[Misc] The Friday Debate - HAND WASHING

[Guinness Boy]

When I was growing up in the 70s my parents taught me the correct order for hand washing was water first, then soap. Possibly, however, this was because the soap in question was the height of "luxury" - a hard bar of Imperial Leather. My wife has always believed it is soap first, then water and this is what she has taught the kids, but she always gets the liquid hand wash soaps.

Last night, travelling home on a Gatwick Express I found myself caught short for a NUMBER ONE and had to use the KERMIT. To my surprise, having done the deed, the sink on these things enforces my wife's way of working. It is literally impossible to press the water dispenser without having used the soap dispenser first. Gatwick Express firmly believe it's soap first. Are they right? NSC decides...........

 

[Hotchilidog]

Yes they are

 

[albionfan37]

If it’s liquid soap that’ll go on first if it’s a bar then your hands need to be wet first

 

[Hugo Rune]

Yes they are

This

 

[pasty]

If it’s liquid soap that’ll go on first if it’s a bar then your hands need to be wet first

Is the right answer.

 

[dazzer6666]

If it’s liquid soap that’ll go on first if it’s a bar then your hands need to be wet first

That

 

[Bold Seagull]

We've gone back to soaps now to avoid further plastic bottles cluttering our waste. You can now get soap shampoo.

This question totally depends on the state of the soap. If the soap is already wet, you don't need to waste water wetting your hands. Dry soap, you're going to need a bit of water.

 

[Guinness Boy]

That

Are you sure there's not some sort of weird Devonian ritual involved or does that only apply to cream and jam?

 

[BBassic]

Thing with liquid soap is you have to push down the nozzle dealy-bob. If you do this before washing your hands then you run the risk of transferring "material" to the nozzle dealy-bob. Makes you think, how many other people have pushed the nozzle dealy-bob before washing their hands? How many other dirty, filthy people? Hmm?

 

[LamieRobertson]

Thing with liquid soap is you have to push down the nozzle dealy-bob. If you do this before washing your hands then you run the risk of transferring "material" to the nozzle dealy-bob. Makes you think, how many other people have pushed the nozzle dealy-bob before washing their hands? How many other dirty, filthy people? Hmm?

....and if you do the tap first same happens


....for info I do water first come what may

 

[dazzer6666]

Thing with liquid soap is you have to push down the nozzle dealy-bob. If you do this before washing your hands then you run the risk of transferring "material" to the nozzle dealy-bob. Makes you think, how many other people have pushed the nozzle dealy-bob before washing their hands? How many other dirty, filthy people? Hmm?

Real dirty, filthy people won't have washed their hands..........and in any event, the very next thing you do after pushing the nozzle is.....was your hands

 

[Thunder Bolt]

When I’m out of the house I carry a little bottle of hand sanitiser so I don’t have to faff with queuing for the hand dryers (which are environmentally harmful) and more effective at killing off germs.

At home, we use bars of soap.

 

[Notters]

You've surely got to wet your hands first whether the soap is liquid or not to ensure effective coverage.

https://healthengine.com.au/info/hand-hygiene-technique-hand-washing-with-soap-and-water

https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/show-me-the-science-handwashing.html

 

[Is it PotG?]

 

[Bozza]

If it’s liquid soap that’ll go on first if it’s a bar then your hands need to be wet first

Bollocks - I voted soap first before I saw the "it depends" answer which, as you state, is the correct one.

 

[Bozza]

When I was growing up in the 70s my parents taught me the correct order for hand washing was water first, then soap. Possibly, however, this was because the soap in question was the height of "luxury" - a hard bar of Imperial Leather. My wife has always believed it is soap first, then water and this is what she has taught the kids, but she always gets the liquid hand wash soaps.

Last night, travelling home on a Gatwick Express I found myself caught short for a NUMBER ONE and had to use the KERMIT. To my surprise, having done the deed, the sink on these things enforces my wife's way of working. It is literally impossible to press the water dispenser without having used the soap dispenser first. Gatwick Express firmly believe it's soap first. Are they right? NSC decides...........

Did you adopt the no-hands Partridge manoeuvre?

(From 2:00 in the below, although the first 2 mins are worth a watch also)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77IZttD_pU8

 

[CheeseRolls]

I have those battery operated soap dispensers at home, that you just put your hands under (before turning on the water) and soap is dispensed.They work really well, aside from the one in the kitchen, if you are not careful a large pan in the sink can set it off.

Order sorted.
No touch sorted.
Packaging fail

I still buy pump dispenser soap and bottles of shampoo/shower gel/conditioner. You can currently buy good quality stuff that is cheap and there is definitely a market for premium virtue signalling. I will look to change, when I think the right products are available at the right price.

 

[wellquickwoody]

We've gone back to soaps now to avoid further plastic bottles cluttering our waste..

Can we have a virtue signalling emoji please?

 

[Bold Seagull]

Can we have a virtue signalling emoji please?

You realise calling someone out for virtue signalling, is by the very definition itself virtue signalling?

And you of course do it all the time.

 

[AmexRuislip]

At home we have soap dispensers.
So upper arm on dispenser, depositing soap in other hand.
Then the same upper arm to turn hot tap on, wash hands.
Dry hands, job done.
I always carry a small antibacterial gel wash on ones self, as you never know what these lower class khazi's are like. Especially in UB10