antibaterial soap and dishsoap (more)

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I am a nursing student and VERY aware of germs, but only use the

antibac stuff in a health care setting. At home we use the gentlest

most eco friendly soap possible. Those anti bac soaps are harsh on

the skin (they remove normal protective flora) and to the environment.

To get the right amount of scrub time, sing " happy birthday " once

through and that should soap away most of the germs off of your hands!

 

, Beth Renzetti

<elmothree2000 wrote:

>

> exactly. those are the words that eluded me.

>

> lol.

> Beth

>

> Barbara <kangabp wrote:

> Hi,

>

> Plain old soap is the best; antibacterial crap, causes the bacteria to

> mutate a get used to it, and that is one of the reasons that so many

> antibiotics are becoming useless. Another reason is people are not

> finishing their antibiotics, and that gives the bacterium more strength,

> resulting in the need for newer, stronger antibiotics. If you live

in too

> sterile an environment, you immune system weakens, and you become more

> suseptible to bacterial infections. Health food stores have organic

liquid

> and non-liquid detergents.

>

> Cheers,

> Barb

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>

> Katie M

> 09/22/07 09:13:04

>

> Re: antibaterial soap and dishsoap

>

> My doctor told me that people who use anti-bacterial hand soap are

likely to

> have less bacteria on their hands, but it is not because of the

soap, it is

> because they are more conscious of the possibility or spread disease and

> spend more time washing and are more careful of the grime under

their nails

> and such. Also, people who use anti-bacterial soup are actually

using soap

> where so many people just rinse their hands with water and say that

is good

> enough.

> Katie

>

>

>

> Sharon Zakhour <sharon.zakhour wrote:

> No, I haven't heard that, but for years I've heard that

> antibacterial

> products are bad because they are creating a breed of super bacteria. I

> don't use them. I use plain ole soap. In fact, usually the soap I made

> a couple years ago when I was making soap like crazy. I have enough to

> last a loooong time. :-) (This was back when lye was easier to get.

> Now it's much harder because it's used to make crystal meth.)

>

> Sharon

>

> mrswalp29 wrote:

> > My co-worker today said that there was a report on the news about how

> > these soaps can cause cancer does anyone know if this is accurate or

> > have the website? I always carry around germ-x for my family.

> > Steph

>

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