Studies show that washing your hands with soap and drying with paper towels is far more efficient and hygienic than drying with electric hand dryers.

What is Toilet Plume‭?‬

Every time a lidless toilet flushes, its fecal bacteria shoots into the air, a phenomenon known as “toilet plume.” With air dryers, this fecal matter gets sucked up into the hand dryer and back onto your hands. In public restrooms where flushes are fairly constant, the aerosolization of bacteria can be much higher.