Antibacterial Soap

Antibacterial Soap, what's the buzz? I will tell what you need to know:

A friend's daughter did research for a school science fair project (of course she won!). She compared bacteria from her hands after washing with a leading name brand antibacterial soap and all natural goat milk soap with no detergents. After washing daily for a week with each soap and placing scrapings in Petri dishes, guess which ones grew bacteria???? Not the handmade natural soap, Yes, the name brand commercial soap. Most contain Triclosan. What about Triclosan? :

Triclosan Can Transform Into Something Even More Dangerous

The antibacterial agent added to many liquid hand soaps to help kill germs. Triclosan is suspected of contributing to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance.

Here's something else you may not know about that innocent-looking bottle of liquid hand soap sitting next to your sink.

When triclosan mixes with the chlorine in your tap water, chloroform is formed, which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has classified as a probable human carcinogen.

And when combined with other disinfection byproducts (DBPs) in your tap water, this chloroform can raise the concentration of dangerous trihalomethanes (THMs) above the EPA's maximum allowable amount.

Trihalomethanes (THMs) are Cancer Group B carcinogens, meaning they've been shown to cause cancer in laboratory animals. Disinfection byproducts (DPBs) have also been linked to reproductive problems in both animals and humans.

Not only do you absorb them into your skin, these antimicrobial chemicals flow down your drain, contaminating the environment and food chain.

So, let me ask you… do you really want to use this on your skin or your children's skin?

In my opinion, you're better off switching to skin care products made of natural plant names you recognize, can pronounce, and could even eat (if you had to).