• 2009: “ On average, American heads of household wash their hands 8.6 times per day (up from 8.0 in 2008)”
• 2020: “According to new research from the University College London, you should be looking at washing your hands around six-10 times a day…”
• 2022: “This January, that number dropped by one-fourth to 7.8 times per day”

Average hand washes per day: 18.8

• September 12: 19
  • ~7 hours
• September 13: 29
  • ~18 hours
• September 14: 22
  • ~17 hours
• September 15: 20
  • ~18 hours
• September 16: 18
  • ~15 hours
• September 17: 15
  • ~15 hours
• September 18: 12
  • ~15 hours
• September 19: 17
  • ~18 hours
• September 20: 17
  • ~13 hours

WAYS TO DECREASE HAND WASHING + fix hands

• Apply lotion regularly
• Only wash before and after meals, after going to the bathroom, and after doing something dirty by normal people standards
• Only wash once; don't rewash hands within 10 minutes unless absolutely necessary
• Wash hands with lukewarm or cool water