I know this to be true, and wash my hands often. My son prefers hand sanitizer and will get annoyed when I ask him to wash his hands, despite me telling him its better than hand sanitizer. He asked me why and honestly, I dont know. Killing 99.9% of germs seems like pretty good odds but its something to do with the scrubbing motion, right?
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Hand sanitizer kills germs, but it leaves their dead carcasses (and any other dirt and particulate) on your hands, where washing actually removes the material from your body.
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