Is there a difference between hand soap and body soap with killing viruses? [closed]








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With the Coronavirus in full swing around the globe, I wanted an answer to this, particularly since my dad has just been diagnosed with Leukaemia.


We can't find hand wash anywhere but instead I just bought some Radox shower gel and put that in a hand soap bottle.


Is there a significant difference between hand soap and shower gel when it comes to killing off germs/viruses? Or is the case that both are detergents and it's all around marketing?


