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What's wrong with regular soap? It worked fine for decades. You don't need to kill the bacteria. Just remove it.
by deelowe 10y ago
What's wrong with regular soap? It worked fine for decades.
You don't need to kill the bacteria. Just remove it.
- busyant 10y agoSoap is a remarkably good antibacterial as well. Im on mobile but will try to look up refs for this later. I used to work in this area and a colleague was an expert on antibacterial properties of detergents.
- vel0city 10y agoYes, cell membranes are largely made of phospholipids. Soap can disrupt the membrane and essentially leak the contents of cells.
- busyant 10y agoSoap is a remarkably good antibacterial as well. Im on mobile but will try to look up refs for this later. I used to work in this area and a colleague was an expert on antibacterial properties of detergents.
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- JumpCrisscross 10y ago> You don't need to kill the bacteria. Just remove it. I'm pretty sure the lipid-dissolving properties of soap kill bacteria by shredding their cell membranes. It's not effective against viruses, but neither is antibacterial soap.
- deelowe 10y agoThanks for the correction.