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Plain soap cleans your hands just as well as antibacterial
Posted on Aug 20th 2007 7:30AM by Bethany SandersBefore a recent camping trip, I was shopping for supplies and looking for a squirt bottle of plain soap to take with us for easy clean up. I was amazed to find out that it's hard to find soap that isn't antibacterial. Soaps containing the active ingredient triclosan seem to have taken over the market, but are antibacterial soaps really more effective?
No, say researchers. Though we're all encouraged to wash our hands to stop the spread of germs, a recent review of 27 studies by the University of Michigan has found that plain soap is just as effective as antibacterial soap in keeping hands clean for the general population. Antibacterial products have long been blamed for contributing to antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and though there's debate about whether that finding is accurate or not, it appears that either kind of soap will keep your hands squeaky clean. Good to know!
No, say researchers. Though we're all encouraged to wash our hands to stop the spread of germs, a recent review of 27 studies by the University of Michigan has found that plain soap is just as effective as antibacterial soap in keeping hands clean for the general population. Antibacterial products have long been blamed for contributing to antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and though there's debate about whether that finding is accurate or not, it appears that either kind of soap will keep your hands squeaky clean. Good to know!
