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In reply to the discussion: Why do some people not wash their hands after using the bathroom? [View all]NoMoreWarNow
(1,259 posts)29. yes, especially in the winter, too much hand washing causes dry skin and hand sores
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What the heck are doing in the bathroom to put your hands all over your genital area?
Honeycombe8
Jan 2013
#179
The hand sanitizer is hell on my dry, cracked hands. The alcohol in them makes it 10x worse.
riderinthestorm
Jan 2013
#186
Thank you. Dropping them on the floor for someone else is rude and not necessary.
uppityperson
Jan 2013
#117
you were taught to throw your used paper towels on the floor if the garbage wasn't near the door?
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#134
Nothing worse than grabbing the door handle and then your prick and picking up
RKP5637
Jan 2013
#151
Exact. Taught kids that too. One of the reasons I hate dryers, but use tp if no towels
appleannie1
Jan 2013
#153
Bingo. That's my default setting. I've been in lots of public bathrooms that are ...
Scuba
Jan 2013
#160
Funny, I did the same exercise in Bac & the results were quite different. Your college must have
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#136
I've read the germiest place in the bathroom is the floor. Don't put your purse on the floor! nt
Honeycombe8
Jan 2013
#180
Not in all places. But in that case I would need something between my hand and the door handle.
xoom
Jan 2013
#15
I travel cross country sometimes and some of the bathrooms I've run across are
RKP5637
Jan 2013
#152
I always wash my hands after using the bathroom, and should more often in between, but my
glowing
Jan 2013
#14
yes, especially in the winter, too much hand washing causes dry skin and hand sores
NoMoreWarNow
Jan 2013
#29
I found that my hands are greatly helped by applying a thin coat of Vaseline every night.
DebJ
Jan 2013
#173
+1. Honestly, I really think about it too with my chapped hands. They really suffer in winter
riderinthestorm
Jan 2013
#189
I do the same thing!!! And I make sure my guests see that I wash properly at the kitchen sink
msanthrope
Jan 2013
#91
You still have to use the same door they and all of the "unwashed" used to exit.
retread
Jan 2013
#34
Nope. When done, they will go in front of the mirror and primp for a few seconds, then leave.
RC
Jan 2013
#59
selfishness: handwashing after using toilet has more to do with preventing your germs from
maggiesfarmer
Jan 2013
#36
Correction: Why do MOST people not wash their hands after using the bathroom?
GoCubsGo
Jan 2013
#120
I don't usually use public bathrooms, but when I do, I follow this 7-step process learned at the CDC
Texas Lawyer
Jan 2013
#124
My biggest gripe is bathrooms you have to pull or even turn a knob to get out of
Fumesucker
Jan 2013
#129
Or, scratching their heads, picking their nose, wiping their mouths, or eating?
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jan 2013
#130
Even if you *don't* use the restroom, if you touch anything in there, you should wash your hands.
redqueen
Jan 2013
#149
Because they have no sense of hygiene and no respect for the people they come in contact with.
Prometheus Bound
Jan 2013
#163
Our local public school does not ALLOW the students to wash their hands, no kidding.
DebJ
Jan 2013
#175
The irony is that santizer eventually kills the GOOD germs, which naturally protect you
Honeycombe8
Jan 2013
#181
I do. I wash my hands 10+ times daily (I have pets). But sometimes it's not worth it.
Honeycombe8
Jan 2013
#182