National Handwashing Awareness Month

December is National Handwashing Awareness Month!

Did you know that simply washing your hands can prevent the spread of disease-causing germs? Handwashing seems like an effortless hygienic routine but many people tend to forgot this very important practice. Washing your hands with warm soapy water for at least 15 seconds prevents various forms of contamination.

Promoting soap use at the workplace and home can help those you know practice good hygiene. Think about the times that you might not have washed your hands properly: before preparing food, before eating, after changing your baby’s diaper, after coughing, sneezing, or blowing your nose into a tissue, after using the bathroom.

Let soap and/or a product like Purell® Instant Hand Sanitizer become your arsenal against germs and illness; you can wash your hands without being over compulsive.