Website spotlights a recent study in the Journal of Hospital Infection that tested three popular drying methods.
A recent study by the Journal of Hospital Infection that tested three popular drying methods got the spotlight in an article on the Oprah website.
According to the study, jet-air dryers can blow bacteria upwards - possibly in the users face.
Warm-air dryers circulates fewer germs, but can leave people wiping their hands on their pants.
Finally, while paper towels are not environmentally friendly, they spread 27 times fewer microbes than a jet-air dryer.
January 21, 2016
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