Time to stop using antibacterial soap... - 08/15/12 02:09 PM
A recent study has shown that triclosan is bad for you and the environment.
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/...uscle-function/
Here are some excerpts if you're the TL;DR type:
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/...uscle-function/
Here are some excerpts if you're the TL;DR type:
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exposure to triclosan disrupted communication between two proteins crucial for proper muscle functioning, causing failure in both the heart and skeletal muscle cells.
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After being exposed to concentrations of triclosan equivalent to those found in the wild for 7 days, the minnows were significantly worse swimmers than minnows that hadn’t been exposed to triclosan, and were less effective in swimming tests that simulated the the act of evading a predator.
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the FDA has declared that there is no evidence that using antibacterial soaps with triclosan confers any more health benefits than simply washing with conventional soap and water