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 ...

Some antibacterial washes can no longer be marketed, and there’s no evidence they are any better than plain soap and water, FDA says. CNN values your feedback 1.

In households with young children, they have become a standard fixture sinkside. Foamy, glittery, neon-colored or fruity, antibacterial soaps are to today’s parents what a warm hat was to their ...

All antibacterial soaps must be removed from shelves by Sept. 6, 2017. In 2013, the FDA proposed a rule whereby manufacturers had to prove their antibacterial soaps were safer and more effective ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- There is no evidence showing over-the-counter antibacterial soap products are any more effective at preventing illness than plain soap and water, officials say ...

When it comes to ridding your hands of bacteria, plain old soap is just as good as many "antibacterial" soaps, new research contends.. Lab tests conducted by a team of Korean researchers revealed ...

While the arguments continue over whether antibacterial soap does any good, there’s a second concern over whether it may actually do harm. “Evidence is accumulating,” Shoham says, ...

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.

Antibacterial soap may not be any better for you than regular soap (or bath bomb soap). In fact, it might actually be worse. That’s according to one study out of Milwaukee that looked at the ...

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 ...

The reality is that antibacterial soap isn’t really doing you any good; in fact, ... Wash your hands with antibacterial soap. But the same compound we entrust to fend off ...