Antibacterial Soap Not So Effective

The ongoing debate over whether the antibacterial ingredient triclosan should be in soaps seems to have become an issue that is finally settled. Scientists in Korea have discovered that using antibacterial soap when hand washing is no more effective than using plain soap. The study examined the effects of triclosan, the most commonly used active antiseptic ingredient used in soap on bacteria. (1) The researchers examined the effect of triclosan, the most commonly used active ingredient in soap, on bacteria in two ways. The first was to examine the bacterial effects of triclosan in soaps against all 20 strains, and the second compared the ability of antibacterial and non-antibacterial soap to remove bacteria from human hands. The results indicate that there is no significant difference between the effects of plain soap and antibacterial soap when used under 'real life' conditions.

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