Washing your hands after using the
bathroom might be a common
practice to stop the spread of germs,
but not many women may wash their
hands after they put them in their
purse. But, according to a study
conducted by the company Initial
Washroom Hygiene, perhaps they
should.
Researchers with the hygiene and
washroom services company
swabbed handbags to find the dirtiest
parts. Twenty percent of handbags
swabbed had levels of bacteria-
related contamination which could
potentially cross-contaminate other
surfaces -- and contained more germs
than the average toilet flush, CBS New
York reported.