Dettol No-Touch HandWash System

It's just a marketing gimmick imo

Your hands maybe nearly bacteria free for a few minutes but after touching a few objects they will pick up other bacterias so it's pointless

anyways I'm of the opinion that we're being pushed into too being too clean when we should be allowing our bodies to build up it's own resistance
 
Rainmaker said:
I emailed them once to ask about that 0.1% remaining. My question was carefully phrased (so as to be clear, not to be 'clever' about it), and I basically asked whether the product 'missed' that 0.1% of germs because of chance/washing technique/whatever or whether the 0.1% were simply resistant to the product. If the latter, then surely within a few hours you're simply harbouring ('breeding') germs that are resistant to the product anyway, hence rendering it useless compared to good ole fashioned soap and water.

The reply? "If the product killed 100% of germs your hands or the surface (depending on the product in question) would be sterile. Since your hands/surfaces aren't an operating theatre they aren't sterile. It kills 99.9% of bacteria."

Now is it just me, or did they not answer the question? :confused: Either it kills all germs, or it doesn't. If it doesn't is it simply a mechanical omission (technique, chance etc) or does it leave resistant germs that the product is no longer effective against, thus increasing resistance amongst the general population? They didn't seem to want to answer. I stick to soap and water now. :p As an aside bleach solution kills 100% of bacteria (provided there's no organic matter, aluminium etc present) so what their sterile/operating theatre comment was about, if not redirection, I don't know.
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Typical b/s respose from company that doesn't know anything about the product they're marketing. :rolleyes:

But why did you email them? Do you have some kind of proffesional interest in soap?
 
seek said:
Typical b/s respose from company that doesn't know anything about the product they're marketing. :rolleyes:

But why did you email them? Do you have some kind of proffesional interest in soap?
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LOL No, but I was reading the label and just wondered. Emailing companies like that can come in quite handy. I've had various companies' science people send me everything from free textbooks, journal articles, books, free product... Plus you learn something. Unless you hit a company like this who waffle BS. It's usually win/win though and only takes a second. :p
 
Yes this seems pretty pointless, there are germs on everything and if we don't come into contact with this bad bacteria it will reduce are immunity and it can also lead to more allergies because your body hasn't "seen" that bacteria before.

I think I will stick with my manual soap pump.
 
We have these at the hospital and we also have a bin that opens when we hover our hand over it.
Now for a self opening door so you don't have to touch the handles.

Let's face it using this type of thing at home is pretty pointless if you're healthy but if you are a patient in your own home with low immunity then every little helps.
 
I think these things have been around for ages, theres a similar one mounted on the wall of my dentists that detects and spurts.
 
Ya, we had them all over uni last year with that alcohol gel stuff after swine-flu broke out. Then they couldn't be bothered paying to refill them so took them all away!

I thought I was the only one who got annoyed at having to pull door handles on the way out of the toilet!! Then again, wouldn't every door handle have this problem?
 
I thought exactly the same thing when I saw the TV advert for this. It's irrelevant how much bacteria is on the pump as you are invariably going to be washing your hands after touching it anyhow!
 
Dr.EM said:
I thought exactly the same thing when I saw the TV advert for this. It's irrelevant how much bacteria is on the pump as you are invariably going to be washing your hands after touching it anyhow!
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But do you really want to put your fingers on another mans poo before you wash your hands?
 
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