Comments on: Antibacterial Soap Danger Still a Hot Topic http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-danger-still-a-hot-topic/ For People and Planet Earth Sat, 17 May 2008 08:14:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Will http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-danger-still-a-hot-topic/#comment-9418 Will Fri, 09 May 2008 17:50:08 +0000 http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-danger-still-a-hot-topic/#comment-9418 Hi Wendy - Cool site you have linked there! Interesting to think that posts 6 months old are dated. The world of blogs, I guess. Still the information is important. I think the message is getting out about triclosan and that is a good thing. Thanks for your comment! Hi Wendy - Cool site you have linked there! Interesting to think that posts 6 months old are dated. The world of blogs, I guess. Still the information is important. I think the message is getting out about triclosan and that is a good thing. Thanks for your comment!

]]> By: Wendy Wakefield Ferrin http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-danger-still-a-hot-topic/#comment-9417 Wendy Wakefield Ferrin Fri, 09 May 2008 17:41:03 +0000 http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-danger-still-a-hot-topic/#comment-9417 While I understand that your soap posts are "dated" the information related to use of soap vs antibacterial liquids is current and critical. As Founding Director of The SOPE Project (http://www.sope.net) I salute you! btw did you know that sope is the Elizabethan English way to spell what we call soap? A nice way to demonstrate that the "American way" isn't necessarily the right way, nor the only way. While I understand that your soap posts are “dated” the information related to use of soap vs antibacterial liquids is current and critical. As Founding Director of The SOPE Project (http://www.sope.net) I salute you! btw did you know that sope is the Elizabethan English way to spell what we call soap? A nice way to demonstrate that the “American way” isn’t necessarily the right way, nor the only way.

]]> By: Will http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-danger-still-a-hot-topic/#comment-3625 Will Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:31:28 +0000 http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-danger-still-a-hot-topic/#comment-3625 Hi Melissa! Send them here to read my 3 posts on the topic. Maybe that will help? The main thing is to try and get them to understand is that there is no downside to discontinuing use of it. The product does not have any benefits to normal, healthy people who use it, so why not get the chemical out or your system and stop contributing to all these resistant bugs we keep hearing about. Keep fighting the good fight! -Will Hi Melissa! Send them here to read my 3 posts on the topic. Maybe that will help?

The main thing is to try and get them to understand is that there is no downside to discontinuing use of it. The product does not have any benefits to normal, healthy people who use it, so why not get the chemical out or your system and stop contributing to all these resistant bugs we keep hearing about.

Keep fighting the good fight!

-Will

]]> By: Melissa http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-danger-still-a-hot-topic/#comment-3592 Melissa Sun, 23 Dec 2007 07:36:30 +0000 http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-danger-still-a-hot-topic/#comment-3592 Will, I live in a household were everyone uses antibacterial dish soap to shower and shampoo with? This boggles my mind. No one that lives here seems to think anything is wrong with it how the heck do I wake these people up? They all think I am taking crazy pills. Melissa Will,
I live in a household were everyone uses antibacterial dish soap to shower and shampoo with? This boggles my mind.
No one that lives here seems to think anything is wrong with it
how the heck do I wake these people up? They all think I am taking crazy pills.

Melissa

]]> By: paulette http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-danger-still-a-hot-topic/#comment-3351 paulette Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:26:30 +0000 http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-danger-still-a-hot-topic/#comment-3351 Thank you Will for the information. Being influenced by my Environmentalist Boss, it is my concerned to be aware of the things that might harm our environment. We must be aware of those hazardous chemicals and avoid using them for environmental protection purposes in order to preserve things we have right now for the welfare of our children. Thank you Will for the information. Being influenced by my Environmentalist Boss, it is my concerned to be aware of the things that might harm our environment. We must be aware of those hazardous chemicals and avoid using them for environmental protection purposes in order to preserve things we have right now for the welfare of our children.

]]> By: Will http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-danger-still-a-hot-topic/#comment-2957 Will Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:43:42 +0000 http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-danger-still-a-hot-topic/#comment-2957 Hi Bob! I actually received two emails last night with similar questions, so I had drafted another article to post today. After seeing your question, I edited that draft as these liquid hand sanitizers are quickly becoming the most commonly used of these products. Thanks! In brief, the sanitizer pumps do not pose the same risk of bacteria mutations as the antibacterial soap does. Still, I don't use them unless I see a very pressing reason in a place where I can not just wash my hands. -Will Just as a note of appreciation to the folks who have used the buttons to digg and stumble some of my articles... Thanks! It really does seem to bring in some new readers. I would recommend trying to install the widgets yourselves if you have a web site. Hi Bob! I actually received two emails last night with similar questions, so I had drafted another article to post today. After seeing your question, I edited that draft as these liquid hand sanitizers are quickly becoming the most commonly used of these products. Thanks!

In brief, the sanitizer pumps do not pose the same risk of bacteria mutations as the antibacterial soap does. Still, I don’t use them unless I see a very pressing reason in a place where I can not just wash my hands.

-Will

Just as a note of appreciation to the folks who have used the buttons to digg and stumble some of my articles… Thanks! It really does seem to bring in some new readers. I would recommend trying to install the widgets yourselves if you have a web site.

]]> By: Hand Sanitizer Safety | Will Taft . com http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-danger-still-a-hot-topic/#comment-2956 Hand Sanitizer Safety | Will Taft . com Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:35:28 +0000 http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-danger-still-a-hot-topic/#comment-2956 [...] posting yesterday’s review of antibacterial soap use, I have received two emails and a comment asking for clarification on the use of hand sanitizer [...] […] posting yesterday’s review of antibacterial soap use, I have received two emails and a comment asking for clarification on the use of hand sanitizer […]

]]> By: Bob http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-danger-still-a-hot-topic/#comment-2946 Bob Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:00:24 +0000 http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-danger-still-a-hot-topic/#comment-2946 Hi Will, my office just bought a bunch of purell with the cute dispensers, some staff members use this stuff 5, 6 times a day the office smells like a hospital, is this stuff no good as well? Hi Will, my office just bought a bunch of purell with the cute dispensers, some staff members use this stuff 5, 6 times a day the office smells like a hospital, is this stuff no good as well?

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