Homemade Sanitizing and Handwashing Solution
Survival Sanitation: It all Begins with the Hands
by Tactical Intelligence on August 12th, 2011
Just like we preppers like to practice fire-making, off-grid cooking, cooking from our food storage and all the other skills we do during non-emergencies, it’s important that we “practice” getting in the habit of keeping our hands clean during normal times. That way, if things get bad — whether it’s 3-days or 3-years, we’ll have one less thing to think about. This also includes getting rid of habits that involve hand-to-mouth contact (other than eating of course).
HABITS TO DEVELOP
washing hands after going to the bathroom
washing hands before eating
washing hands after coming into contact with another person’s hands
sneezing or coughing into the crook of your elbow instead of your hands
HABITS TO AVOID
fingernail biting
chewing on objects (pens, pencils etc)
coughing or sneezing into your hands
general hand to near-mouth contact (many people have the habit of putting their hands near or on their mouth when they are deep in thought).
