Taking the time to wash your hands properly is crucial to prevent the spread of infection. If you’re not washing for the time it takes to sing “Happy Birthday” twice, you’re doing it wrong.
But that requires hand soap — and lots of it. Here’s where you can track it down.
Important note: As the nation responds to the coronavirus outbreak, people are buying essentials in bulk. You may find the goods here are priced higher than normal or temporarily out of stock at your usual go-to retailer.
Top sites to buy hand soap online
Amazon: Your one-stop shop for just about anything, including hand soaps and sanitizers.
Shop a wide selection of soaps from leading and lesser-known brands, all at a range of price points. And with Prime, snag free two-day shipping and other perks while you shop.
With the Amazon Fire TV, you can stream over 250,000 TV episodes and movies on HBO now, Amazon video, Netflix plus play games and listen to music and much more.
On Amazon.com you can either rent textbooks for college or buy cheap new and used textbooks. You can also trade your old textbooks for an Amazon gift card.
Amazon prime student helps you with some college shopping by finding deals through hundreds of vendors, from laptops to study snacks or office supplies.
Home Depot: For your heavy-duty hand-washing needs.
Need to scrub away heavy dirt and grime? Look to this home improvement retailer for hand soaps designed specifically for this purpose. Bulk and refill options are also available.
Staples: Buy single- or multi-packs and save.
Staples stocks a variety of hand soap options, from single regular-sized bottles to large refill containers and mutli-packs.
L'Occitane: Treat your hands to lavish liquid and bar soaps.
Indulge in luxurious ingredients to keep your hands soothed and moisturized as well as clean.
Anthropologie: Shop luxury beauty brands, including chic hand soaps.
Find a small selection of liquid and bar soaps from brands like Mistral, Compagnie De Provence, George & Viv and more from this on-trend fashion and beauty boutique.
Everyone should wash their hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which notes it’s the best way to remove certain germs from the hands.
But if hand soap is unavailable, the CDC recommends using a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Keep in mind the CDC notes hand sanitizer may not work as well when hands are heavily soiled or greasy — nor is it as effective as hand washing against removing certain types of germs, including norovirus.
What kind of soap kills COVID-19?
The CDC maintains that washing your hands with soap and water is the best way to remove germs. Any soap — whether it’s antibacterial or a natural, eco-friendly option — can remove dirt and germs from your hands. Studies have found no added benefit to using antibacterial versus plain soap, according to the CDC.
Gabrielle Pastorek is a staff writer at Finder, helping readers to round up the best deals, coupons, retailers, products and services to make sound financial decisions. She's written more than 800 articles on the site and is a quoted expert in Best Company and DealNews. She earned an MFA from the University of Pittsburgh, with essays and short stories published in The Collagist, Blue Monday Review, Blotterature and others. When she’s not writing, Gabrielle can be found out in the barn with her horse, Lucy.
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