Does it kill more germs to wash your hands vigorously for 15 seconds or slowly for 30 seconds?

Question

Does it kill more germs to wash your hands vigorously for 15 seconds or slowly for 30 seconds?

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Answer 1

The thing that causes your hands to be cleaned is the hand rubbing, which helps the soap to break the bonds the dirt and pathogens have on your skin holding them in place. The amount of time is essentially irrelevant, what matters most is the amount of rubbing. Whichever version has the most rubbing will leave your hands the cleanest