When you wash your hands with soap and water, you are not killing the germs; you're making them slide off?

your hands. That being the case, why use soap at all? Why not just run water over your hands and save the cost of the soap?When you wash your hands with soap and water, you are not killing the germs; you're making them slide off?
The soap aids in the ';friction'; which is what gets the dirt off. It helps it rinse away.





Unless* the soap is antibacterial (triclosan for instance), then you are washing away the germs, not killing them.





In the kitchen if you have handled raw meat or eggs, then use an antibacterial soap to wash up.





For daily washing then you don't need the antibacterial type. Many people like the hand soaps with tea tree oil in them or pepperment.When you wash your hands with soap and water, you are not killing the germs; you're making them slide off?
Robert, that just plain doesnt make any sense at all.
Rinsing your hands with water will knock off some dirt and germs, but scrubbing with soap and hot water will accomplish a lot more. The scrubbing helps get rid of loose skin cells, dirt, and doesn't just get rid of germs - the soap kills them.
because the soap is what kills the germs.
A lot of the stuff on your hands is nonpolar (for example grease, oil, other stuff). It won't come off if you just use water, because it doesn't stick to water, it repels it. That's why you need soap, a nonpolar base, to stick to that nonpolar stuff. It can grab that stuff and take it off your hands.


Also, most manufacturers mix antibacterial chemicals inside of soap. That is why it kills germs.
Because the soap acts as a detergent - and picks up some of the grease and dirt, which helps to wash it off your hands. If you just used water, the water would slide right off - think of a cup of oil and water - they separate, right? Well, the soap attaches to the oil (and dirt), and then washes away with the water.