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Have you washed your hands? Have you really washed your hands? You’re home! Maybe it’s time for a good hand-washing. Do you think your hands are clean enough right now? That’s iOS 14 in a nutshell.Read more...

Back in March, when COVID-19 was almost completely mysterious, I spent an insane amount of time disinfecting everything in my path. I sprayed down mail with Lysol. I scrubbed groceries clean before they crossed the threshold of our house. I sterilized every toy my son could have possibly slobbered on. It was a…Read more...

So you’re running dangerously low on hand soap in the middle of a global pandemic, and refills are hard to come by thanks to supply chain issues and ongoing panic buying. Or maybe you can’t venture out to the store to buy more until well after you’ve run out. You still need to wash your hands frequently—what to do?Read more...

I’ll start by saying: I’m sorry. If you’re a parent of a little kid and you’re stuck at home right now, the last thing you need is for Baby Shark to start playing in your head on repeat. And I know that just seeing that image was enough to press the mental play button. But, if you’re struggling to get your little kids…Read more...

In the interest of public health, and for those of you who are visual learners, we present this video guide to properly washing your hands.Read more...

I can’t do it anymore. If I sing the words “happy birthday” to myself one more time as I wash my hands, I might combust. It’s actually my birthday today, and the last thing I want to hear is that song. In the video above, I found a solution.Read more...

If you’ve suddenly started washing your hands like a doctor prepping for surgery, you’re not alone—I never realized how long 20 seconds could actually feel until this week. Making sure our kids wash or sanitize their hands (and don’t cough all over creation) is also key to slowing the spread of the coronavirus. But…Read more...

If you’ve visited your local grocery or drug store in search of hand sanitizer over the past few weeks you’ve probably run into problems. Coronavirus concerns have caused hand sanitizer to be sold out almost everywhere, and if you’ve visited social media lately almost everyone has a recipe for how you should make your…Read more...

Hand sanitizer is sold out everywhere. That’s just a fact of life right now. But there are plenty of DIY recipes out there so you can make your own, so I set out to test them. And then I ran into problems. Read more...

Are anyone else’s hands really goddamn scaly and dry lately? Flu season/coronavirus paranoia has us scrubbing up even more than usual—and that, combined with the winter weather, is leaving our poor hands crying out for moisture.Read more...

Hand washing is important, particularly in times such as these, but a simple splashing of hot, soapy water is not the move. There is, in fact, a correct way to wash one’s hands, and it involves singing (or humming).Read more...