Photographic proof of why handwashing in the loo is necessary

It seems like stating the absolute obvious: after you’ve gone to the loo, wash your hands. But judging by a viral clip that surfaced on social media last week, this simple piece of health advice may have been lost on a new generation.

In the short video, which has been viewed seven million times on , American social-media personalities Jordyn Woodruff and Alex Bennett admit they don’t wash their hands after – forgive the language – going for a pee.

‘I made the conscious decision to stop washing my hands in college,’ Woodruff told listeners of the pair’s popular podcast Mean Girl. ‘One day I was like, “I’m just not going to wash them.” ’

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