Washing Your Hands With an Antibacterial Soap Can Be Very Toxic

re: Washing Your Hands With an Antibacterial Soap Can Be Very Toxic

Eric Higbie — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:34:37 GMT

Triclosan itself doesn't seem to cause me any immediate problems. The sanitizing solutions, specifically quaternary ammonium chlorides, cause me great grief. These sanitizers are placed in the rinse water of the dish washing process. These sanitizing agents are NOT rinsed off with plain and allowed to dry onto the drinking cups. If I ingest these sanitizing compounds, I can't urinate for 12 hours. This is extremely painful and I'm considering getting a self-catheterization kit to empty my bladder!

It took several months to figure what was going on. Once I figured out it was the sanitizing solutions, I started getting my beverages in "to go" cups. This worked well for some time. Lately I've also noticed (th painful way) that the lines going from the beer tap to the keg are also rinsed out with a sanitizing solution. From the time this stuff is ingested, it takes 12 hours for the bladder to begin emptying itself.

re: Washing Your Hands With an Antibacterial Soap Can Be Very Toxic

Izabel — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:34:12 GMT

I also tried the anti-bacterial dish soap when it first came out, and at the time my water system was on a septic tank. The anti-bacterial soap caused problems with my septic tank and I had to call for service. They told me not to use the anti-bacterial soap because it kills the good bacteria you need in your septic tank. I have not used it since.

re: Washing Your Hands With an Antibacterial Soap Can Be Very Toxic

sjoferret — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 15:21:48 GMT

I wonder how antibacterial soaps react to chloraminated water - any studies or information? Many public water systems have moved from free chlorine to chloramination - (which is a bad health move - and many are moving back). Just curious.

re: Washing Your Hands With an Antibacterial Soap Can Be Very Toxic

Healthy-Oil-Guy — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:27:30 GMT

I completely agree with Stacy - Tea tree oil is a great, all-natural, antibacterial product.
I use it as a natural kitchen cleanser for my countertops. I place a few drops in
a bucket of hot water and wipe down my kitchen countertops to keep them
clean.

It's also useful as a natural cleasner to clean your shower curtains to
fight mold and mildew.

The main active ingredient, Terpinen 4 -OL, is similar to turpentine - which is
from pine needles. Turpentine was historically used as a natural medicinal -
before the onslaught of pharmaceutical drugs.

Healthy-Oil-Guy
Healthy-Oil-Planet.com
"Healthy oils for a healthy planet!"

re: Washing Your Hands With an Antibacterial Soap Can Be Very Toxic

Stacy_203 — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:14:39 GMT

Tea Tree Oil !

I buy a generic natural liquid soap from shopnontoxic.com and add a few drops of organic tea tree oil into my soap bottle each time I refill. Works like a charm.

Their dishwashing powder for machines is unbelievable. I've tried numerous "natural" brands and this one takes the cake. Outperforms its toxic competitors. Not that expensive either when you buy a case.

re: Washing Your Hands With an Antibacterial Soap Can Be Very Toxic

DivineHealth1 — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 15:06:57 GMT

I have been able to find tons of Natural soaps/lotions/haircare products with out antibiotics and sodium laurel sulfates at places like TjMaxx, Homegoods, Marshalls for a fraction of the price, usually half price. They get them in in abundance, and I stock up for months! Products like Avalon Organics, EO, Nature's care, all are all natural and organic ingredients. Check it out! Other stores similiar through out US may be called Ross's. Here's to our health!

re: Washing Your Hands With an Antibacterial Soap Can Be Very Toxic

foreverfree — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 00:56:25 GMT

When anti-bacterial soaps first hit the public market (sometime back in 1990's), I thought I would give them a try, being a curious consumer. I bought some dish soap, only to find out in short order that it was burning my hands especially where my wedding band was. It did not take long to figure out that the soap was responsible. I have never used it since. Anything that could "burn" my hand could not possibly be any good to me or anyone else for that matter. Why do we need anti-bacterial soap anyway? What was wrong with plain soap? Why don't we ask such simple questions anymore? Why do we assume that whatever is 'out there' is ok?

re: Washing Your Hands With an Antibacterial Soap Can Be Very Toxic

Josh Rubin — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 22:15:39 GMT

A couple of great things to use that I find effective besides soaps are:
1. Young Living oils: purification and theives
2. Young Living sells soaps that are just various types of oils in a bar or liquid form.

Not trying to sell anyone, just putting in my two cents of what I use and recommend clients to use.

re: Washing Your Hands With an Antibacterial Soap Can Be Very Toxic

BackToOrganic — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 19:32:21 GMT

Antibacterial soap is all they use at schools anymore. I've told my children not to use the soap, and to just wash really well with water only.

re: Washing Your Hands With an Antibacterial Soap Can Be Very Toxic

helpingheart — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 18:30:30 GMT

Here on the West Coast we have Trader Joe's market, they carry a Liquid Hand Soap with all natural ingredients. It's one of the few places that I can find non-antibacterial soap.

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seaweed — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 18:22:15 GMT

Non-antibacterial hand soup are hard to find these days because the demand for them is almost zero. Of all places you'll be surprised to find plenty of the good old fashion soup at your local dollar mart or .99 Cent Store. These are left overs from the likes of WalMart, Savons or Target that nobody wants and it's yours for...you guessed it, just under a buck.