Cornwall, England, UK, Hand sanitizing point for the general public to use free of charge during Covid-19 in a Cornwall park area. (Photo by: Peter Titmuss/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) ...

Using hand sanitiser has become very common, especially when one is outdoors. Public surfaces, from desks and handbags to school bags and public transport, are often regarded as contaminated carrying ...

Healthcare workers can follow all of the World Health Organization’s recommended hand hygiene steps for using alcohol-based hand rub, but still make mistakes and miss some areas of their hands, ...

After the Covid-19 scare, hand sanitisers became a part of our daily lives. Many of us reach for them almost subconsciously, without a second thought. But have you ever wondered, how healthy is this ...

Raise your hand if you're lucky enough to own a bottle of hand sanitizer. Just one problem: There's a good chance that hand is dry and cracked. Hand sanitizers come with certain side effects that can ...

Five medical organizations are recommending updated best practices for hand hygiene to protect patients and staff in healthcare settings. The recommendations emphasize the importance of healthy skin ...

As any parent of a young child can attest, small humans are basically germ factories. As they learn hygiene and how to care for themselves, kids are prone to lots of runny noses, coughs, sore throats ...

However, while maintaining hand hygiene is important to prevent infections and avoid falling sick, excessive sanitiser use can damage your skin, leading to various skin-related problems on the hand.