Why is it fine to wash my hands with hot soapy water but I must wash and then disinfect hard surfaces?

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Without stepping deeply into current events, I’d love some answers!

I spent the day cleaning (as I suspect many others did as well).

For personal hygiene, the guidance is to wash hands with soap and water for a minimum of 20 seconds. Soap is effective, especially when used well. I get that.

However, there’s lots of mixed information about the best way to clean hard surfaces like countertops and doorknobs.

If I simply scrub and rinse those surfaces with a soapy solution, would they somehow be less clean than if I scrubbed them and then disinfected with a bleach solution, peroxide, or some other disinfectant?

Just trying to stay clean and safe over here… thanks!

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Bleach is not safe to wash your hands with regularly. However it is sage to use on surfaces. It is the ultimate cleaner. So if you can, why bit use bleach. Where as with the human body, soap is the best we’ve got

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