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Electric hand dryers are eco-friendly — but may hide a dirty secret. In an effort to save the environment, public restrooms have begun offering electric hand dryers in place of paper towels, but a ...

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Hand-washing always has been important, and the pandemic further magnified its crucial role in helping stop the spread of germs. But a new study also suggests the method used for drying hands can be ...

Consider the humble electric hand dryer. First introduced in the 1920s, the contraption was advertised as a cheaper, more sanitary alternative to towels. Today, hand dryers are an $800 million ...

They’re in public toilets across Australia – but you should think twice before using a high-powered hand dryer! A University of Westminster study published in Applied Microbiology found that ...

Public washrooms carry a lot of bacteria and germs, no matter how clean it may look. This is a known fact. But did you know that the hand dryers we use in these restrooms are not as safe as we think ...

Next time you wash your hands in a public restroom, you may want to think twice about heading towards the hand dryers. A viral video circulating on TikTok reveals what happens if you use a hot-air ...