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question about HSV and soap
So I have had hsv-1 for years now but because of personal reasons I have started to wash my hands like usual ... but not rinse the soap off. I use bars of soap meant for shower use when washing my hands and showering (obviously) but since I always rinse the soap of in the shower that one doesn't play off in most if my questions which will be numbered. Thank you for your time and answer completely.
1.) If I just rinse my hands and then lather my hands in soap (thourughly or not) and wipe the soap off would the soap kill the virus on my hands?
2.) Does hand soap kill it as well?
3.) If I am taking a warm/hot shower and touch my cold sore and then the wall/cold sore touches the wall somehow and then touch that exact spot (seconds or minutes later) with my hand completely coverd in soap and then completely lathered my genitals with soap with my covered hands would I get genital hsv-1 or would the virus be dead before that would happen because of the soap?
4.) If a bar of soap touched my sold sore would the virus on the soap die on contact or would the soap be infected?
1.) If I just rinse my hands and then lather my hands in soap (thourughly or not) and wipe the soap off would the soap kill the virus on my hands?
2.) Does hand soap kill it as well?
3.) If I am taking a warm/hot shower and touch my cold sore and then the wall/cold sore touches the wall somehow and then touch that exact spot (seconds or minutes later) with my hand completely coverd in soap and then completely lathered my genitals with soap with my covered hands would I get genital hsv-1 or would the virus be dead before that would happen because of the soap?
4.) If a bar of soap touched my sold sore would the virus on the soap die on contact or would the soap be infected?
Hsv dies quickly when exposed. Just plain old washing your hands is sufficient. Hsv is not transferred from hands to other parts of the body or objects. So basic hygiene is all you need. I hope this puts your fears to rest. You won't infect soap. That answers # 4.
I'm going to answer all your questions at once. You can stop all the odd soap rituals. You are absolutely not going to spread your hsv1 to your genitals. The body prevents this. You have a well established oral hsv infection. This means your body has built the defenses that prevents this. In fact you are basically immune from it spreading or catching it genitally from a sexual partner.
Hsv will never spread in the manner you described. It simply doesn't work that way. So my advice is...relax. your far to worried about something that isn't going to happen.
Hsv will never spread in the manner you described. It simply doesn't work that way. So my advice is...relax. your far to worried about something that isn't going to happen.
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Um... as good of an answer that you have given me you didn't answer all of them. here are the ones that I would apreciate an answer to.
1.) If I just rinse my hands and then lather my hands in soap (thourughly or not) and wipe the soap off would the soap kill the virus on my hands?
2.) Does hand soap kill it as well?
And I guess I will introduce a third one, Does The HSV die on contact with soap. Even though I am asking these for health concerns that you have debunked I would like all of my questions to be fully answered... so if you can can you answer all of them?
1.) If I just rinse my hands and then lather my hands in soap (thourughly or not) and wipe the soap off would the soap kill the virus on my hands?
2.) Does hand soap kill it as well?
And I guess I will introduce a third one, Does The HSV die on contact with soap. Even though I am asking these for health concerns that you have debunked I would like all of my questions to be fully answered... so if you can can you answer all of them?
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