel helps too, as long as the towel is clean.

When your hands are wet or even damp they pick up more germs than when they’re totally dry. So if you touch something with damp hands, you’re more likely to pick up germs and get sick.

To use the hand dryer or not to use the hand dryer, that is the question.  The one thing you don’t want to do in public bathrooms is use the hand dryers. They tend to kick up a lot of germs into the air, or blow them back onto your hands.

RELATED: WHY WASHING YOUR HANDS COULD SLOW DOWN THE VIRUS

That’s why experts say to use paper towels in public bathrooms if they’re available, and carry a few tissues in your pocket in case they’re not.

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