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In the USA, is antibacterial soap even a live issue, since the FDA banned basically all the chemicals used to make it about 5 years back? I would assume that at
by mumblemumble 6y ago
In the USA, is antibacterial soap even a live issue, since the FDA banned basically all the chemicals used to make it about 5 years back? I would assume that at this point the ingredients they're using don't actually work (except perhaps in test tubes and at extreme concentrations) and it's largely just a hollow marketing term.
- antibctrlsoap 6y agoTriclosan > Policy describes the policy situation in regards to consumer antimicrobial agents like triclosan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan#Policy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan#Policy We generally credit Lister with saving many lives by inventing sterile surgical procedures; so, how do germs in open wounds and germs on the skin differ in their effects on survival, health, and appearance? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Lister https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Lister