Caption: Wash your hands before preparing meals (photo/ newsfetchers.com)
Hands are one of the dirtiest parts of a human body. You touch a lot of things throughout the day. In the process, you attract a lot of bacteria on your hands which when not washed will be transferred to your mouth and to your body.
Washing your hands is a hygiene you should adopt. Here are five times you must wash your hands:
Before preparing foodAlways wash your hands before preparing meals. You will use your hands in washing ingredients, slicing them and touching utensils. Therefore, make sure your hands are clean to avoid passing bacteria and dirt to food and utensils.
Before eatingJust like you should wash your hands before cooking, you should also wash them before eating food. This will help get rid of dirt and bacteria since you have been touching a lot of stuff throughout the day.
After using a bathroomAlways wash your hands after using the bathroom whether you had gone to pee or poop. It helps when you have accidentally touched things in the bathroom or even your pee or poop.
After coughing or sneezingMost people cover their mouth or noses when sneezing or coughing. You should immediately wash your hands as sneezing or coughing attracts your mucus or saliva from the nose and mouth. Make sure to wash them of your hands.
After doing cleanlinessCleaning around the house is very good. However, when you finish cleaning, always remember to wash your hands to remove the dirt you have touched around. More so, this helps you to remove the dust and other unwanted things you have touched while cleaning.
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