Under the fingernails
We all know that it is crucial to wash our hands after we use the restroom, sneeze, touch raw meat, and so on. But how about our fingernails?
Because if you’re not scrubbing under your nails, you’re actually doing half the job. “Fecal bacteria can set up shop and colonize in the area under your nails,” Dr. Glatter says.
He actually suggests soaking a cotton swab with warm, soapy water and swabbing it under your nails to remove bacteria and debris gently. Keeping nails short can also help prevent bacteria from thriving.
You’ll have to listen up to this next one…
