Is sterilizing soap worth buying?

After the outbreak of SARS, bird flu and hand-foot-mouth disease, everyone is in danger. The demands of big guys for sterilization, antivirus and bacteriostasis seem to be unprecedented: not only do they wear masks spontaneously during the epidemic season, but washing their hands has also become a homework that they must do many times a day. When buying hand sanitizer and soap, many people tend to choose products with the words “sterilization” or “bacteriostasis”. But how effective are these products? Is it really playing the role of eliminating 99.9% of bacteria breeding as advertised? Let’s analyze it in detail. Sterilization and bacteriostasis depend on what? The main active ingredients are divided into two types: 1. A wide range of bacteriostatic Read More …

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I was fooled! Long-term use of antibacterial soap and hand sanitizer is not good but harmful.

After the outbreak of SARS, bird flu and hand-foot-mouth disease, many people tend to choose products with the words “sterilization” or “bacteriostasis” when buying hand sanitizer and soap. However, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a ban: It is forbidden to sell washing products containing 19 specific antibacterial chemicals, and it is pointed out that the soap industry has failed to prove the safety of this soap in long-term use and its utility advantages over ordinary soap and clear water. This ban does not include alcohol-containing hand sanitizer and wet wipes, nor does it include disinfectants used in hospitals. It is mainly aimed at some antibacterial washing and protection products sold by Shangchao. The dazzling array of Read More …