Guess What? Antibacterial Soap is NOT All That!
September 9, 2008 by Liberty Kontranowski
Filed under Boys & Girls, Children, Easy Health Tips, Health, Theme Days, Your Body
As the kiddies head back to school (and back to scads of germ-acquiring opportunities) resist the urge to splurge on antibacterial soaps. Though the sheer impact of their title may make a weary parent squee with anticipation of heading off the beasties, antibacterial soaps are really no better than just plain soap and water.
True, many brands claim superiority, but the fact of the matter is that most of these drugstore soaps do not contain enough of the active ingredient triclosan to make them effective. In fact, in studies, families who used antibacterial soaps averaged the same number of germs on …read more
