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 ...

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 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 ...

While soap and water work better than alcohol-based sanitizers "they're effective for use when water's not available." The proposed rule gives companies until December 2014 to submit data and studies.

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

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.

Some antibacterial washes can no longer be marketed, and there’s no evidence they are any better than plain soap and water, FDA says.

Oct. 14, 2005 — -- Soap is soap, isn't it? Maybe not. Many people worried about getting sick buy antibacterial soap. It may cost more, but for years the ads have said antibacterial is better.

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.

But most people who wash their hands with antibacterial soap do so for less than 30 seconds, Rhee noted, using formulations containing less than 0.3 percent triclosan -- the maximum allowed by law.

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.

"Some of the blame for this phenomenon goes to antibacterial soaps and wipes. Most surfaces will probably be equally germ-free after regular cleaning with soap and water or other household cleaners," ...