I have been bothered for a while that Sophie WILL NOT wash her hands with even tepid water - it must be stone cold. I thought - how's that going to kill the germs? Silly me - I'd have to scald her skin to kill them, wouldn't I! But perhaps the soap works better with hot water? Well, I spotted a few short sentences in FILs newspaper on Wednesday which comforted me a bit:

"When it comes to tackling germs, it makes no difference if you wash your hands in hot or cold water, say U.S. Scientists. Hot water can cause soap to irritate the skin."

Yay, I can let her continue with what ever is comfortable, knowing it's just as safe, and maybe better for her skin.

I thought I ought to double check online to see if there are more details in the original. This is what I've found so far:

• Barfblog (great name!)
• NY Times