The Claim: Always Wash Your Hands With Hot Water, Not Cold Posted: 1 month ago by Bornbad
I wash my hands in scalding hot water, just so everyone knows that they're clean. Nothing says "this dude's hands are CLEAN" like Lobster-hands!
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Posted: 1 month ago by petrsalluneed:
reading this, i got the impression that hot water wasn't more effective than cold. they kind of waffled on that one saying it might remove oils from the hands, but could also increase soap's irritability.
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Posted: 1 month ago by maven:
The impression?
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Hot water for hand washing has not been proved to remove germs better than cold water.
That's kind of why it's an interesting read, yes?
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Posted: 1 month ago by petrsalluneed:
i think i misunderstood the title. and yes, maven, impression might have been the wrong word.
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Posted: 1 month ago by JoshSF49:
I read somewhere that the only benefit to washing with hot water is that you would kill the bacteria. But you'd need incredibly hot water to do so. So, the suggestion was just that water is only used to wash the bacteria off..not to kill it.
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