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Why you should dispense with antibacterial soaps

  • Written by Sarah Ades, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University
imageNatural soaps without antibiotics may be better for you than ones with triclosan.From www.shutterstock.com

An FDA ruling on Sept. 2 bans the use of triclosan, triclocarban and 17 other antiseptics from household soaps because they have not been shown to be safe or even have any benefit.

About 40 percent of soaps use at least one of these chemicals,...

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