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Kaleva

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12. I keep a bottle of hand sanitizer in the vehicle.
Sat Apr 18, 2020, 12:59 PM
Apr 2020

But when I'm home, I just wash my hands with soap and water.

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You don't have to use sanitizer when you wash your hands. Lochloosa Apr 2020 #1
You wash your hands with soap and water and that's more effective then hand sanitizer. Kaleva Apr 2020 #2
Soap and water is also easier on your skin Merlot Apr 2020 #3
I keep a bottle of hand sanitizer in the vehicle. Kaleva Apr 2020 #12
I keep a bottle of spray soap in the car with some rags Merlot Apr 2020 #16
I think the "any spray cleaner" deal is because it doesn't take much BusyBeingBest Apr 2020 #4
Thanks. Good info. But what I still don't get it why if Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2020 #6
If you left the virus alone on your hands for a couple days, it would probably BusyBeingBest Apr 2020 #8
Good explanation! Thanks. Did read that the more Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2020 #15
It does degrade on your hands jberryhill Apr 2020 #11
Roflmao. When did you become a comedian? Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2020 #14
jberryhill is a DU treasure. I seek out his posts because I know that his perspective littlemissmartypants Apr 2020 #22
Yes...cool guy from way back when.we all were Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2020 #24
Whaddya mean "funny" jberryhill Apr 2020 #25
Dawn Dish Soap is Wellstone ruled Apr 2020 #5
So there's two things that I may be confusing. 1) the application Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2020 #7
I do think Gupta is acknowledging that non-disinfectant spray cleaners BusyBeingBest Apr 2020 #10
Shampoo?? shanti Apr 2020 #19
A famous Wellstone ruled Apr 2020 #23
This post is going to keep me up all night. Chiyo-chichi Apr 2020 #26
Hahahaha Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2020 #28
I've used it now and then when my hair Raine Apr 2020 #27
Just rub some coconut oil into your Dawn washed hair womanofthehills Apr 2020 #31
All you need is regular soap and water on your hands. cwydro Apr 2020 #9
Isn't hand sanitizer in lieu of soap and hot water when its Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2020 #17
A couple of things BGBD Apr 2020 #13
Thanks!!! Good practical advice. Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2020 #18
Actually, if she washes her hands after touching stuff that she won't be eating Blue_true Apr 2020 #21
yummy Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2020 #29
I meant clean the packages. Bleach flavored cookies probably are NASTY!!! Blue_true Apr 2020 #34
❤️ Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2020 #36
You just don't pull the majority of your food out of the package Blue_true Apr 2020 #20
Any food that does not need refrigeration, I just leave outside on my porch womanofthehills Apr 2020 #30
I fill up my kitchen sink with a dishwashing liquid solution and wash all containers and ooky Apr 2020 #32
No notice from any in our town that I've seen, so congrats Hortensis Apr 2020 #33
I have no doubt the virus is everywhere, especially daily workers lindysalsagal Apr 2020 #35
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