How many times a day you wash your hands?

India
September 3, 2008 7:49am CST
Well thats a question i wanted to ask for a long time. You do take bath everyday. You do take care of hygiene. But how many times a day do you wash your hands?
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@momathome (474)
• Canada
3 Sep 08
I wash my hands at least 20 times a day if not more. I work as a hairdresser and I wash my hands after each client to be sanitary. I would not touch another person without washing my hands before. I also wash constantly at home. I hate the feel of grime on my hands and face so the minute I feel dirt I wash. Might be a compulsive disorder but I don't care atleast I know they are clean. LOL
@sexylc (501)
• United States
3 Sep 08
I worked in food service so I do wash my hands bunch of time its look like every move you do.You need to wash your hands to many if I count...since thats a rules any way washing your hands is good way to prevent virus from anywhere.
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• Philippines
3 Sep 08
As many times as I have to after handling things that may spread germs such as after going to the bathroom, after throwing trash, after changing my son's diapers, etc. :) I want to always be careful when it comes to my family's health.
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@bbsr13 (4196)
• India
3 Sep 08
Hello,Ghazal! From the hygiene point of view we bath everyday once or twice as per our requirements but we wash our hands many times a day that we can't even count exactly but it is must before and after eating anything.and after coming from the market as I am required to pick up the stuffs from the vendor and count the money.thanx.
@zhaosonghan (1039)
• China
3 Sep 08
It depend on my need,no exact number...
@ngaspero (851)
• Italy
3 Sep 08
depends...for sure I wash them every time I go to the toilet and before eating...and also if I touch something not so hygenic.. Nun
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@jammyt (2818)
• Philippines
3 Sep 08
Every time I use the bathroom and when i get home from work.I know I should wash more often but sometimes, I do forget also. I also used to use hand sanitizers but I find them quite sticky. So most of the time, when I see a faucet, I still wash my hands with soap and water despite using the hand sanitizer.
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@logaritse (388)
• Indonesia
5 Sep 08
as much as needed, usually before taking a breakfast or lunch i wash my hands and use antiseptic to make sure my hands are clean. But its like more than 10 times a day :)
@djoyce71 (2511)
• Philippines
3 Sep 08
As many as needed. Good evening.
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@ryzach (1544)
• United States
3 Sep 08
I usually shower everyday, sometimes I take a bath but that is time consuming when you are trying to get ready for work. Mostly showers. There are some occassions where I don't shower like on the weekends when we are just staying home. My hair gets too dry if I wash every day and sometimes it just feels good to bum around. As far as washing my hands I should probably do more often than I do. I work in a bank and touch alot of money but use the hand sanitizer but still should wash more.
• Philippines
4 Sep 08
I usually wash my hands if its dirty. I also wash before I eat and after I eat. I wash my hands after I use the toilet. And I wash when I take a bath. Well, let me count if how many times is that. I think its more than ten times in a day. It depends how many times I eat in the day, and how frequent I use the toilet. Have a nice day.
• Philippines
7 Sep 08
when i feel like my hands need washing. i wash my hands at least 3 times a day aside from the bath that i take where my hands of course get washed.
• United States
3 Sep 08
I wash my hands before eating anything I have to touch with my bare hands. If I cant eat with a napkin... then maybe i'll skip the hand wash if I haven't touched anything icky beforehand. I wash them when I get done using the bathroom and everytime my hands turn any color different than my skin color... like if i just picked up a dusty box I was them lol.
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@nlcapricorn (1114)
• Philippines
7 Sep 08
IF my hands are dirty and every after using bathroom.
@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
3 Sep 08
I don't, unless they're dirty. People wash their hands much too much and it's wearing down their resistance to germs and bacteria. That's one reason people get sick so much. If my hands are dirty, usually when I've worked outside, I'll wash them. Otherwise I don't bother.
• Lubbock, Texas
3 Sep 08
As I've gotten older, my skin is dryer, so I bathe every other day and wash up good on the day in between. I love a nice long hot bath, but my skin just can't take it every day. I grew up with my parents saying "wash you hands and. . ." Eveything from get your bed made up, to set the table, to milk the cows and all in between was prefaced with wash your hands. It's just a habit to wash my hands after using the bathroom, cleaning the litter box, even though I use a scoop and don't touch the litter, grooming the cat, working in the yard, vacuuming and/or dusting. And certainly before preparing a meal or washing the dishes. Hygiene is very important in preventing illness and disease.
• India
3 Sep 08
oh.. i work in a micro bio laboratory, so definitely many a time :P