Ever wondered why you leave the water running away while you scrub your hands? It’s probably just habit.
The American Red Cross recommends washing hands with soap for at least 15 seconds. If you wash your hands seven times a day, that’s 105 seconds of clean, wasted water added to your water bill. If you have a family of four, that’s 420 seconds of running water down the drain each day.
Some tips on turning off while scrubbing:
• Wet hands, apply soap, then use your elbow to turn off lever-style or long-handled faucets. Those are my favorite faucets for that very reason. …read more

I posted a review of CleanWell’s hand wash and hand sanitizing spray back in March. I kept the bottle of hand sanitizing spray in my purse to use after pumping gas, etc. The hand spray is also a great item to take on vacation. I love it because it’s naturally antibacterial (uses thyme) and doesn’t smell like alcohol.
The little bottle really does hold a lot of sprays. I just recently ran out, and I thought I would have to order online since they only had the larger size last time I looked at Target. To my surprise, I was able …read more