20 seconds, the most ideal duration for hand washing
Hand washing is not enough just by using water. You must wash your hands with running water and soap. And hand washing can not be done for a while. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, you should spend at least 20 seconds to wash your hands properly and properly.
Here's how to wash your hands right:
Start by rubbing your palms back and forth with each other. Then rub the later parts of both hands. Do this for 5 seconds
Then switch to finger. Rub each finger with soap.
Do not forget the nail area. The reason bacteria often hide behind nails. Clean the nail area with soap as well.
After that, rub back all the palms with soap. This process at least did take 20 seconds.
Finally, rinse with running water. Rub all parts of the palm of the hand until clean and no soap left.
"Avoid washing hands with soap containing antibiotics such as triclosan, because it is known that this substance will cause resistance to microbes that are actually harmful to health," wrote the article as quoted by Boldsky.