Does turning of the water defeat the point of hand washing?

When you wash your hands, you


1. Turn on the water. This gets some of whatever is on your hands onto the knob.


2. Wash your hands. This is supposed to remove whatever was left on them after you touched the faucet knob.


3. Turn off the water. Won't this get some of whatever was left on the faucet knob, by you and everyone else who used the same sink, onto your hands?





When you eat, won't your hands have not only the germs that you had originally, but also the germs of everyone else who washed their hands at the same sink before you?Does turning of the water defeat the point of hand washing?
That is why you use a paper towel when turning off the water or opening the bathroom door in a public restroom.Does turning of the water defeat the point of hand washing?
Nope use your elbow. Report Abuse

You certainly have a valid point. I wouldn't think much about it though, unless you are a germaphobe. Live healthy, Eat healthy, Be healthy. I wonder what they did before there was running water and paper towels?
Your suppose to use a towel turn on facuet, wash your hands, then use a clean towel to turn off the facuet, however regardless nothing kills all the germs 100% so you will also have something.