{"id":3071,"date":"2013-01-14T16:02:59","date_gmt":"2013-01-14T22:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/office-ink.ontimesupplies.com\/?p=3071"},"modified":"2022-08-17T16:08:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T21:08:38","slug":"paper-towels-vs-air-dryers-most-hygienic-choice-for-cold-and-flu-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontimesupplies.com\/blog\/paper-towels-vs-air-dryers-most-hygienic-choice-for-cold-and-flu-season\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s More Sanitary, Paper Towels or Air Dryers? Find Out Before Your Next Bathroom Break."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/office-ink.ontimesupplies.com\/helpful-hints\/paper-towels-vs-air-dryers-most-hygienic-choice-for-cold-and-flu-season\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5022\" alt=\"paper-towels-vs-air-dryers-most-hygienic-choice-for-cold-and-flu-season\" src=\"\/\/office-ink.ontimesupplies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/paper-towels-vs-air-dryers-most-hygienic-choice-for-cold-and-flu-season.jpg\" width=\"615\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ontimesupplies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/paper-towels-vs-air-dryers-most-hygienic-choice-for-cold-and-flu-season.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.ontimesupplies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/paper-towels-vs-air-dryers-most-hygienic-choice-for-cold-and-flu-season-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mayo Clinic researchers find that drying your hands with paper towels is better than using air dryers. That&#8217;s because the friction generated when you dry your hands with paper towels dislodges germs and bacteria from the skin:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Antimicrobial agents in soaps have too little contact time to have bactericidal effects during a single use or with sporadic washings, making friction the most important element in hand drying.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Worried about the environmental impact of all that paper? Here&#8217;s short TED Talk on how to completely dry your hands with just one paper towel. Hint: you&#8217;ve been doing it all wrong.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to use one paper towel | Joe Smith | TEDxConcordiaUPortland\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2FMBSblpcrc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Hand to God, this video blew my mind.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontimesupplies.com\/perforated-roll-and-hand-towels.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Save on Paper Towels &amp; Tissues at OnTimeSupplies.com\" alt=\"Save on Paper Towels &amp; Tissues at OnTimeSupplies.com\" src=\"\/\/office-ink.ontimesupplies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/paper-towels-wipes-jan3-600x208.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"208\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wash your hands in a public restroom and chances are you&#8217;ll be confronted with a choice: paper towel or electric hand dryer? 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