Mom Was Wrong: Cold Water Will Clean Your Hands Too

Mom Was Wrong: Cold Water Will Clean Your Hands Too
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It's an adage you've heard practically from day one of your life: Wash your hands with hot water instead of cold.


Yet it seems the temperature of the water doesn't actually matter when it comes to getting rid of dangerous bacteria, according to a new Rutgers University-New Brunswick study published in the Journal of Food Protection's June edition. GOJO Industries provided the soap and collaborated on the study , though the company did not fund it.



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