Effective hand washing with soap and warm water is the cheapest way to get rid of germs. Avoid antibacterial products as they are more expensive and no more effective at cleaning (Department of Health & Human Services, State Government of Victoria, 2014). For this experiment there will be 4 different brands of antibacterial hand wash (including Palmolive, Dettol, Organic Care and Imperial Leather) placed onto an agar plate covered in bacteria. The bacteria being used will be Micrococcus Luteus, an aerobe, which means that it thrives in an oxygen rich environment, and is normally found living in the human mouth, mucosal linings of the upper pharynx, and respiratory tract (Carr Janice, 2012). Once the hand washes are on the agar plate, the bacteria will have several days in which it possibly could grow, in that time the hand washes will hopefully prevent the
Effective hand washing with soap and warm water is the cheapest way to get rid of germs. Avoid antibacterial products as they are more expensive and no more effective at cleaning (Department of Health & Human Services, State Government of Victoria, 2014). For this experiment there will be 4 different brands of antibacterial hand wash (including Palmolive, Dettol, Organic Care and Imperial Leather) placed onto an agar plate covered in bacteria. The bacteria being used will be Micrococcus Luteus, an aerobe, which means that it thrives in an oxygen rich environment, and is normally found living in the human mouth, mucosal linings of the upper pharynx, and respiratory tract (Carr Janice, 2012). Once the hand washes are on the agar plate, the bacteria will have several days in which it possibly could grow, in that time the hand washes will hopefully prevent the