Health Tip: Wash Hands Often

Health Tip: Wash Hands Often

(HealthDay News) -- Washing hands regularly is a great way to help keep you and your family well.

The Environmental Working Group offers these hand-washing tips:

• Wash children's hands often, always before eating and after playing.

• Wash kids' hands more often if they tend to put their hands in their mouths.

• Antibacterial soap does not offer medically proven benefits over plain soap and warm water, an advisory committee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found.

• Read ingredient labels on soaps, avoiding those containing triclosan or triclocarban.

• If washing with soap and water isn't possible, opt for a fragrance-free, alcohol-based hand sanitizer.