Is it better to wash your hands in hot water or cold?

-- I%26#039;m having a little dispute with my younger sister who prefers cold. Please help me save her before her hands fall off...or freeze off, which ever comes first.|||flowerking, i was relieved when i finally seen somebody with some sense. ha! surprising how many people say that they use hot water to wash their hands!!!





proper hand washing: soap (enough to lather, rub/scrub your fingers palms and wrist vigorously and sing happy bday twice. the friction removes germs. rinse wrist allowing water to run toward finger tips then into sink. rinse well. dry.








temperature of water: tepid/warm is good. hot water will break down the skin which could lead to further problems and opportunity for infection.|||I pretty much said what I%26#039;ve been taught and using in my profession. Report Abuse
|||And I still didn%26#039;t get best answer. Report Abuse
|||I guess the asker is not into basic hygene. Report Abuse
|||HOT so it kills all the bugs and anything that might be lurking around on your hands. lol.





:D|||Hot water gets germs off easier.|||It%26#039;s better to use hot water because it kills the germs ... but sometimes you need to wash with cold water to wake up easier and flow the blood cycle faster ...|||hot water|||Hot Water is much better.


1. It takes off Dirt faster


2. It lathers easily


3. It cleanses better.|||hot water is best above 63 degrees it will kill all germs cold water we still be ok with an antibiotic handwash|||Hot water is better, of course! The soap dissolve better in hot water, and clean better than dissolved in cold water !


And by the way I prefer wash my hands in hot water, because hot water gives me much pleasure, and I like it !|||Hot water. Not scalding though. It helps kill those evil little germs along with soap.|||It is better to use hot water. It cleans them better and kills the bacteria off them better.%26#039;|||I would think hot water because it would help kill bacteria along with the soap...and I think it rinses better...|||i prefer warm ,but it doesn%26#039;t matter as long as you wash,of course,it is supposed to be healther in hot%26lt;%26gt;IS%26lt;%26gt;|||hot!!! so that it can kill bacteria.|||It doesn%26#039;t matter whether the water is hot or cold. Hot water doesn%26#039;t kill the bacteria. The soap does. The water would have to be too hot for you to stick your hands under before it would kill any germs without the soap. Many people don%26#039;t like the idea of sticking their hands (or for that matter, any other body parts) in cold water to wash them. But it will still do the job if you are using soap. How does something somewhere in the middle sound?


How to wash your hands:


1. Wet your hands with warm water.


2. Apply a generous amount of soap.


3. Rub your hands together for 20 seconds.


4. Rinse your hands.


5. Dry your hands with a paper towel.


6. Use the paper towel to turn off the faucet and open the door.|||I actually believe that the truth is somewhere in between these 2- where the water would be a tepid temperature (room temperature) or warm, which is the most comfortable for washing your hands.





If I had to choose between the 2, I would probably vote for cold as you wouldn%26#039;t end up burning your hands- though freezing water is not comfortable either. At least not to me.|||lol.





hot.





theoratically.|||Hot water. It kills germs.|||i use hot myself.hot kill%26#039;s germ%26#039;s not cold.