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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Contact Info
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