Natural-Wellness

Green Living Online has an interesting article on hand soaps, but what caught my attention was all the negative research regarding triclosan.

 ”But a growing number of scientists and researchers not only think this is unnecessary, but could lead to the rise of drug-resistant bacteria and a massive public health issue. Despite most manufacturers claiming it’s a safe ingredient, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has registered it as a pesticide, similar to agent orange and other harmful dioxins and chlorophenol, a class of chemicals suspected of causing cancer in humans.”

 Beyond Pesticides offers a report published in Clinical Infectious Diseases that cites that not only are anti-bacterial handwashes no more effective than common soap and water, they may actually be leading to the rise of antibiotic resistant diseases.

Both articles recommend looking for an all natural alternative as they provide not only a better option for your skin but a less dangerous method of killing germs.