WASHING HANDS WITH SOAP FIGHTS CORONAVIRUS.

WASHING HANDS WITH SOAP FIGHTS CORONAVIRUS.

Soap is one of the most effective ways to get rid of COVID-19.
It dissolves the fatty layer that coats coronaviruses.
But you have to wash your hands properly.
One of the most consistent COVID-19 messages from health officials has been the importance of good personal hygiene.

Washing your hands with soap is one of the simplest and most effective ways of killing off any viruses you may have come into contact with.

Washing with water alone is far less likely to shift the virus from the skin surface.

Soap contains fat-like compounds called amphiphiles, which are similar to the lipids found in the virus membrane.

When soap comes into contact with these fatty substances, it binds with them and causes them to disconnect from the virus. It also forces the virus to disengage from the skin.

You do have to be vigorous with your hand-washing though. That’s why the advice is that hands should be washed thoroughly for at least 20 seconds.

Viruses stick to the skin and get lodged in those minuscule crinkles, which is why shifting them requires active hand-washing.

Other substances are also effective, such as alcohol-based gels. Those with high alcohol content (usually 60% to 80%) will also dissolve the virus. But the antibacterial properties of such products will have no effect on viruses.