Do you wash your hands too often?

@dya80dya (36950)
April 18, 2020 4:30pm CST
Since we have this virus I am washing my hands too often. They became dry and now the soap harms my skin. I used hand lotion for my hands, but washing them too often is not good for them. Do you do the same as me? What do you use for your hands? My hands are really dry. I think the only way to reduce this is to stop using soap, at least for a short time.
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@marlina (154129)
• Canada
18 Apr 20
I always wash my hands when needed.
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@dya80dya (36950)
19 Apr 20
Do you use hand lotion after you are washing them?
@DianneN (247183)
• United States
19 Apr 20
I wash my hands very often, but used a mild, moisturizing, natural soap unless I have touched things from outside my home.
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@DianneN (247183)
• United States
19 Apr 20
@dya80dya (36950)
19 Apr 20
Natural soap is a good idea.
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• Chatsworth, California
18 Apr 20
Yes, I always have. The amount of times I do is the same as it was before, my hands are usually very clean, I do it a sufficient amount already. What’s scary is people apperantly wash their hands so infrequently the government has to remind the,.
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@dya80dya (36950)
19 Apr 20
Yes, it has to remind people to wash their hands. Some people already did this before this crisis.
@amadeo (111938)
• United States
18 Apr 20
you maybe overdoing do this.If you are home do not have to wash too often.
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
20 Apr 20
@dya80dya they are the one.Do they wash their hands?
@dya80dya (36950)
19 Apr 20
I am at home, but my father and brother go outside.
@Moon24 (22396)
• Serbia
18 Apr 20
I am using only soap. I think i don't wash my hands too much.
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@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
18 Apr 20
I think I wash my hands as before.
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@dya80dya (36950)
19 Apr 20
I am afraid that I will get that virus, so I wash my hands too often. I am not sure if this helps.
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@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
20 Apr 20
@dya80dya You have to relax.
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@dya80dya (36950)
20 Apr 20
@Nevena83 I can't relax. There are too many problems.
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@youless (112862)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Apr 20
I wash my hands more often than before.
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@dya80dya (36950)
19 Apr 20
I think it's normal. They keep reminding us to wash our hands often.
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@Shavkat (140362)
• Philippines
19 Apr 20
My family and I became self-conscious in doing handwash. We overdo it now.
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@Shavkat (140362)
• Philippines
19 Apr 20
@dya80dya It is what we are going to adapt in our lives now.
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@dya80dya (36950)
19 Apr 20
My family does the same. I am not the only one.
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@dya80dya (36950)
19 Apr 20
@Shavkat Yes. And maybe we will have to adapt to many other things.
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@RebeccasFarm (92682)
• United States
22 Apr 20
No as needed I wash them
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Apr 20
Even before the virus came to fore, it was already my habit to wash my hands especially when I am at home.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Apr 20
@dya80dya when I am in the kitchen cooking, I wash my hands about 10 to 20 times depending on what I do. When I touch the food, I have to wash before and after.
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@dya80dya (36950)
19 Apr 20
This is a good habit. I wash my hands each time after I pet my cats. When I am home I wash my hands too often.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Apr 20
I always did frequently wash hands.
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@dya80dya (36950)
19 Apr 20
This is a habit for you.
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@thelme55 (77378)
• Germany
19 Apr 20
Yes, I do even before the virus. Use hand cream after washing your hands.
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@thelme55 (77378)
• Germany
20 Apr 20
@dya80dya Yes, it does help me. Maybe you can use a mild soap for washing your hands.
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@dya80dya (36950)
20 Apr 20
@thelme55 I changed the soap several times.
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@dya80dya (36950)
19 Apr 20
I am using it, but it doesn't help too much. Does that hand cream help you?
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
19 Apr 20
No I wash like I should.
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@dya80dya (36950)
19 Apr 20
This is good for you. I should wash my hands less often.
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• India
19 Apr 20
Yes these days am washing my hands more often but am not using the hand sanitizer
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@dya80dya (36950)
19 Apr 20
I am using hand sanitizer, but it burns my hands.
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• India
20 Apr 20
@dya80dya It does. Try soaps they are also fine