To date, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not found definitive evidence to show that antibacterial soaps are any better than washing with regular soap and water when it comes to preventing illness. However, depending on the setting of your use, there are still several factors...
The problem: People wash their hands for a matter of seconds, not hours. And in real-world tests, the research team found no evidence to suggest thatnormal hand-washingwith antibacterial soap does any more to clean the hands than plain soap. "[The] antiseptic effect of triclosan depends on...
Allison Aiello of the U-M School of Public Health and her team found that washing hands with an antibacterial soap was no more effective in preventing infectious illness than plain soap. Moreover, antibacterial soaps at formulations sold to the public do not remove any more bacteria...
ANTIBACTERIAL SOAP NOT ANY MORE EFFECTIVE THAN PLAIN SOAP -- STUDYAllison Fashek
Plain Soap As Effective As AntibacterialNews Staff