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However, as the chairwoman of the section of hospital epidemiology of hygiene of the Slovak Epidemiological and Vaccinological Society Katarína Naďová pointed out, too much disinfection in everyday life is also not beneficial.

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Hand hygiene is important

She pointed out that the pandemic of the new coronavirus also confirmed the importance of adequate hand hygiene. Disinfectants have become the standard equipment of the interiors of establishments, schools or medical facilities. However, in everyday life, experts prefer conventional hand washing to alcohol disinfection.

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“By using aggressive means, but also by extremely excessive hand hygiene, we also remove good and beneficial bacteria from the skin, the aim of which is to protect the skin from the multiplication of pathogens.” Naďová explained.

Ordinary water is not enough

However, the head of the Center for Microbiology and Infection Prevention at the University of Trnava, Jaroslav Brňová, stated that ordinary water is not enough for thorough hand washing. The combination with liquid soap or washing emulsion with a neutral pH is ideal.

According to her, it is not necessary to use disinfectant soap at all, even now during the pandemic of the COVID-19 disease. He says that compared to ordinary liquid soap without a disinfectant, its superior effect has never been sufficiently proven by scientific studies.

Hands must be washed for at least 40 seconds

According to her, low concentrations of disinfectant additives in disinfectant soaps are very dangerous because they promote the development of resistance in bacteria, destroy the microbiome of the skin of the hands, promote the development of skin allergies and contaminate our environment.

“We should wash our hands for at least 40 to 60 seconds, not omitting the space between our fingers, the back of our hands, palms, nails or wrists. hands for at least two minutes and that’s unrealistic. ” she added with the understanding that after washing her hands, it is recommended to use a clean towel or disposable cloth to stop the water supply, thus preventing direct contact of the hands with the tap.