24/03/2026
In our previous post, we focused on Swashยฎ MD Incontinence products. Today, we turn to another crucial part of daily care: hair washing.
Swashยฎ Shampoo Caps are part of the Swashยฎ MD range for hygienic care when showering is not possible. They allow thorough hair washing at the bedside without basins, taps or rinsing, ensuring hair care follows the same infection prevention principles as the rest of the Swashยฎ MD concept.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ:
โข Bath basins can act as reservoirs for pathogens [1]
โข Waterless washing has been associated with lower Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDRO) rates [2]
โข Washing without water supports skin condition and overall care quality [3]
These Swashยฎ products fully meet the ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (๐ ๐๐ฅ),ensuring safe, hygienic and high-quality solutions that improve patient safety.
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ตยฎ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ โ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฒโ. ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ.
๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ.
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SOURCES:
[1] Marchaim, D., Taylor, A. R., Hayakawa, K., Bheemreddy, S., Sunkara, B., Moshos, J., Chopra, T., Abreu-Lanfranco, O., Martin, E. T., Pogue, J. M., Lephart, P. R., Panda, S., Dhar, S., & Kaye, K. S. (2012). Hospital bath basins are frequently contaminated with multidrug-resistant human pathogens.
[2] Hopman, J., Bos, R., Voss, A., Kolwijck, E., Sturm, P., Pickkers, P., Tostmann, A., & van der Hoeven, H. (2015). Reduced rate of MDROs after introducing โwater-free patient careโ on a large intensive care unit in the Netherlands. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 4(Suppl 1), O40.
[3] Groven, F. M. V., Zwakhalen, S. M. G., Odekerken-Schrรถder, G., Joosten, E. J. T., & Hamers, J. P. H. (2017). How does โwashing without waterโ perform compared to the traditional bed bath? A systematic review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(23โ24), 4344โ4365.
