Men Are Cleaner Than Women
November 24, 2008 – 7:39 pm by Daniel JosephsI am going to share some important news with you. For the purpose of full disclosure I will start by stating that I am a man and this report was not conducted by me!
According to a recent research conducted by University of Colorado biochemistry Rob Knight, it was found that women have more bacteria on their hands when compared with men. Again, I state this report was not conducted by me! Something else that came as a surprise was the total volume of bacteria found on the hands. The research, which was conducted amongst 51 students, shows that there were around 4.742 different species of bacteria present on their hands. The report doesn’t specify why women have more bacteria but they do speculate that it might be dependent on the nature of hands. Men’s hands tend to be a bit more acidic. But they don’t discount the possibility that women use more cosmetic applications, i.e. lotion and moisturizers that may also contribute to more bacteria. Something else that they found that is quite baffling is that when they compare the bacteria on the right and left hands, they share only 17% of bacteria in common.
With this said, I am sure women will now understand the importance of washing their hands and keeping them clean. To all the men, our acidic hands don’t give us free reign. We need to practice proper personal hygiene as well. I would recommend using PURELL products as they assure you of 99.99% cleanliness. The CDC’s recommendation for healthy hands is very simple. Wash your hands frequently and for at least 20-30 seconds or as our industry likes to tell people – wash your hands while signing 3 verses of Row Row Row Your Boat.
Now for my favorite quote from Rob Knight, when asked if guys should worry about holding hands with girls, Knight responded: “I guess it depends on which girl.”
For more information on this research, please visit:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081103/ap_on_sc/sci_dirty_hands