Lately, it has become clear that antibacterial soap is not all it is cracked up to be. For instance, Triclosan—one of the common ingredients in these bathing products—has been linked to a extensive range of human & environmental health concerns. In fact, the FDA issued a ban last year that disallowed the use of triclosan, triclocarban, & seventeen other chemicals in hand washes & body washes.

Sadly, this did not utterly solve the problem, & some soap companies continue to use these ingredients & market antibacterial soaps as "more effective" at reducing germs & preventing sickness than other, gentler options. According to a recent Mayo Clinic Health Letter by Dr. Daniel Roberts, that’s simply fallacious. He wrote that "Recent findings indicate there’s no reason to use antibacterial soaps. They are no more effective than plain soap at getting rid of germs."

Despite good marketing, there is just no scientific substantiation that they’re better at reducing illness & infection, &, in fact, they’ve been shown to seriously contribute to the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which has become a key global health concern, & hormone dysfunction. In other words: go for for plain soap & water; lathering with this combo will help lift germs from the skin & wash them down the drain.