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The Earth was born four billion years ago and has weathered many a health crisis. From asteroid strikes to horrible World Wars to the 1970s’ shaky fashion sense, our planet has pressed on, serving as our home and life source. Scientists’ extensive research tells us the Earth is halfway through its life span. And, as […]

The tired hospital cook was a gamer, sick with a bad cold but working faster than world hot dog eating king Joey Chestnut at the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island. He was making sandwiches, serving up pastas and preparing steaks. He was working two hundred miles per minute with raw meat, […]

Hand hygiene products labeled as “antibacterial” are produced with active antibacterial chemicals such as triclosan, chloroxylenol, and Benzalkonium Chloride which are intended to kill bacteria and microbes. Yet in recent years the purported benefits of antimicrobial products have been challenged by organizations such as the USDA and FDA, and an increasing amount of research has […]

The vast majority of hand hygiene products currently on the market contain chemical fragrances. Required by the FDA to be listed only under “fragrance” on the product label, these ingredients give a product its distinct smell or aroma. Yet certain chemicals commonly contained in fragranced products have been linked to negative health effects – including […]

When selecting a hand soap or hand hygiene product, it is important to consider not just the product’s effectiveness and safety, but also how it will interact with the environment once it has been rinsed down the drain. After all, hand hygiene products are typically used at or around a sink and then immediately rinsed […]

Synthetic dyes are used in hand hygiene products to offer an attractive color or to alter the color of a product deemed unattractive by manufacturers. It is estimated that there exist upwards of 1,200 different dyes used to color household products, the majority of which are known irritants or even toxins. Outlined here are a […]

Helpful Hand Washing Tips for Your Kids to Try Keeping hands clean through the use of proper hand hygiene is the most important step you can take to avoid illness and spreading germs to others.  However, without using proper hand hygiene, your hands will not be clean and germ-free. The most common mistake with hand […]

Keeping your hands clean through the use of proper hand hygiene is the most important step you can take to avoid illness and spreading germs to others. Germs can be picked up through coming into contact with any common surface, such as counter tops, desks, keyboards, animals, even other people. These germs can enter the […]

Touch-free dispensers, automatic dispensers, motion-activated dispensers, or whatever you want to call them, are becoming more and more popular for hand soaps and hand sanitizers in institutional settings.  Touch-free dispensers are an important innovation in hand hygiene, but before you install touch-free dispensers, be sure that you’ve made plans to avoid common problems. We, at […]

Selecting a hand soap for your school should be a complicated decision. That may sound strange to you. Why should it be complicated? Unfortunately, many schools don’t make it complicated. Instead, they simply include their hand soaps in a massive bid with several vague specifications, like pink soap with cherry fragrance, and then pick the […]