Paper Facial Tissues – How do they help you to maintain hygiene?

Your office or store can be a place where lots of people come and go every day. How much more confined the space may be, the chances of getting infected is more. If the weather is colder, the condition can be worse with lots of people getting affected by cold and flu. The flu causing viruses can be easily transmitted via cross contamination. They can be from anywhere from door knobs, toys, a handshake, and mobile phones, to water bottles, cutlery, the water dispenser, the computer keyboard, coffee mugs, money and many more.

A simple touch of a contaminated hand on the nose or eyes can cause an infection. And, how can you stop cross-contamination from happening?

This all depends on how you deal with a runny nose and what immediate measures you take to guard yourself from the mess caused every time you sneeze. Surely, you use a facial tissues or a handkerchief of some sort, but what sort?

Facial tissues provide a good solution as they can be safely used and discarded when done. But, using a handkerchief can also be effective in protecting the people working in an enclosed area from getting infected. 

So the big question is, which is healthier and more hygienic to use? Facial tissues or handkerchiefs? Does they make any impact to the environment? 

Uses of Facial Tissues

The facial tissues are a common item found in our bags and pockets. It is very handy when you need to quickly mop up that sweat off your eyebrows. The facial tissue has a high absorbency to quickly dry your face or hands.

Facial tissues are used in medical and care environments, as well as for general home requirements. While, wet facial tissues used for medical environments or clinical purpose where a high standard of hygiene is imperative to minimise the risk of infection for patients. 

Many people prefer using facial tissues because they are easy to dispose of after use. This way, you blow out the nasal secretions and get rid of the used tissues either by depositing it into a waste bin or composting it.

Washing and drying your hands afterwards will protect your family and friends from being infected with any residual virus.

Facial Tissues - A Green Resource?

The big question here is, should we stick to using a whole lot of tissues every time we suffer from a cold or just use a single handkerchief that can be used many times?

You have to admit that a lot of tissues are used every time you suffer from a cold. So what can be a good solution to manage this “waste of tissues” at the expense of our forests and green resources?

When it comes to hygiene, the use of tissues remains the best choice. As for the green issues, what should be done is the provision of recyclable tissues.

The used facial tissue paper can be disposed of by throwing them into a compost bin rather than the regular trash can. In this way you can save the environment and maintain hygiene at the same time.