TIL Washing your hands with plain soap is probably better than using antibacterial soap in the long run - eviltoast
Washing your hands with soap, water helps prevent disease, infection
www.fda.gov
There's no evidence OTC antibacterial soaps prevent disease more than washing with plain soap and water. Some antibacterial drugs can do more harm than good.
  • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    “Antibacterial” is somewhat of a marketing gimmick. Yeah, those have extra microbial killing chemicals, but plain soap kills plenty well enough, pops their little lipid walls.