The best way to wash your hands - advice from the NHS

Soap and Water

• Wet your hands and use enough soap to cover them completely.
• Rub the palms together.
• Use the palm of one hand to rub the back of the other hand with your fingers interlaced, then swap.
• Rub the palms together with fingers interlaced.
• Rub the backs of fingers against palm of other hand.
• Wrap your thumb in the palm of the other hand and rotate it, then swap.
• Clasp your fingers in to a ball and wrap the palm of your other hand around it and rotate, then swap.
• Rinse with running water.
• Dry hands on a disposable towel or under a dryer.
• Use towel or elbow to turn off tap.

Hand Gel

• Squeeze some gel the size of your thumbnail into the palm of your hand.
• Rub the palms together.
  
• Use the palm of one hand to rub the back of the other hand with your fingers interlaced, then swap.
• Rub the palms together with fingers interlaced.
• Rub the backs of fingers against palm of other hand.
• Wrap your thumb in the palm of the other hand and rotate it, then swap.
• Clasp your fingers in to a ball and wrap the palm of your other hand around it and rotate, then swap.
• Keep rubbing your hands until they are dry – for at least 20 seconds.

Hand gel needs to have at least 60% alcohol in it to kill viruses. The contents are usually listed on the back of the bottle.