Soap Bits

Poster - www.washup.org

As we all know, washing with soap and water is one of the very best ways to prevent the spread of disease, including colds, flu, and other illnesses.  The CDC has long been promoting the benefits of washing with soap and water.  But a study by the The Soap and Detergent Association (SDA) and the American Society of Microbiology (ASM) showed that:

• One-third of men don’t wash their hands in public restrooms
• 88% of women do lather up after using public facilities
• 92% say they wash their hands in public restrooms, but only 77% were observed actually doing so

So, the SDA and ASM have teamed up to produce hand hygiene educational brochures to help inform both adults and children of the benefits of hand-washing with soap and water.  It’s another way to promote the benefits of soap.

The materials for kids are pretty good.  There’s a brochure, Have U Washed Your Hands 2Day, and a poster that goes along with it (the posted is shown above).  Both are also available in high-resolution .pdf’s from www.washup.org.  There’s also an adult brochure, Don’t Get Caught Dirty Handed.

The Soap and Detergent Association also has other materials available for kids, including a storybook, Hurray for Handwashing, featuring Sudsy and Soapy and coloring sheets that go with they book.  All these materials area available to download and can also be printed on demand They also have cute several mp3 songs for kids about washing:

Look at Me
Its Fun to Scrub
Remember
Hooray for Handwashing

If you are making and selling handcrafted soaps, the brochures and posters might be good tools to help inform your customers (and the people around you) about the benefits of good ol’ soap and water.

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