personal health grumble

I am dealing with two health issues that mean I have to think about hand-washing. I can't just remember to wash my hands, I have to remove my wrist brace first. (The brace is washable, but I can't wash my hands properly with it on.) And then apply more lotion to my fingertips, because all the hand-washing is hard on my already-fragile skin, and tiny open wounds are both painful and a possible source of infection.

I realized that one thing I can do to touch my face less is to use lip balm in a tube (chapstick) rather than the little jar of the stuff I like better. This way I don't have to remember to apply hand sanitizer first, if my lips need that help while I'm on a bus or train, or just left the supermarket, or otherwise haven't washed my hands in the last little while. (I don't normally worry about this, but these are not normal times.)