Choosing and Using Your Soap
Hand Hygiene
- Hand Hygiene Home
 - Soap and Water
 - Hand Sanitizer
 - Why and When
 - Choosing and Using Soap
 - Teaching Hand Hygiene
 - For Schools and Child Care
 - For Food Handlers
 - For Health Care Professionals
 - Posters and Print Materials
 
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Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
                  651-201-5414
                  Choosing and Using Your Soap
A guide to choosing between regular soap and water, alcohol-based hand sanitizers, and antibacterial soap. Includes posters that show both washing with soap and water and alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
- Which Soap is Best?
Antibacterial soap vs. plain soap: Which is better? Liquid soap or bar soap? What about alcohol-based hand sanitizers?
 - Hand Hygiene How-To Poster
This poster shows the steps for washing hands with soap and water or cleaning with alcohol-based hand sanitizers.
 - Clean Your Hands! Poster
This 11x17 poster shows the steps for washing hands with soap and water or cleaning with alcohol-based hand sanitizers. 
          Last Updated: 02/03/2023