ELIF What is the difference between hand sanitizers and hand soaps? Should they be used differently or are they interchangeable?
In: Chemistry
Most hand soaps don’t kill bacteria, instead they weaken their bond to our skin/other surfaces, making it easier to wash them off along with dirt/oils etc… While hand sanitizers will kill the bacteria, but will not remove the dead bacteria and other substances from our hands.
Hand sanitizers are good in a pinch, but they can help to create super bugs as they adapt to survive through hand sanitizer.
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