I use antibacterial soap once in a while when I get really bad body Oder and it seems to make it go away. Regular soap hasn't been effective when this happens.
You might want to see a doctor about that...
FDA Orders Antibacterials Removed from Consumer Soaps
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#22I hope its not too little too late, we've known about bacterial resistance for decades at this point. Here is hoping animal feed is next.
Yup that would probably be one of the big thing in the whole antibiotic crisis and just making sure the farm environment is good once you can't rely on just flooding them with antibiotic and keep them alive.
Flooding them with antibiotics isn't just to "keep them alive." It makes them grow bigger (i.e. more meat to sell means more money). This is a big part of the resistance to ending the practice too.
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#23I use antibacterial soap once in a while when I get really bad body Oder and it seems to make it go away. Regular soap hasn't been effective when this happens.
I would investigate some home remedy. Not too strong. You got to be careful with the herbal stuff, they can do a number on your hormones if not carefully used.
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#24Really happy about this - literally just ranted to my partner this week about how we should ban antibacterial soap. It has no place outside of a hospital, and is only contributing to the problems we're facing.
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#25Really happy about this - literally just ranted to my partner this week about how we should ban antibacterial soap. It has no place outside of a hospital, and is only contributing to the problems we're facing.
What problems is it contributing to? The article says it doesn't actually affect bacteria, so it can't be contributing to resistant strains.
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#26What about hand sanitizers? Should we not be using those as well or is limited usage (say keeping a bottle in the car for use before you scarf down a McDouble) ok?
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#27Good
No more soccer mom directed ads pumping BS about how good it is to have your kids live in a bacterial bubble
The same crappy thinking that brought us allergy epidemics
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#28What about hand sanitizers? Should we not be using those as well or is limited usage ( say keeping a bottle in the car for use before you scarf down a McDouble ) ok?
Hand sanitizers that are just alcohol should be fine if they're high enough concentration but there's sort of a skin damage / actually-killing-bacteria trade off there.
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#29Really happy about this - literally just ranted to my partner this week about how we should ban antibacterial soap. It has no place outside of a hospital, and is only contributing to the problems we're facing.
What problems is it contributing to? The article says it doesn't actually affect bacteria, so it can't be contributing to resistant strains.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan#Resistance_concerns
At best, antibacterial soap is ineffective. At worst, it's contributing to resistance in some microbes.
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#30Good No more soccer mom directed ads pumping BS about how good it is to have your kids live in a bacterial bubble The same crappy thinking that brought us allergy epidemics
> No more soccer mom directed ads pumping BS about how good it is to have your kids live in a bacterial bubble
That's not going to stop. They're just going to switch the messaging to "All natural ...".