When you wash your hands....

Kizzume · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:51 pm Post subject: When you wash your hands....

For me, it's usually between 18-24 seconds, I do a thorough lather immediately, and then continue that same scrubbing-moving motion under the water for the remainder of the time.

debateman · Joined: 05 Dec 2007 Posts: 349 Location: New Mexico

I do that surgeon type of scrub...

Kizzume · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:00 pm Post subject:

If I'm going for the surgeon type of scrub, it's usually more like 50 seconds--25 seconds of lathering, and 25 seconds of rinsing.

For me, unless one gets ALL the soap off, one might as well still have the nastyness on their hands. Usually it takes at least 10 seconds of thorough rubbing/rinsing to not have that chemical/detergent/lather-agent feel left anywhere on my hands. If it's dish soap, it usually takes 15-18 seconds of rinsing.

Segep · Joined: 10 Nov 2007 Posts: 222

OK what is your obsession with hygiene? Are you getting ready for bed while posting? Razz

Kizzume · Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:01 am Post subject:

technocrat · Joined: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 216

I usually do it for about 20 seconds. I don't sit there and count, but I would approximate that. I don't like to waste water, so I turn it off until I am ready to rinse, and then that takes maybe 6 second.

tristanrobin · Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 142 Location: New Haven, CT USA

I just went and washed my hands to check it out Razz

It took about 30 seconds - most of it's lathering

Kizzume · Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:32 pm Post subject:

If I've just handled raw chicken or something, I take a surgeon approach--it's usually about 50 seconds. Otherwise, it's the 18-24 seconds...