IT'S A FACT.
CLEANER HANDS AND FINGERS MEAN LESS CHANCE OF CATCHING A COLD, REDUCED CHANCE OF INFECTIONS
AND SICKNESS AND IF YOU'RE A MOM LIKE ME, IT'S ESPECIALLY SMART TO KEEP YOUR LITTLE
ONE'S HANDS GERM-FREE.
IT'S HEALTHY FOR YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY.
AND WITH US TO SHARE HIS PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE IS JASON LYLES, PRODUCT MANAGER FOR Mo¨LNLYCKE
HEALTH CARE, AND JASON, I WANT TO WELCOME YOU.
GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE TODAY.
OH, THANK YOU.
IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE.
WELL, MOST OF US KNOW HOW IMPORTANT HAND HYGIENE IS, BUT DO WE REALLY KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT
IS?
WELL, WE SHOULD KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS.
WHEN YOU CONSIDER HAND HYGIENE, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT?
I LIKE TO REFER TO THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION'S "5 EASY STEPS FOR
GOOD HAND WASHING TECHNIQUE".
OKAY.
SO IT'S VERY SIMPLE, AND I'M GONNA WALK YOU THROUGH.
PERFECT.
FIRST, YOU TURN ON THE WATER AND YOU PUT YOUR HANDS UNDERNEATH.
OKAY.
THEN, YOU APPLY THE SOAP, AND YOU'RE GONNA RUB FOR 20 SECONDS.
SO, AN EASY WAY TO TIME THIS--.
OKAY.
--OR TO TEACH YOUR CHILDREN...
SEEMS LONG.
IT SEEMS A LITTLE BIT LONG, BUT AN EASY WAY TO TIME THIS IS TO SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TWICE.
THEN, YOU'RE GONNA RINSE IT OFF, YOU KNOW, THOROUGHLY, AND DRY IT WITH A CLEAN TOWEL.
NOW, THIS IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT YOU CAN DO TO PREVENT DISEASE IN YOUR
FAMILY.
WOW.
I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW THAT.
BUT WHEN...WHEN WOULD YOU SAY THE MOST IMPORTANT TIMES TO WASH YOUR HANDS ARE?
WELL, MOST OF THEM ARE PRETTY COMMON SENSE.
RIGHT.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU WERE GROWING UP, WHEN DID YOUR MOM TELL YOU TO WASH YOUR
HANDS?
BEFORE DINNER, AFTER THE BATHROOM.
ABSOLUTELY.
(LAUGHTER).
(CLAP) ABSOLUTELY.
SO YOU'RE GONNA WANNA WASH YOUR HANDS--.
RIGHT.
--WHEN THEY'RE PHYSICALLY DIRTY.
OKAY.
YOU'RE GONNA WANNA WASH THEM AFTER YOU USE THE RESTROOM, WHICH ALSO PUTS YOU IN A GOOD
HABIT OF DOING IT.
SURE.
UH, BEFORE DINNER.
BECAUSE GERMS CAN ENTER THROUGH YOUR MOUTH AND YOUR NOSE.
AND THEN, FINALLY, WHEN YOU ARE SICK OR YOU'RE CARING FOR A SICK CHILD OR FAMILY MEMBER,
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU INCREASE YOUR FREQUENCY WITH WHICH YOU WASH.
OKAY.
NOW, WHAT ABOUT USING REGULAR SOAP AND WATER.
THAT'S PRETTY EFFECTIVE, BUT SOMETIMES IT FALLS SHORT OF THE GERM DILEMMA.
EXPLAIN THAT TO ME.
SURE.
WELL, IT IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT YOU CAN DO TO KEEP YOURSELF HEALTHY.
HOWEVER, WE ALL WANT TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE TO PROTECT OURSELVES AND OUR FAMILY.
THERE ARE ADDITIONAL MEASURES THAT YOU CAN TAKE.
WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS HIBICLENS, AN ANTISEPTIC SOAP.
OKAY.
IT IS VERY EFFECTIVE AT KILLING A WIDE RANGE OF GERMS.
IT'S VERY SAFE, AND IT LEAVES A LASTING LAYER OF PROTECTION ON YOUR SKIN THAT CAN KILL GERMS
FOR UP TO 24 HOURS. 24 HOURS!
SO YOU'RE SAYING IF YOU USE THIS, THIS CONTINUES TO HELP YOU THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
YES, IT'S KIND OF LIKE SUNSCREEN.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU APPLY SUNSCREEN--.
RIGHT.
--YOU'RE PUTTING ON THIS LOTION, AND IT'S PROTECTING YOU FROM THE SUN'S HARMFUL RAYS.
IN A SIMILAR WAY, THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT DOES THAT FOR GERMS.
THAT'S AMAZING.
NOW, THIS IS AN ANTISEPTIC CLEANSER THAT DOCTORS AND NURSES USE, RIGHT?
YES, IT IS.
I MEAN, IS IT COMMONLY AVAILABLE?
IT IS.
IT'S ACTUALLY AVAILABLE AT ALL OF YOUR BIG RETAILERS, SUCH AS WALMART AND TARGET.
AND THEN YOU CAN FIND IT IN THE FIRST AID AISLE AT CVS, WALGREENS, RITE AID, MOST OF
YOUR MAJOR DRUG STORES.
THE CLEANSERS, UH, WELL THE SANITIZERS I'M USING FEEL DRYING TO ME AND THEY...THEY KIND
OF IRRITATE MY HANDS, AND THIS IS DIFFERENT, RIGHT?
YES.
NOW, THIS YOU DO NEED WATER TO WASH IT OFF--.
OKAY.
--SO, WE DON'T HAVE THE CONVENIENCE OF THOSE HAND SANITIZERS, HOWEVER, WHEN YOU USE THOSE
ALCOHOL GELS, THEY'RE GREAT AT KILLING GERMS.
ALCOHOL IS A GREAT ANTISEPTIC, BUT AS SOON AS THAT FINISHES DRYING, IT STOPS WORKING.
UH HUH.
SO WHEN I TOUCH MY COFFEE CUP, OR WHEN I TOUCH MY CELL PHONE, I'M OPENING MYSELF UP TO THOSE
GERMS.
WITH HIBICLENS, YOU GET THAT LASTING PROTECTION THAT WILL CONTINUE TO KILL GERMS AFTER USE.
TALK TO ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS IN HERE, BECAUSE I...I THINK THIS
IS REALLY...THIS IS GONNA HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, THINKING ABOUT THEIR
CHILDREN'S SICKNESS AND ESPECIALLY THIS COLD SEASON.
SURE.
THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT.
NOW, THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT HERE IS CALLED CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE, WHICH WE LIKE TO
SHORTENT TO CHG.
SO CHG LEAVES A PROTECTIVE LAYER ON THE SKIN THAT DOES CONTINUE TO KILL PATHOGENS LONG
AFTER USE.
YOU KNOW, YOU ALSO HAVE SOME EXCITING PRODUCTS IN THE WORKS.
I KNOW THIS IS A NEW ONE, RIGHT?
YES, IT IS.
SO CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN THE STORES IS THIS 4-OUNCE BOTTLE--.
OKAY.
--BUT WE ARE INTRODUCING THIS LARGER 16-OUNCE BOTTLE THAT COMES WITH THE FOAM PUMP.
THE FOAM IS MUCH PREFERRED BY OUR CUSTOMERS.
IT'S EASIER TO USE.
IT'LL SAVE YOU SOME SPILLS BY THE SINK.
RIGHT.
AND IT JUST TENDS TO LAST LONGER.
SO, IS THIS SOMETHING I COULD PUT IN LIKE MY BATHROOM AND MY KITCHEN?
ABSOLUTELY.
AND IT'S A GOOD WAY TO MAKE A GOOD HABIT BETTER.
WELL, THIS IS SO IMPORTANT TO KNOW, I THINK, BECAUSE KIDS ARE REALLY INTO WASHING THEIR
HANDS, AND IF WE CAN GET SOMETHING THAT STAYS THERE, LIKE SUNSCREEN...
MM HMM.
I LOVE IT!
GOTTA TEACH THEM EARLY.
JASON, ANY CLOSING THOUGHTS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
SURE.
I'LL LEAVE THE MOTHERS WITH THIS.
IT'S ALWAYS THE SMALL THINGS THAT MAKE THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE.
SO TEACHING YOUR CHILDREN AND YOUR FAMILY PROPER HAND HYGIENE CAN GO A LONG WAY TO KEEPING
YOU HEALTHIER AND HAPPIER.
SO ALL WE'RE DOING IS TAKING THAT GOOD HABIT AND MAKING IT BETTER WITH A PRODUCT THAT IS
SAFE, EFFECTIVE, AND LONG-LASTING.
I LOVE THAT IDEA.
TAKING A GOOD HABIT AND MAKING IT BETTER.
THANKS FOR JOINING US TODAY.
OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME.
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