Hygiene habit training aid

Abstract

There is provided a soap that contains an indicator that produces an observable change after a period of time to show that sufficient cleaning has been done or to indicate the thoroughness of the cleaning. The soap is preferably made from two components that produce a color and / or viscosity changes after about 30 seconds of use. This use indicating change is useful for, for example, teaching children to wash their hands for a sufficient period of time.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention concerns soap for hand, body and surface washing. Soap and water are effective cleaners and, depending on ingredients, can be effective in fighting bacteria and other causes of illness. In many cases, effective cleaning and disease control occur only after certain periods of time or at elevated temperatures. While it may be a relatively simple matter for adults to judge the appropriate time for washing, this is not always the case with children. Children, whether in brushing teeth or washing hands, for example, tend to spend less time on the task than desired by parents and other caregivers. This can result in ineffective cleaning. It is, therefore, quite important for children to learn the correct way of completing a key hygiene task such as brushing teeth or washing hands. In order for these habits to form at an early age, parents or guardians typically rely on constant reminders and close monitoring. It takes a lot of time and ...

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Benefits of technology

"The patent text describes a new cleaning aid that contains an indicator that can be detected by a user after a period of time has passed. The cleaning aid can be a soap, and the indicator can be a change in color, viscosity, smell, temperature, or sound. The change can occur in a few seconds to at most 5 minutes. The soap is made from a mixture of liquid soap and a dye, and can change color from green to blue. The soap can also change viscosity from a gel to a liquid, and simultaneously change color. The patent also describes a hygiene teaching aid that contains an indicator that can be detected by a user after a period of time has passed. The method involves dispensing soap and water into a user's hands, rubbing them together until a change is detected, and then washing them with water. The soap contains an indicator that can be detected after a few seconds to at most 5 minutes."

Problems solved by technology

While it may be a relatively simple matter for adults to judge the appropriate time for washing, this is not always the case with children.

This can result in ineffective cleaning.

It takes a lot of time and attention from the parent or the guardian in their attempts to build and reinforce these hygiene habits.

Most often, children grow up learning these habits only as a result of pressure from their parents or guardians, and do not maintain these habits once the pressure of close monitoring is absent.

This approach is not available for soap, however.