Wash Your Hands With Soap
We’re prepared, are you?
The single most important piece of health advice in preventing COVID-19 (or any virus) is to WASH YOUR HANDS with soap and water for 20-seconds. Deadly viruses are no match for plain, old soap and here is why.
Why does soap work so well on the new coronavirus and most viruses as well? Because it is a self-assembled nanoparticle in which the weakest link is the lipid (fatty) bilayer. That sounds so damn scientific so we will explain.
Soap dissolves the fat membrane, and the virus falls apart like a house of cards and dies, or rather, it becomes inactive, as viruses aren’t really alive. Viruses can be active outside the body for hours, even days. Disinfectants or liquids, wipes, gels and creams containing alcohol (and soap) have a similar effect but are not as good as good old fashioned regular soap. And if you can find handmade natural soap without harsh chemicals, that is even better.
Apart from alcohol and soap, antibacterial agents in those products don’t affect the virus structure much. Consequently, many antibacterial products are basically just an expensive version of soap in how they act on viruses. Soap is the best and alcohol wipes are good when soap is not practical or handy. Soap is king (or queen depending on how you look at it).
Soap outnumbers the interactions between the virus and the skin surface, and the virus gets detached and falls apart like a stack of dominoes. Soap works better than anything, even alcohol and disinfectants, at destroying the structure of viruses. If you think natural soap is a joke, think again.
Shmutzies makes and sells good old-fashioned handmade natural soap. It has all of the virus-fighting properties that you need to fight off disease and it is also really good for your skin because it has no harsh chemicals that can damage the human body inside and out.
You may be seeing a shortage of soap in the big box stores but at Shmutzies, we are ready for you. Give us a call or visit our website and load up on good, natural products that are going to protect you not only from disease but also from having dry, damaged skin. If you are going to hunker down and wash your hands a billion times a day, you might as well do it without damaging or drying out your skin.