Comments on: Antibacterial Soap - The Saga Continues http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-the-saga-continues/ For People and Planet Earth Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:01:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Angie Hurst http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-the-saga-continues/#comment-7246 Angie Hurst Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:24:38 +0000 http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-the-saga-continues/#comment-7246 I had a post regarding antibacterial soap on my blog not long ago also. Funny thing is, I used to use antibacterial everything, and now that I don't, this winter I have been healthier than I have in years! I had a post regarding antibacterial soap on my blog not long ago also. Funny thing is, I used to use antibacterial everything, and now that I don’t, this winter I have been healthier than I have in years!

]]> By: Antibacterial soap is a personal health hazard and environmental danger | Will Taft . com http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-the-saga-continues/#comment-1463 Antibacterial soap is a personal health hazard and environmental danger | Will Taft . com Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:37:27 +0000 http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-the-saga-continues/#comment-1463 [...] Related Post:  Antibacterial Soap - The Saga Continues [...] [...] Related Post:  Antibacterial Soap - The Saga Continues [...]

]]> By: Will http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-the-saga-continues/#comment-1329 Will Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:07:32 +0000 http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-the-saga-continues/#comment-1329 Justin - I moved the discussion of hittail over to the <a href="http://willtaft.com/blogging/wordpress-plugins/">WordPress plugin article</a>. I have a couple of comments and questions on it, so see you over there! -Will Justin - I moved the discussion of hittail over to the WordPress plugin article. I have a couple of comments and questions on it, so see you over there!

-Will

]]> By: Will http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-the-saga-continues/#comment-1325 Will Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:18:20 +0000 http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-the-saga-continues/#comment-1325 Welcome Justin! Good point on this being more marketing to sell us additional unnecessary stuff. My main thing about the antibacterial soap is not the idea of creating super bugs, although that is a big concern for many scientists. It makes sense to me, but I'll let them figure that out. In a <a href="http://willtaft.com/environment/please-do-not-use-antibacterial-hand-soap/">short article</a> I wrote a while back I link to a few things that illustrate my concerns. At the top of the list are: The product is unnecessary to get our hands clean, exposes our bodies biggest organ, the skin to yet another chemical, and contributes to pollution of rivers, lakes and the oceans. Soaps and other chemicals can get through the waste-water treatment and have <a href="http://willtaft.com/environment/soap-changes-fish-sex/">surprising effects</a> on the environment. -Will Welcome Justin! Good point on this being more marketing to sell us additional unnecessary stuff.

My main thing about the antibacterial soap is not the idea of creating super bugs, although that is a big concern for many scientists. It makes sense to me, but I’ll let them figure that out.

In a short article I wrote a while back I link to a few things that illustrate my concerns. At the top of the list are: The product is unnecessary to get our hands clean, exposes our bodies biggest organ, the skin to yet another chemical, and contributes to pollution of rivers, lakes and the oceans. Soaps and other chemicals can get through the waste-water treatment and have surprising effects on the environment.

-Will

]]> By: Justin G http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-the-saga-continues/#comment-1324 Justin G Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:59:18 +0000 http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-the-saga-continues/#comment-1324 As a followup, the jury isn't out yet, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibacterial_soap As a followup, the jury isn’t out yet,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibacterial_soap

]]> By: Justin G http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-the-saga-continues/#comment-1323 Justin G Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:34:08 +0000 http://willtaft.com/health/antibacterial-soap-the-saga-continues/#comment-1323 "Anti-bacterial" soap is just a way to get suckers to pay more for the same thing by using careful wording. What do people think soap is? Not anti-bacteria? And besides, antiseptic soap is better, just ask any doctor. They'll tell you it fosters the proliferation of vaccine-resistant diseases, viruses and germs, because of <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=anti%2dbacterial">mutation</a>. Looks like you cleared up the hittail problem too. “Anti-bacterial” soap is just a way to get suckers to pay more for the same thing by using careful wording. What do people think soap is? Not anti-bacteria? And besides, antiseptic soap is better, just ask any doctor. They’ll tell you it fosters the proliferation of vaccine-resistant diseases, viruses and germs, because of mutation.

Looks like you cleared up the hittail problem too.

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