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antibiotics... in household cleaning supplies?! I don't think antibiotics work like that. Source?
by adamwong246 11y ago
antibiotics... in household cleaning supplies?! I don't think antibiotics work like that. Source?
- secabeen 11y agoThey're probably referring to Tricolsan, which does show up in hand soaps and other products: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan
- adamwong246 11y agohttp://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/opinions_layman/triclosan/en/index.htm#2 http://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/opinions_la... Ok, I see how the use of Tricolsan could lead to bacterial resistance. But just to point out what jeremyt said above, Triclosan is definitely not an antibiotic. But the effect is the same.