I found this article helpful in explaining why soap works in reducing infection from the ...

[ruthab]

coronavirus, so I thought I'd share it with you. It's such a simple thing that makes such a big impact.

Stay safe and healthy ... and sane, despite being cooped at home smileys/smile.gif

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/12/science-soap-kills-coronavirus-alcohol-based-disinfectants

 

[mistral]

Thank you for the article. I just recently read a comment in the Los Angeles Times that . . .

said the same thing: soap destroys the fatty layer around the virus, making it weaker and more easily killed. Good to see an article in a newspaper about this.

 

[marilynfl]

Thank you, Ruth. Helps put the panic in perspective.

 

[colleenmomof2]

Shared this with everyone. I asked and all thought it was friction

rather than chemical. So good to know! Thank you for sharing Ruth! Colleen