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> Antibacterial soaps have the potential to create antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This is probably true. But do soaps in general have the potential to create s
by fragsworth 13y ago
> Antibacterial soaps have the potential to create antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
This is probably true. But do soaps in general have the potential to create soap-resistant bacteria?
http://consumer.healthday.com/general-health-information-16/hygiene-health-news-396/briefs-12-26-univ-at-buffalo-certain-germs-that-cause-common-infections-may-linger-on-surfaces-and-objects-for-hours-683416.html http://consumer.healthday.com/general-health-information-16/...
Well-cleaned surfaces are now known to harbor strep bacteria for months. Perhaps this is (to some extent) because bacteria has adapted to stick to materials much better than before we used soap?
- toomuchtodo 13y agoHow long until my Nest thermostat activates UV-spectrum functionality (in yet to be sold LED bulbs) when I'm away to break down surface bacteria?
- stedaniels 13y agoThe surface is so thin that it probably wouldn't be worth while.
- scotty79 13y agoAlso to break down your furniture surface. UV is used in medical laboratories at the end of the day to disinfect surfaces. If you are germophobic you can create similar setup in your house right now. Not LED based though.
- Spooky23 13y agoWhat does well cleaned really mean? When I worked in a restaurant, sanitization of certain food prep surfaces required that we wipe down the surface, leave the sanitizer in place for 3 minutes, and then dry. In a daycare, cleaning is spraying and wiping. Keeps stuff clean, but clean doesn't mean sanitized. (Although I donut that is needed)