Lifebuoy + PH Red Cross Celebrates World Handwashing Month

Have you already washed your hands before reading this article? Well you should! It's World Handwashing Month and proper hygiene should be automatic.  Aside from that, wearing a mask and sanitizing your work space should not be just lip service, but a thing that you should do on a regular basis especially since there's still COVID-19 out there with all its variants.

Ann Esteves the Unilever Philippines Personal Care Business Lead says "We have been working together with the Philippine Red Cross since last year for pandemic response and done remarkable studies about handwashing educational materials through kits we provide in vaccination centers, labs, isolation facilities and testing centers". She adds "This is the time of face to face classes and we want them to be in a safe learning environment. We are empowering not just the students, but teachers as well."

 October 15 marks the Global Handwashing Day and this initiative by both Lifebuoy and the Philippine Red Cross is to make sure students have access to the best information about hygiene practices and educational materials for it. In their campaign, students from over 50 schools were challenged to  #DoTheLifebuoy and it has been very successful in Manila, Rizal, Cavite, Baguio, Nueva Ecija, Albay, Palawan and other cities and provinces too.

Former Senator and Philippine Red Cross Chairman/CEO Richard Gordon says "It's a must to teach proper hygeine in schools, tons of diseases come from dirty hands and improper hygeine. We need to improve the cleanliness in schools, right where they're teaching kids the essentials. We hope this reaches a lot of people and start practicing as early as now." 

To know more about this, visit Lifebuoy and the Philippine Red Cross Facebook page as they've got more information about it. Let no one be left behind!

Come #DoTheLifebuoy Dance Challenge

We're still not out of danger, the pandemic is still there. For most people, we suited up with face masks and try to follow protocols for work and play. For over a century, Lifebuoy has always been a great partner when it comes to hygiene and they're not stopping to remind you and me about proper handwashing. They're always trying to look for innovative ways to make the necessary task of washing hands a fun activity. Today is no different.

Lifebuoy these days are in different forms like soap bars, hand wash, and body wash. It's got really fresh fragrance and Activ Silver+ ingredient that helps rid of 99.9 percent of germs. It's a good thing, and they want to continue educating the public about the benefits of hand washing. You can #DoTheLifebuoy now!

They're currently asking the Filipino public to #DoTheLifebuoy challenge on social media. Together with teen queen Kathryn Bernardo, you can do the dance challenge right at home or anywhere you want to. Get creative with a few essential moves they want you to include in it. Rub your palms, put your fingers in between, wash your knuckles, don't miss the thumbs, clean the tips of your fingers. Go and upload your own version with these moves on Tiktok or follow the ones published to see if you can make an even better version of it. Just search the hashtag #DoTheLifebuoy to see it. You get to be the best, and teach people how to do it too. That's something you can pass on to generations so they too would be able to teach the next ones about it. If you haven't tried Lifebuoy yet, it's available in the Shopee app or Lazada. You can also learn more about the campaign through the LifebuoyPhilippines FB page so check them out there!

Wash hands people! Let's #DoTheLifebuoy dance!

Lifebuoy and Philippine Red Cross Push for 4 Point Hygiene Agenda

Even before this arrived in the mail, I must say, I've grown an affinity to the soap brand trusted by families around the world, that's Lifebuoy. As various businesses are going back to normal, I'm sure people are raring to go outside but of course, we shouldn't forget how to protect ourselves from an unseen enemy. The government offices and doctors recommend hand washing, cleaning and disinfecting, which the good folks at Lifebuoy have done quite well doing during these very difficult years.

Honestly, I know there are tons of soaps out there that actually have the same features, but the way they make Lifebuoy these days, just smells amazingly good. Last year, they campaigned for proper handwashing.. that really helped a lot of individuals who struggle and ask themselves if its enough. Filipinos want something easy, something that really works. Lifebuoy has Aciv Silver+ technology that helps fight 99.0% of germs.

They want to help even more this year so together with the Philippine Red Cross, they're pushing for a 4 point hygiene plan so you could be empowered especially the youth. They call it #4TheFuture, and it's easy to follow!

1. Wear that mask. It has proven to lessen the spread of the virus, and even if government restrictions has eased, please be kind, protect yourselves, your loved ones, and other people.

2. Practice social distancing. You may be innocently just buying grocery, lining up in a government agency, or riding public transportation. No matter where it ease, the distance makes it hard to spread the virus so again, be kind.

3. Get that jab. It has been proven that vaccines work. It also has lessen deadly effects of the virus so be a responsible citizen and get that vaccine.

4. Wash your hands and do it regularly. The easiest way to get rid of the virus is quite simple, and we have to do it regularly. There are a lot of things we can get in surfaces and if you're prone to touching your face often, that's not going to be safe. Make sure you do!

Now it ain't impossible to be a Lifebuoy Ambassador, they have a program for it. Just sign up at https://bit.ly/LifebuoyAmbassador and tell other people about Do The Lifebuoy #4TheFuture 4 point hygiene agenda. Tell them about it in any way you like, not just in social media. You can also get Lifebuoy in leading supermarkets, groceries, even online in Shopee and Lazada. You may see information about this in their Facebook page so just search for Lifebuoy Philippines, it's all there! They've got lots of products like body wash, alcohol, and of course, soaps and liquid soap for handwashing. Been loving it so far, you will too!