As an ex-medical professional, I’m a big hand washer. I will wash and dry my hands at least 25+ times every day. As you can imagine, my hands get very dry from all of the hand washing that I do, but washing your hands regularly is very important if you want to cut down the spread of germs!
For the past few years I’ve been a big user of the Softsoap® Brand Body Washes and now I’m a big fan of their new Softsoap® Pure Foaming Hand Soap! If you’ve never tried this new foaming hand soap, you really need to give it a try!
The new Softsoap® Brand Pure Foaming Hand Soap is an alcohol free and dye free soap. I’ve had big issues in the past with products that contain alcohol in them, so I’m super excited to find this new foaming hand soap to be alcohol-free! It’s available in a Fresh scent or a Lemongrass scent (Fresh is my personal favorite) for the suggested retail price of $2.50 per 8 fl. oz. bottle which makes them affordable.
I’m a neat & clean freak and I’m always cleaning something. I believe that keeping a clean home helps to keep germs at-bay and helps to keep me & my family healthy. When I clean…the majority of the time I use natural and chemical-free products to do the job. Trust me, these products work just as good, if not better than the majority of their chemical-laden counterparts.
As part of my weekly cleaning routine…I wanted to give you a few tips that I implement on a weekly basis. I call them “Cleaning The Little, Forgotten Things” that most of us don’t do or we don’t do frequently. Once a week I will go through my house with a natural cleaning spray product and wipe down the following items which takes me about 30 minutes if I don’t get interrupted. This is time well-spent in my book!
You will want to wipe down the following items:
House phones, mobile phones, door knobs, manual door locks, light switches, ceiling fan pulls, cabinet knobs/handles, TV remote controls, DVD player remote control, top of kitchen trash can, toilet flusher, faucet handles, thermostat controls, alarm system controls, lamp switches/knobs, alarm clock buttons, inside & outside of the microwave, range & oven control buttons, refrigerator handles, dishwasher controls, small appliance controls, etc. Basically, you’ll want to wipe down anything that you and your family members touch on a regular basis! I mean come on…think about it? When is the last time you wiped down and disinfected all of those little things that you touch on a daily basis? You know what I’m talking about!
We touch these little things almost daily, if not several times a day and many people don’t include wiping them down in their regular cleaning routine! These things need to be cleaned just as often as you clean the rooms in your house to help STOP the spread of germs!
As I’m going through my house cleaning things every day…I will stop frequently to just wash my hands. I don’t want to spread germs from one room to another. On top of that, I’m always washing my hands before, during and after meal preparation, after using the restroom and throughout my day as I see fit. Matter of fact, It’s a rule in our home that once you come in from outside (work, school, play or whatever) that you stop into the bathroom and WASH YOUR HANDS! I don’t want outside germs coming in! Sure, I might be a fanatic at times about this, but I firmly believe this is why we don’t suffer a lot or very often with colds, flu and other types of infections.
I absolutely LOVE the new Softsoap® Brand Pure Foaming Hand Soaps because they are alcohol and dye free! A little bit of this foaming hand soap goes a long way, so I find that I actually use less product (compared to other brands) because this one foams up and expands in your hands. On top of that, since there is no alcohol in this product, my hands are NOT as dry as they usually are which is a huge positive for me!
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I wash my hands pretty often.
I use Softsoap daily especially during the flu season. I give my house a really good cleaning on Saturdays. Laundry on Sundays.
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I keep my home clean by doing a little every week day and the big jobs like laundry and scrubbing showers on the weekends.
I wash my hands about 12 times a day.
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I wash my hands probably 10 times a day. I like using something that keeps my my hands moisturized and soft. I’ve used other product that can really dry my hand out.
I find myself washing my hands several times a day. It’s a habit I had to get into when my Grandpa was sick.
I wash my hands constantly … both at home and at work. Sometimes so much that my knuckles crack and bleed. If I had to make a guess, I’d say at least 50 times per day.
I wash my hands after cleaning
I wash my hands at least 6 times a day.
I wash my hands many times a day….depends what I am doing.
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Hand washing is serious business in this house since one of our family members has a compromised immune system. We have a push button music box that plays for just the right amount of time and makes it fun to sing along while washing our hands!
I wash my hands frequently. With kids, I’ve found that singing really helps to make sure they spend enough time washing.
I wash my hands ALL the time. I am the caregiver to my mom and brother, and I’m careful not to contaminate anything. I prepare their food, etc. My hands are a dry, cracked, mess, too.
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I was my hands a lot I have two in diapers. I love liquid soap
I wash my hands all throughout the day
I was my hands an awful lot. I spent almost 15 years working for a doctors office and its a necessity. Then it carries on home.
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I’m one of those that enter the kitchen and immediately wash their hands!! and i do a deep clean once a week
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I wash my hands throughout the day. It can be for cooking or cleaning.
i don’t know how often i wash my hands during the day. i alternate between liquid antibacterial hand gel and washing with soap.
I wash my hands 20+ times a day.
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I use softsoap to wash my hands actually. My big tip is to have soap anywhere you have a sink. We do use different scents in the kitchen versus the bathroom, but I like moisturizing soaps. Then, I keep hand lotion on the sink next to it.
I’m always cleaning something on a daily basis, it’s exhausting but I can’t stand a dirty house.
I wash my hands so much that it’s important to have a good soap that doesn’t dry out my hands.
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don’t leave a room without picking up do everything daily to keep on top of it. clean my hands all the time
I wash my hands frequently.
I feel like I’m always washing my hands!…and my house…it never seems to stay to clean!
I cook a lot, so I am rinsing dishes and equipment all of the time. It seems like I am only washing my hands in the powder room. They are still really dry though!
We regularly wash hands since we have kids. I would say 5 times in a day. We prefer to wash than use the antibacterial gel.
I wash my hands way too many times per day. One tip that I heard is that you are suppose to wash your hands with soap and warm water for the length of time that it takes to sing the happy birthday song.
I like foaming soaps and natural products. I will not use antibacterial soaps since I feel they are bad for the planet.
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I wash my hands as often as I think of it.
Too many times to count, with taking care of sick ones.
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I am around young children so I find myself being extra diligent about washing hands.
I wash my hands pretty often I would say probably at least 9 or 10 times today. My only tip is that soap doesn’t work alone, friction is important.
To keep our home clean I wipe everything down with hot water and bleach.
I am always washing my hands between household chores.
I am kind of OCD about washing my hands. The minute I come back inside, even if it’s just to get the mail, I wash my hands. When I return home from shopping, I like to was my hands but go all the way up to my elbows, especially if I’ve been to the grocery store, where I tend to have my arms resting on the shopping cart handle.
I am constantly washing my hands. With kids, pets, non-stop cooking, and outdoor gardening, I make sure we have SoftSoap in every bathroom and on every sink.
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I am a bit OCD so I am constantly cleaning.I have no idea how many times a day I wash my hands but it is ALOT.
i like to use Softsoap antibacterial soaps many times during the day, but I would love the opportunity of using a foaming soap.