Reader's Digest: Antibacterial Soap vs. Regular Soap: Which Should You Be Using?
When it comes to ridding your hands of bacteria, plain old soap is just as good as many "antibacterial" soaps, new research contends. Lab tests conducted by a team of Korean researchers revealed that ...
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a final rule that throws cold water on claims that antibacterial soaps and washes are more effective than regular soap. The new rule bans antibacterial ...
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, there isn’t evidence to show that over-the-counter (OTC) antibacterial soaps are better at preventing illness than washing with plain soap and water ...
StudyFinds on MSN: That 'antibacterial' soap in your bathroom may be fueling a global health crisis
In A Nutshell Antibacterial soaps, cleaning sprays, and laundry products contain germ-killing chemicals that major health agencies say offer no benefit over plain soap and water in everyday use. A ...
That 'antibacterial' soap in your bathroom may be fueling a global health crisis
Antibacterial soaps containing the chemical triclosan are no better at removing bacteria from your hands than conventional soaps, a new study has concluded. This raises questions about the necessity ...
A quick search for "antibacterial soap" on many online retailers' websites will bring up dozens of products, some of which appear to contain an active ingredient that has been banned from the market.
The ongoing debate over whether an antibacterial ingredient triclosan should be in soaps seems to have become an issue that's finally settled. It should not be in there and here are three reasons why.