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. 1986 Oct;97(2):289-98.
doi: 10.1017/s0022172400065384.

The dispersal of bacteria and skin scales from the body after showering and after application of a skin lotion

G S Hall, C A Mackintosh, P N Hoffman

The dispersal of bacteria and skin scales from the body after showering and after application of a skin lotion

G S Hall et al. J Hyg (Lond). 1986 Oct.

Abstract

Application of a skin lotion to the body after showering greatly reduced the number of bacteria and skin scales dispersed from 10 men and 10 women. This effect lasted for at least 4 h when surgical clothing was worn. The use of a skin lotion to reduce bacterial dispersal could provide a simple and inexpensive alternative to an ultraclean air system or uncomfortable operating clothing during surgery requiring these procedures.

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