Mystery Solved! Which Gets Hands Cleaner: Paper Towels or Air Dryers?

After washing, the way you dry your hands matters, because bacteria is more likely to spread when your skin is wet.

Overall, paper towels seem to win. The trouble with hand dryers is that most people don’t use them long enough for their hands to get fully dry. Plus, a few studies have suggested that hand dryers — both standard and the fancy new jet dryers — may be spewing out bacteria owing to the contaminated air droplets in the restroom.
See the video and see how it all works, especially with soap.