Recent debate raises the questions whether hand washing is a healthy or dangerous practice. With the recent banning of antibacterial soap by the United States and the ongoing FDA studies, the dangers of chemicals in our soaps are becoming clearer each day. Read more to find easy-to-follow recipes to make your own safer cleaning products.

Key Takeaways:

• Recently, the United States banned the use of antibacterial soap claiming that it does more harm than good.
• According to the Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, an ingredient in antibacterial soap called triclosan was found to alter a gene in the bacteria that caused it to become resistant to many antibiotics.
• In addition to triclosan, the FDA banned 17 other ingredients that are commonly found in manufactured antibacterial soap.

“The findings of the FDA once again prove that chemicals lurking in our everyday life may have the ability to do more harm than good. Not only are natural soaps less likely to aggravate sensitive skin, they are now shown to clean just as effectively as the chemical laden stuff.”

https://www.water-for-health.co.uk/our-blog/2016/09/the-vital-hand-washing-debate-is-your-hand-washing-method-making-you-sick/