While antibacterial soaps were supposed to keep people safe from illness, they just haven't lived up to all the hype. In fact, there may be very little truth to the initial claims made by the companies that manufactured these products:
“We have no scientific evidence that they are any better than plain soap and water,” said Dr. Janet Woodcock, the Food and Drug Administration' drug center director, in a statement.
Friday's decision primarily targets two once-ubiquitous ingredients — triclosan and triclocarban — that some limited animal research suggests can interfere with hormone levels and spur drug-resistant bacteria.
The chemicals have long been under scrutiny, and a cleaning industry spokesman said most companies have already removed the now banned 19 chemicals from their soaps and washes.
Not only do the so-called antibacterial soaps appear not to deliver on their promise, they may actually be hurting people:
“Consumers may think antibacterial washes are more effective at preventing the spread of germs,” Woodcock said in a statement. “In fact, some data suggests that antibacterial ingredients may do more harm than good over the long-term.”
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Well, this is certainly disappointing to hear. Like many others, we were intrigued when the antibacterial soaps came out, and we tried them thinking we were protecting our families from bacteria and germs. It's really frustrating to learn we may have been wasting our money all these years.
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Would rather them spend there time banning artificial sweeteners and dyes.