Women's hands dirty men

Women often accuse men carelessness and a reluctance to abide by the rules of cleanliness in the home or personal care. However, researchers should look well-groomed women handle more closely - and it turned out that they are much more bacteria than men's hands.

According to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Colorado, in general, women's hands found 50% more species of microorganisms than men. Scientists believe that women's hands "programmed" to ensure that the microbes to be much more favorable habitat. In men, their reproduction prevents higher acidity of the skin, in addition, representatives of the two sexes, there are gender-specific differences in sweating and oily skin. May play a role as hormones and the use of various cosmetics.

Summing up the results of their research, the scientists admitted that on the whole on the palms of both men and women found a much larger number of bacteria than previously thought, to dwell there. The total number of species of microbes living on his hands, turned three times higher than on the forearm and elbows, and their number was comparable to the number of bacteria that live in the mouth and rectum. This handwashing virtually no effect on the number of microorganisms, the researchers noted. On average, in the palm of one man lived about 150 species of bacteria, of which only 17% met both on the right and left hand.

Always pleasant to realize that our hands are teeming with bacteria, but this is not a reason to panic and start an urgent disinfection. According to scientists fear an increasing number living on the hands of the bacteria are harmless or beneficial for the body, as they prevent colonization of pathogenic organisms. (READ MORE)

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