I get how soap works by breaking down outer layers of cells, especially in viruses and bacteria, which is how it protects us (correct me if I’m wrong). My question is why does everyone, including surgeons scrubbing in for surgery, massage the soap around their hands and arms? Couldn’t we just apply the soap, wait 20 seconds, then rinse it off? Maybe it’s a surface area thing, making sure soap is applied everywhere?
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“Lathering” the soap is what helps it lubricate and lift germs away from the skin.
Dipping your dirty hand in a bucket of soap and letting it sit there for an hour will still not clean as well as lathering soap for 10 seconds.
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