HAND washing is a hot topic at the moment thanks to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. With health authorities advising people to wash their hands regularly, is liquid soap better than a bar of soap?

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Q: Is there any difference between washing our hands with bar soap or liquid hand wash? Would it be better if we wash with both soap and hand wash at the same time? — Rowena Kong, Vancouver, Canada A: ...

Mask-wearing has divided the country, but hand-washing – one might think – is something virtually everyone would agree on. Hand-washing, after all, is one of the most critical parts of preventing the ...

Foam soaps are increasingly replacing traditional liquid soaps in hospitals, nursing homes, schools, the food industry and other public spaces, but the trend may carry a risk, a small study suggests.

They found that Gram-negative bacteria on the hands of students and staff increased 26-fold after washing with the contaminated soap. "This is the first study to quantitatively demonstrate that ...