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How does hand soap kill bacteria?

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Scrubbing with hand soap, including under your fingernails, and then running warm water over your hands loosens the bacteria so they are removed and sent down the drain to die.

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Ivory soap kills bacteria by putting its antiseptic chemicals to use. Once these chemicals come in contact with your skin and water, they eliminate germs and dirt from your skin.

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Why does washing your hands with soap prevent the spread of disease?

The ingredients in soap are a form of disinfectant. Most soaps will kill bacteria on contact.


Does soap use bacteria when making?

No soap does not use bacteria in its making. One of the objectives of soap using is to get rid of bacteria.


Which antibacterial hand soap kills the most bacteria?

Generally the ones made with orange and/or citrus are the most effective at killing bacteria. Orange oil has a remarkable way of getting rid of grease too. Wonderful and harmless.


Does hand sanitizer kill sickness viruses?

Washing with soap and water is considered the better way to prevent virus transmission, but alcohol-based hand sanitizers are also effective if they contain a minimum of 60% alcohol.According to a recent article published in the February, 2009, issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, "Efficacy of soap and water and alcohol-based hand-rub preparations against live H1N1 influenza virus on the hands of human volunteers," both hand cleaning techniques were effective in killing H1N1 (a strain of flu) virus on deliberately infected health care workers.A September, 2005, article in Pediatrics, "A randomized, controlled trial of a multifaceted intervention including alcohol-based hand sanitizer and hand-hygiene education to reduce illness transmission in the home," concludes "...alcohol-based hand sanitizers rapidly kill viruses that are commonly associated with respiratory and gastrointestinal (GI) infections."The bottom line is good hand-hygiene helps prevent the spread of both bacteria and viruses. Hand washing with soap and water is slightly more effective than alcohol-based hand sanitizers, but the sanitizers do kill viruses.Bear in mind some viruses are more difficult to kill than others. Disinfecting hard surfaces with a mild bleach-and-water solution also helps reduce the spread of disease.Links to both abstracts in Related Links, below.


Does soap help a plant grow?

Soap water would have a negative affect on the plant and would probably cause it to die or not sprout because the chemicals in these soaps are harmful to plants, these chemicals are used to kill bacteria and most of these bacteria help in the bulding up of nitrates in the soil, without thes nitrates the plants may die

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How do antiseptics work to kill bacteria?

You use them on your hands to kill bacteria. Examples are Hand sanitizers, or soap now how they work to kill them is another question, well they for example inactivate the bacteria remove them make the bacteria "blowup", and they can stop bacteria from growing.


What happens when you mix hand sanitizer and soap?

You will get anti-bacterial soap in the end really. Hand sanitizer will kill bacteria, and soap will wash off dirt and oils


Is it good to use a anti-bacteria hand soap when you wash your hands?

YES ... It kills off 99.99% of germs ... over use is not good ... there are mineral that your hand does need and the soap will "kill" the off to ...


Does soap only kill certain bacteria?

It depends on what type of soap you are talking about. Antibacterial Soap kills most of the bacteria types you can get on your hands, whereas bar soap doesn't actually kill them. Instead, it just makes the bacteria less able to stick to your hands, so when you wash your hands with water after, the bacteria just washes off. The soap acts as an emulsifier; it makes the bacteria bond with the water, so it can no longer stay on your hand. It goes down the drain, and is gone. Glad to be of help A.B.


How much foam soap is necessary to kill bacteria?

Generally speaking, soap does not kill bacteria, it assists in washing them away. However, if the soap contains antibacterial agents that are effective against the particular kind of bacteria, it should take very little.


Which soap kill more bacteria dove or zest?

zest


Does antibacterial soap kill more bacteria then germ-x?

Yes, But it depends on the brand of soap that you are using. Yes, But it depends on the brand of soap that you are using.she/he is wrong because the soap doesnt really kill any germs or bacteria.it just makes your hand smell fresh and it also makes it wreankealy.can i ask you this question oes germ-x really kills 99.9 bacteria? AND YOU SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!


What is added to drinking water to kill the bacteria in it?

Bacteria (usually) can be killed with ordinary soap or diluted cholrine bleach.


How do germs kill you?

It seems they can get you sick but not kill you


How does bar soap kill bacteria?

a substance named alkaline does most of the cleansing


Does steam at 100C kill bacteria?

Water or steam at 100 degrees Celsius will kill some bacteria. Detergent or soap is needed to kill the ones that survive the hot temperatures.


How much bacteria does Ivory soap kill?

89.73 percent of all bacteria is killed within the area treated.