Antibacterial soaps are probably not a whole lot better than regular liquid soap for cleaning and overall health.? In fact, antibacterial soaps may cause more problems than they solve.? The resistance to bacteria that is becoming a problem all over the world may be caused from so much triclosan (the most common antibacterial ingredient) being in our environment.? USA Today recently (Oct 20, 2005) posted an article that pointed out the problems with antibacterial products outside of health care settings.? I agree.
More importantly, my wife is excited about having cleaning products that are made from baking soda, borax and vinegar around the house.? Not only? because they work and they are healthy, but because she can store them under the sink in any part of the house without worrying about the kids getting into trouble by touching them or (God forbid) eating them.
I'm always happy to see better health products at a better price being promoted by the press.? Check out the cleaning products course at CenterU for recipes and more details. www.centeru.com/library/householdCleaning.php
