Washing your hands can be fun
SAFEGUARD OPENED Handventure Land at Eastwood Mall as it continues to raise awareness on the importance of handwashing at five critical times: before eating; before handling food; after using the toilet; after touching pets; and, most especially, after playtime.
Safeguard Handventure Land featured different activities and games for children, designed to encourage them to wash their hands after playing.
Maro Torres, brand manager for Safeguard, explained: “Based on a recent study, many mothers prevent their children from playing outdoors because they are worried about their children’s health and safety. Safeguard encourages children to engage in outdoor play, as long as precautions, such as proper handwashing with soap, are observed.”
Handventure Land was part of the celebration of Global Handwashing Day (GHD) on Oct. 15. Safeguard led the first Philippine celebration of this international day for promoting handwashing in 2008, and turned it into an annual event in line with its commitment to health and hygiene education among Filipino families.
In connection with its GHD celebration, Safeguard introduced the new Safeguard Magic Foamer, a device that turns Safeguard liquid soap into a foam not unlike shaving cream and hair mousse.
Seventy-five percent of Filipino children play on the streets and outdoors even while in school, making the spread of germs a real danger. According to a breakthrough Germ Transfer Study by Safeguard, “One child can contaminate more than 50 percent of his class in less than an hour of outdoor activities. When children go out, there is as much as 50 percent chance of them being contaminated in school.”
The simple act of handwashing with soap is proven to be an effective and affordable way to prevent potentially deadly diseases among children. Safeguard breaks the germ transfer chain, allowing children to have fun during playtime while staying protected from disease-causing germs.