A Double-blind Evaluation of Adverse Effects of Bath With Wipes Impregnated With 2% Chlorhexidine Versus Placebo

Prior the principal intervention, each volunteer should complete a standardization phase, which consists in the daily bathing for two weeks with a antiseptic free soap and shampoo. Likewise would avoid chemical showers such as swimming. At the end of this phase a quantification of skin flora will be perform.

Volunteers will be ask to perform full body bath with wipes without impregnation for 3 to 5 days, each day the volunteer will answer a survey regarding side effects (skin reactions) and comfort related to the bath. At the end of the intervention, a skin culture to quantify skin colonization will be performed.

Volunteers will be asked to perform full body bath with wipes with 2% chlorhexidine impregnation and with 0.15% chlorhexidine shampoo (for the head and genitalia) for 3 to 5 days. Each day the volunteer will answer a survey regarding side effects (skin reactions) and comfort related to the bath. At the end of the intervention, a skin culture to quantify skin colonization will be performed.