Coronavirus: Video of pepper and soap trick demonstrates importance of washing hands
The IndependentSign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A popular trick using pepper, soap and water is being used to educate children on the importance of washing their hands amid the coronavirus pandemic. In the video, Ms Lorenzo asks a child to dip their finger into “virus water”, which is a bowl of water filled with pepper. It moved!” the children can be heard saying, before Ms Lorenzo responds: “You see how important it is to wash our hands?” McFly bandmember Tom Fletcher spotted the pepper soap trick circulating online, and so decided to attempt it with his own children. “Spreading knowledge, not germs!” Professor Lucy Rogers, of Brunel University, went into further detail in a TikTok video explaining how the pepper soap trick works.
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