Eli5 why do people say to wash dishes or your hands in warm water when cold slows down bacteria growth?

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Eli5 why do people say to wash dishes or your hands in warm water when cold slows down bacteria growth?

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I have no source for this, but I was told that hand soap uses warm water to kind of activate it somehow and detergent like dawn/clothing detergent doesn’t need the warm water to activate it. If anyone can let me know if this is true that would be awesome 🙂

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