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Global Handwashing Day is Today!! It's so important nowadays!!!

Rashna Gandhi @Rashnag (30597) • Surat, India 15 Oct 21

Hi guys, Hope you all are doing good. I am doing good too. Today is "Global Handwashing Day". It's celebrated every year on 15th October, in order to raise awareness for the importance of...

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How MyLot helped to protect my family from viruses!

Kelli M @spiderdust (14756) • San Jose, California 25 Jul 21

Even though it's only July, Bath and Body Works dropped their Halloween items on their website this weekend. These tend to sell out pretty quickly, plus there was a sale on their soaps, so I purchased a few bottles of their...

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Global handwashing day.

Abby @a_jerobon (2317) • Eldoret, Kenya 15 Oct 19

Today has been a handwashing day. That is on 15th of October, 2019. I celebrated it by attending a function with the peer educators here in campus. The function was graced by different leaders of the county, villagers,...

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What are the best cooking tips you've ever received?

AngelaMarie @Bhebelen14 (5194) • Philippines 14 Aug 12

These are the best cooking tips I ever received from my mother, when my dish turns out too salty never add water because it can alter the flavors and taste of the whole dish, better to add potatoes. The potatoes can absorb and...

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Water or alcohol?

Ayeizsha @gaiza12 (4884) • Philippines 16 Nov 10

I just finished eating my lunch im a bit full now and ready to go on with my work, but before i do that i need to ask you guys. Before and after eating, do you prefer washing your hands with water and soap or are you satisfied...

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kids handwashing

sheanne @sheanne (440) • Philippines 13 Apr 10

We know that hand hygiene is very important thus we do handwashing to keep us away from getting sick. Medical professionals had their proper way of handwashing and decontamination but at home we do handwashing with soap and water...

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Stiffness in Handwashed Clothing

NefretEmerson @NefretEmerson (4) 22 Jan 10

For those of you without a dryer, or who prefer to handwash... does anyone know how to handwash and not have the clothes go all stiff? It's mostly pants (particularly jeans), but sometimes shirts as well -- after handwashing I'll...

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Can you seriously follow the recommended hand washing b4 & after eating?

mobhomeir @mobhomeir (7558) • Philippines 6 Aug 09

This is the common rule in our eating habit; WASH OUR HANDS BEFORE AND AFTER EATING.. Honestly I could not follow it because of my forgetfulness... How about you how is it for you?

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Handwashing clothes instead of washing machine!

allegradream @allegradream (210) 6 Jul 09

Hi, I have been handwashing clothes for a week now due to my washing machine completely dying on me after 10 years hard labour looking after 6 children lol! I was just wondering if anyone else out there handwashes their clothes,...

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Purell & the alike... Do you like these products?

3SnuggleBunnies @3SnuggleBunnies (16374) • United States 13 Jun 09

With H1N1 & other germs out there do you rely on products like Purell & Germ-X ect in place of standard handwashing? I myself hate these products! I understand if you are some where and cannot wash your hands but in most cases...

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When you wash your clothes by hand, do you prefer to use soap or laundry powder?

williamjisir @williamjisir (22819) • China 19 May 09

When I wash my clothes by hand, I like to use soap better than laundry powder. But if I use laundry powder to wash my clothes by hand, my hands will feel uncomfortable after that. I think that it is due to the chemicals contained...

soap or laundry powder

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useless handwashing in public restrooms

doc_alma_jones @doc_alma_jones (822) • Philippines 21 Feb 09

after going to the restroom, i wash my hands. but i find it almost useless, especially in public restrooms, because i have to hold the doorknob again. the doorknob contains more germs than your hands already have, so...

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Do you hand wash your clothes?

chrysz @chrysz (1602) • Philippines 18 Jun 08

These days, washing machines are becoming a necessity. Some go to laundry shops to have their laundries done of have it cleaned by other people. Our washing machine is broken so I have to do our laundry manually though I do hand...

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Are you still using Anti-bacterial Hand Soap? Not Good!

raydene @raydene (9871) • United States 13 Apr 08

Hello Friends Quote from a recent email" Ditch the Anti-bacterial Hand Soap Triclosan, a common ingredient in antibacterial soap that kills microbes, ends up in our water sources and, at specific levels, is acutely and...

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Do you wash your hands.....

Modestah @Modestah (11177) • United States 24 Feb 08

well, everyone always asks the question - do you wash your hands after using the privy - my question is a little different.... do you wash your hands PRIOR to using the privy. I do - whenever I use a public restroom -...

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Do you use the dishwasher or wash by hand?

jennybianca @jennybianca (12912) • Australia 18 Sep 07

We have a dishwasher. My husband likes to pile absolutely everything in the dishwasher, & run it when it is only half full. In my mind, this is a waste of water, electricity & dishwasher powder. I prefer to handwash saucepans,...

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That was so gross...my McDonald's drive-thru experience

foxyfire33 @foxyfire33 (10005) • United States 14 Jul 07

I was so hungry after grocery shopping that I decided to get drive thru instead of starving for the half hour drive home. I ordered my food, paid, and was just sitting at the window waiting for it. I looked in at one of the...

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Is hand sanitizer better than handwashing?

Ellie @ellie26 (4139) • Malaysia 18 Jun 07

Alcohol-based hand sanitizer has been around for years, but the research was never quite clear whether it was as effective against germs as washing your hands. I use hand sanitizer to wash my hands. What about you? Do you think...

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Do you wash your own clothes?

jalbeos @jalbeos (1175) • Philippines 1 May 07

I washed my clothes recently... handwashing. It is easy to have a washing machine but I don't have lot of clothes... I wonder if you guys wash you own clothes using your hands.

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washing woes...

itsjustmeb @itsjustmeb (1212) • Canada 24 Feb 07

I cloth diaper my youngest full time, and one of my kiddos still wets the bed at night. I don't know what to do now, because our washing machine just died. And we do not have the money to run out and buy a new washing machine...

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