Antibacterial Soap Uses. Antibacterial soaps are marketed as preventing bacterial production and killing pathogens. The chemical additive of antimicrobial soaps, triclosan, can be found in many ...

Antibacterial soap is effective against germs, but it isn't any better than regular soap. Antibacterial soap may also include harmful chemicals, like triclosan and triclocarban, which have no ...

No matter which kind you use, antibacterial cleansers are no better at killing germs than soap and water—plus, they can really screw up your skin. Here’s how.

WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration is finally going to decide whether antibacterial soap actually works, or if it's causing more harm than good.. Government researchers plan to deliver a ...

Antibacterial soaps will soon disappear from store shelves under orders from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which said Friday that they provide no benefits over regular soap.

The FDA may not have proven definitively yet that antibacterial soap is safe, but they have proven, after 42 years of research and independent studies, it has zero health benefits over normal soap ...

As Nigeria battles rising health risks tied to poor sanitation, experts and stakeholders are calling for a bold rethink of ...

A new study adds to a now well-established argument that so-called antibacterial soaps are no more effective than regular soap and water in reducing bacteria count during a typical handwashing.

Antibacterial soap “contains extra chemicals designed to kill or inhibit the replication of bacteria,” explains Kasey Nichols, NMD, the medical contributor for RAVEReviews.org.

Regular soap does not contain antibacterial chemicals. It works by reducing water’s surface tension, which helps lift dirt, oils and germs from the skin, allowing them to be rinsed away.

There are benefits of both antibacterial and non-antibacterial soaps. “Antibacterial soaps are great for the body in areas that tend to collect bacteria, which when mixed with sweat can lead to ...

Why antibacterial soaps may disrupt immune learning, raising allergy, autoimmune, and inflammatory disease risks through microbial avoidance.