According to the FDA and recent studies, antibacterial handsoaps are ineffective and hazardous to both our health and to the environment. Read more at Mother Earth News.
I've just received information about new research on the toxicity and ineffectiveness of antibacterial soaps at stopping colds, flu, and other germs which dodge our tracks during the winter season:
"In 2005, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel concluded that there is 'no added benefit' from using antimicrobial products over plain soap and water. There’s also toxicity to consider. Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health discovered that one of the most popular antimicrobials, the pesticide triclocarban (TCC), defies water treatment methods..." (Mother Earth News, Oct/Nov 2006). To read the rest of the article, click here.
