The GermWise Blog
Tips, training guides, and best practices for infection control educators, healthcare professionals, and school administrators.
Cross-Contamination Training Guide
How to Train Staff on Cross-Contamination
The most effective way to train staff on cross-contamination is to make invisible germs visible. A complete guide to UV-based training with GloGerm — which product to use, how to run a demonstration, and what UV light works best.
Read Guide →GloGerm Gel vs Powder vs Oil — Which to Use for Food Safety Training
Gel for hands, powder for surfaces, oil for the brightest glow. A side-by-side comparison with a decision table to pick the right product.
Read Guide →How to Run a Handwashing Demonstration in a Commercial Kitchen
A step-by-step GloGerm handwashing demo for food service staff — reveal missed spots under UV light in minutes.
Read Guide →How to Demonstrate Cross-Contamination with GloGerm Powder
A hands-on cutting-board demo that shows food staff exactly how contamination spreads across a kitchen — the setup, the reveal, and the cleanup.
Read Guide →What UV Light Do You Need for GloGerm?
365nm gives the brightest, cleanest result. Here’s the wavelength to buy, what to avoid, and why cheap blacklights fall short.
Read Guide →Compliance in Hospitals Healthcare
How to Improve Hand Hygiene Compliance in Hospitals
Pair the WHO's 5 Moments framework with UV-based training tools that make missed spots impossible to ignore. A complete guide to GloGerm-based hand hygiene training and surface auditing for hospitals — backed by peer-reviewed research.
Read Guide →How To See Germs Spread Experiment
A vivid, hands-on experiment that makes invisible germ transfer impossible to ignore. Watch how GloGerm reveals exactly how contamination spreads from person to person and surface to surface through everyday contact.
Watch & Read More →WHO: How to Handwash with Soap and Water
The World Health Organization's official guide to proper handwashing technique. The gold standard every trainer should reference.
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Healthcare
Nurse Shows How Fast Germs Spread Even with Gloves
A powerful demonstration showing that gloves alone are not enough. Learn how quickly contamination transfers despite wearing protective gloves.
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Product Spotlight
How GloGerm MIST Simulates Airborne Contamination
Aerosolized germs are invisible. GloGerm MIST changes that, revealing how coughs, sneezes, and breathing spread particles across a room.
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Equipment
Why the Soft Glo Box Is a Game-Changer for Classroom Demos
Bright fluorescent lighting used to ruin UV demonstrations. The foldable Glo Box solves that problem for teachers and trainers everywhere.
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Healthcare
Surface Cleaning Verification in Hospitals: A Practical Approach
The Surface Cleaning Detection Gel gives infection control teams an objective way to audit cleaning compliance on non-porous surfaces.
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Schools
Teaching Handwashing to Kids: Age-Appropriate Activities for K–6
Our free downloadable worksheets and the Premium Mini Kit make hygiene education engaging for every grade level. Here is how to plan your lesson.
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Healthcare
Infection Control Training for Long-Term Care Facilities
Long-term care homes face unique infection risks. Here is how GloGerm demonstrations improve compliance among staff and reduce outbreaks.
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Food Safety
Restaurant Hygiene Audits: Using GloGerm to Train Kitchen Staff
From prep stations to walk-in coolers, GloGerm Powder reveals exactly where cross-contamination happens in commercial kitchens.
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