The Only Thing You Wash ... Is Your Face It's a no-brainer to scrub your hands after touching raw chicken or taking your dog for a walk, but you've gotta wash your hands before you wash your face, too. If you don't, you're rubbing the dirt, grime and germs you picked up over the course of the day all over your face (i.e. near your eyes and mouth). And, no, squirting cleanser on your hands and lathering it on your face doesn't count as washing your hands.
The fix: Visualize that fast food bathroom sign (you know the one: "All Employees Must Wash Hands Before Returning to Work"), before touching anything on your face. Get your hands wet, lather up with an anti-bacterial soap and scrub your palms, the backs of your hands, between your fingers and under your nails. The CDC recommends spending a minimum of 20 seconds scrubbing for thoroughly clean hands. Hum through the chorus in Britney Spears' "Circus" or Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" if counting is too boring. Then, rinse your hands thoroughly under cold running water to remove all traces of soap.
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