P&G (the devil worshiping company) is NOT gonna be happy about this. :)
Posted on 10/21/2005 9:07:54 PM PDT by neverdem
I love the stuff!
you know all of these scientist can go to he.l
We're doomed. We're all doomed!
That does it! I'm not washing up any more.
That will work real well!
I prefer to hang out with clean consumers rather than dirty bureaucrats telling me what to buy.
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Some non scientific testing on my part, bathing with different varieties of the same soap (Lever 2000) showed the antibacterial soap reduced the incidence of, ahem, body zits compared with its non antibacterial cousins. I'd expect that to happen since the soap doesn't entirely wash away; a small residue remains in the skin. To do a more scientific test, one would have to test the same soap formulation with no differences other than the antibacterial component (triclocarban or triclosan).
A good old bar of Ivory soap will do just as well as the anti bacterials----and Ivory floats-(not that anyone except kids care anymore).
I agree... (as a contractor to P&G)
The zit problem sounds like a good reason. An unscientific observation on my part is that kids that are raised in a sterile environment tend to be more sickly than kids that are allowed to get down and dirty. It makes sense to me because they are allowed to actually develop resistance to bacteria. Because of that, I tend to vote against using anti-bacterial soaps.
One would need to track down the causation; it could also be that parents of children who get sick more often try to take more precautions.
OK, here is the deal.
I keep a tube of anti-bacterial soap in my laptop case. I meet people from Asia, shake hands, and sit at the table. I notice they are sniffling.
I casually pull the tube from my bag, squirt a bit on my hands, and rub it in under the table. They have no idea.
Now, explain to me how this is not better than getting up and walking to the bathroom to wash my hands with soap and water????
Anti-bacterial soaps fight body odors better than any old-fashioned soap.
And if I'm dining out, that restroom had better be equipped with anti-bacterial soap, or management is going to hear from me.
What kind of luddite bullshit is this?
I still remember the old radio ads-
"Ivory Soap---99 and 44/100ths percent pure,and it floats."
Yep,I'm old.
Ivory floats because they whip air into it. Don't be naive.
I know why it floats---just stating a fact. I'm far from naive.
Jeesh!
Then you see they have absolutely no proof of either accusation. Statistics on infections reported in households is not the same as knowing whether the products kill harmful bacteria. Then they admit there is no evidence any super bacteria are being caused.
They want to restrict the use to hospitals. If they don't work and breed super bugs, why do they use them in hospitals????
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