The Dirty Secret of the Kitchen and Cloakroom Hand Towel

Keep your germs to yourself! Hand drying matters! How you dry your hands contributes significantly to how clean your hands are and therefore the removal of the risk of cross infection.

(PRWEB) February 7, 2005 -- We all know that dirty hands can transmit germs and how important it is that we wash our hands before eating, preparing and handling food or after using the toilet. But washing doesnt solve the whole problem when it comes to getting hands clean. Because no matter how clean and bacteria free hands are after washing, drying them on ordinary hand towels simply smears bacteria back on to them.

Kitchen and washroom hand towels are notorious for harboring and breeding bacteria fuelled by their shared and frequent use, traces of decomposing food as well as the damp, temperature and humidity conditions that enable bacteria to multiply uncontrollably.

In fact, tests show that bacteria on a kitchen or washroom towel can multiply from one to 2/3 million in less than four hours -- to 1 billion after one days normal use -- to 10 billion two to three days later and 100 billion by the end of the week! Given that we wash hand towels once every week on average its no wonder that hygienic hand drying is of such crucial importance in the promotion of good food safety, health and personal hygiene.

Says Andrew Kirk MSc Consultant Environmental Microbiologist More than 18 million people in the UK risk transferring germs each day from bacteria laden hands to the face, foods, food preparation surfaces, cutlery, crockery, light switches, telephones, taps and other people as a result of not washing or drying their hands properly. And more often than not, its the hygienic weakness of the hand towel thats at the root of the problem"

The solution -- New Hygi Hand Towels - Woven Microfribre Anti Bacterial & Superabsorbent.

Hygi Hand Towels are made from woven microfibre fabric incorporating star shaped microfibres that dry hands fast and give the towels that unique luxury and velvety feel! Containing Ionic Silver Ag+ permanently locked inside the fibres -- they not only inhibit the growth of bacteria that can cause food poisoning and infection but are active against yeast, fungus, toxic mould, slime, mildew as well as the bacteria that cause mustiness and odors.

Says David Hardoon Textile Technologist Hygi Hand Towels are the most hygienic way to dry your hands. This patented Microfibre Textile Technology incorporating Ionic SilverAg+ is a real technical advance. Priced from just 5.99 each - no other hand towel dries hands faster, more hygienically, more thoroughly or more economically"

Hygi Hand Towels are recommended as the best and most cost effective solution for all hand drying tasks in the kitchen and the cloakroom" Andrew Kirk MSc Consultant Environmental Microbiologist.

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