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Is Anti-Bacterial Soap ๐Ÿงผ Good To Use?

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I've heard good and bad about it but unsure myself.

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Why are they making life complicated nostr:npub1w975kchdvcw7c50m8xtzw29yynwsp78dk6x693fg2xme5zkj23js6xgfqv lol

They're being smartasses here with the labeling. The 99% claim is not due to the "antibacterial" portion, but to the soap itself. That's why they make sure to word it as "cleans away" instead of "kills". Check out my reply above for details.

Reason I had to ask appreicate you

Nah has hormone disrupting chemicals. Always go with natural soaps with a small list of ingredients.

I am well versed in hygiene and food safety for professional reasons, and there are a couple of considerations here.

First, it's been a while since the main "antibacterial" soap additive, triclosan, was banned for household use in the US. In the EU it has never been on the approved list. The reasons range from lack of evidence of its effectiveness to the need for limiting its use to medical environments to prevent the development of resistant bacteria, and to minimize wash into the environment which may affect other non-target microorganisms. So, what type of "anti-bacterial soap" are we talking about?

Second, again for household use, the single most important thing you can do if you currently wash your hands with "plain" soap and water is simply to wash them for a bit longer. Soap does not kill microorganisms, but it does "catch" them and carry them away when you rinse, as it does with all sorts of harmful organic and inorganic substances, which hand sanitizer or "antibacterial" products just don't. Plain soap is actually extremely effective at that. So unless you have some reason to want the bacteria in your hands specifically dead when you send them down the drain, there is no need for any "antibacterial" product.

Needed to read that, thank you brother ๐Ÿซ‚

You're most welcome.

Regular Dove it is