The next time you shake hands with someone you may want to consider the gruesome findings of a new survey on men’s hygiene.
According to Mintel, hand hygiene habits among young men in the UK is the worst across the nation with only 72% of British men aged 16-34 believing it’s important to wash their hands after coughing, sneezing or blowing their nose.
Consumers were asked on which occasions they thought hand washing was important, with almost all (98%) of Brits aged 55 and over believing washing hands after using the toilet was important, however this figure fell to 88% of Brits aged 16-34 and just 85% of men aged 16-34.
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