Is this unhygienic?!

I remarked before that I understand this was an EU directive re it being wasteful to use the small indiviual bottles. (and although we are not technically in the EU, we still follow stuff like this).
And frankly, no matter how many times I told my DH we did not need any more of these free toiletries, he always took them back with us. We still have loads of unopened bottles in a box in our bathroom. I thought I giving them to a foodbank, but I don't thik they take them.
Personally, I have not heard of communal soap being tampered with, but I usually take my own toiletires when I go away. (as does my DH. He just can't resist the little bottles).
However, there are many occassions when I will use a public washroom, (in a pub, cafe or station), and they all have large communal soap dispensers. I have generally used these without any mishap, so far.

Whhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? I have never heard of soap being tampered with. What are these stories? Where are they happening? I could just about think of stupid school kids messing with soap at school, but are we really thinking that it is a regularly occurring issue for adults to go around tampering with soap? Surely, if they were of a sufficiently evil mindset, they'd find something more rewarding and discriminate than introducing an external fluid to soap?

So.... You don't wash your hands after the loo then??

My reasoning is this: the bottles will be covered in faecal bacteria from toilet trips and showers (you'd be surprised where you can find ecoli in bathrooms). Then most people do not wash properly after squirting hand-wash on their hands (think the Covid 20-40 seconds) so there is a risk from handling these things. It's a small risk but viruses like Heptatitis A, Norovirus, as well as some bacterial infections spread in this way.

Never use communal soaps with easily removable lids. Heard to many story's of old. About the things done to that type of bottle.

Never use communal soaps with easily removable lids. Heard to many story's of old. About the things done to that type of bottle.

What stories are these? As I haven’t heard any of them.

And surely tampering by a guest in an air bnb is pretty unlikely. I can see it might be a risk (albeit a small one) for bottles in, say, a communal shower in a public swimming pool or gym.

When you use a shared cleaning product, you press the pump button with one hand, get the clean soapy stuff in your other hand, rub your hands together to clean them and use the lather to clean yourself.

Maybe stop licking the bottle.

Never use communal soaps with easily removable lids. Heard to many story's of old. About the things done to that type of bottle.

Never use communal soaps with easily removable lids. Heard to many story's of old. About the things done to that type of bottle.

My reasoning is this: the bottles will be covered in faecal bacteria from toilet trips and showers (you'd be surprised where you can find ecoli in bathrooms). Then most people do not wash properly after squirting hand-wash on their hands (think the Covid 20-40 seconds) so there is a risk from handling these things. It's a small risk but viruses like Heptatitis A, Norovirus, as well as some bacterial infections spread in this way.

My reasoning is this: the bottles will be covered in faecal bacteria from toilet trips and showers (you'd be surprised where you can find ecoli in bathrooms). Then most people do not wash properly after squirting hand-wash on their hands (think the Covid 20-40 seconds) so there is a risk from handling these things. It's a small risk but viruses like Heptatitis A, Norovirus, as well as some bacterial infections spread in this way.

Hey there, I understand your intwntions and this is not a criticism. From professional experience, towels, wash scrubs etc are not to be shared and the stigma is assigned to addicts however; can you hand on heatt say that the shared containers are wiped down and disinfected after every single use? Light switches, door handles etc. Covid is an easy example however Hepatitis is easily transmitted via such things. So either the complainant was OCD or had another concern yet did not clarify. All said and done I have seen sooo so many people who do not wash their hands after bathroom use or wash with water soap/no soap yet actively contaminate areas out of laziness with the attitude "that's what they get paid for" hope you understand and don't take offence. Simply another perspective. Much love!

Hey there, I understand your intwntions and this is not a criticism. From professional experience, towels, wash scrubs etc are not to be shared and the stigma is assigned to addicts however; can you hand on heatt say that the shared containers are wiped down and disinfected after every single use? Light switches, door handles etc. Covid is an easy example however Hepatitis is easily transmitted via such things. So either the complainant was OCD or had another concern yet did not clarify. All said and done I have seen sooo so many people who do not wash their hands after bathroom use or wash with water soap/no soap yet actively contaminate areas out of laziness with the attitude "that's what they get paid for" hope you understand and don't take offence. Simply another perspective. Much love!

I must admit, I couldn't use those bottles and I don't, but I have no reasonable explanation for it.
But I definitely would not lose a star and I wouldn't say anything.

They are not all pumps and secondly the inane comment of licking the bottle is something believe it or not some addicts tend to do, Covid was crazy for hand gel. Guess you speak from experience. Nothing dramatic in what I said, simple science and women can be the worst for lacking in personal hygiene e.g. not washing hands after using the bathroom, touching hand soap dispensers, door handles, playing with period then touching tv remotes etc. Excuse the pun but get a grip! Dont like the comment, say less and stay dirty then imagine who makes your food...