SKIP THE ANTI-BACTERIAL SOAP -- IT OFFERS NO BENEFITS.

Anti-bacterial soaps do kill bacteria and microbes -- but so do plain soap and water. A U.S. FDA advisory committee found that use of antibacterial soaps provides no benefits over plain soap and water.

The main reason to avoid anti-bacterial soaps is its active ingredient: triclosan (and the related triclocarbon). Triclosan is an anti-bacterial chemical found in many consumer products, and it's nearly ubiquitous in liquid hand soap. It is linked to liver and inhalation toxicity, and even low levels of triclosan may disrupt thyroid function. Further, the American Medical Association recommends that triclosan not be used in the home, as it may encourage bacterial resistance to antibiotics.

It also affects the natural environment. Wastewater treatment does not remove all of the chemical, which means it ends up in our lakes, rivers and water sources. That's especially unfortunate since triclosan is very toxic to aquatic life.

To learn more about triclosan and how to avoid it, read our short report and download our 1-page guide.

http://www.ewg.org/research/healthy-home-tips/tip-5-wash-those-hands-avoid-triclosan

I wouldn't use anti-bacterial body wash or hand sanitizer for that matter. Anything that says that it will get rid of 99.9% of bacteria because that .1% will survive and become resistant to that product and you will have a strain of bacteria that is immune to that product and it will MULTIPLY.

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