Become sick by washing your hands? How is that possible?

Do not use disinfectant soap to wash your hands, because that gives you way more good bacteria than that evil fights. Before that Health Council warned this morning. But what are good and bad bacteria, and how you should or wash your hands? 

You have no idea, but there are 8 million bacteria on every square centimeter of your hand. Invisible life where you dont have to do spastic about it, says microbiologist Jasper Buikx from Artis Micropia. These bacteria are in fact your first line of defense against harmful you gain everywhere: from the door handle to the toilet seat, a keyboard to your mobile phone. They keep you healthy. 

Buikx fully supports the Health warning. "A good warning. The big problem of this soap is that which addresses all bacteria. The bad, but also the good." 

With the good he is referring to the microbes that call our bodies home. "That's a whole arsenal; on your hand alone, some 150 species of bacteria and 30 types of fungi whose composition differs per person. Scientists even think that that composition of bacteria and fungi for each person is unique and is more reliable than a fingerprint. " 

And these bacteria are much needed to keep out diseases and other nasty ailments. "In your hands, the principle applies: full is full. All bacteria take a place in which no bacteria from outside can sit. And the body's bacteria produce substances that in their turn tackle harmful. " Destroying good bacteria with antibiotic soap for example, over time can be so harmful, says Buikx. "If you use too much of these antibacterial agents, some bacteria are even resistant. 

They are difficult to control and have free reign. "He therefore shares the conclusions of the Health Council. Buikx not only warns of soap, but also for cleaning chemicals and preservatives in food. "Also, these resources can be harmful in the long term, if you structurally ingest."

Should you did not wash your hands? No, he says. "But do it in a normal way. So after using the toilet and before cooking. And use regular soap sparingly. Most harmful bacteria are even washing with hot water only because they mostly sit on the top layer of your skin. "

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