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Antibacterial soap....
I've heard that antibacterial soap isn't so beneficial, as it also kills good bacteria. I was wondering just how harmful it (potentially) is, and why ...or is it all hype?
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Basically ygsgirl said it all, and I don't wanna make you read another long explanation.
But, theres also something ELSE bad about them.
In my school, theres a "staph" infection spreading and everyone is getting really afraid of it (Staphylococcus). The thing is, everyone has millions of Staph bacterias on them, and not all are bad...some are good!
However, theres this really dangerous type, called MRSA, and that can kill the victim, whereas the other dangerous forms of staph can normally be cured with the use of antibiotics. But, the MRSA viruses can be caused from using like Purell too much. By using Purell and killing the bacterias, it will cause them to mutate so that they can survive against the soaps. Normally, when they mutate, they become verryyy dangerous.
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Well, the thing about antibacterial soaps, etc, is that they kill off all germs and bacteria.
What folks don't seem to realize is that you NEED germs and bacteria to keep a strong, healthy immune system. Your body practices on these germs by fighting them off in order to be strong enough to fight off bigger and more serious germs and bacteria.
The reason they don't realize... well, just turn on your TV and check out how many cleaning products companies push onto consumers by making them FEAR germs.
Next time you see a Lysol commercial, pay attention and you will see that they put the fear of germs into you in order to sell their high dollar products.
I don't know about the facts and what not, that is just what I learned in biology class back in the day.
Personally, I just use soap and water. It's hard to find just plain old soap these days, though. I keep a tube of Germ-X in my son's diaper bag for in the event of a soiled diaper at someplace where there is no available place to wash my hands, leaving me no other option.
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