76%
of commercial liquid soaps and 30% of bar
soaps now contain anti-bacterials. Many
people choose anti-bacterial soaps and
cleaners because advertising implies that
using them will help protect your family
against colds and flus, however colds and
flus are viruses, and anti-bacterials have
little or no effect on them
A
commonly used anti-bacterial chemical is
triclosan, a suspected immunotoxin and skin
or sense organ toxin. Triclosan creates a
carcinogen called dioxin as a by-product.
We
want to note that not all bacteria make
people sick; in fact some are beneficial.
The problem is that anti-bacterial soaps and
cleaners kill both beneficial and
harmful bacteria. By doing this, they
actually leave us more vulnerable to the
harmful ones we encounter. Children
especially need exposure to some germs, to
develop their immune systems.
Scientists are concerned that the widespread
use of anti-bacterials contributes to the
development of resistant bacteria (bacteria
that will only be killed by different or
stronger doses of chemicals).
Safe enough even for those consumers with environmental sensitivities, our Liquid Soap is 100% vegetable based (over 98% organic), and created without perfumes, dyes, harsh preserving agents or animal tallow.