Triclosan is the antibacterial agent found in antibacterial soaps and other personal care products. The EPA considers it a possible risk to human health and to the environment. Studies have shown that plain soap kills just as much bacteria as an antibacterial soap. Antibacterial soaps could spawn resistant bacteria and contaminate ground water.
Antibiotics create super germs through evolution by the survival of the fittest. The strongest or resistant bacteria survive to create a new generation of strong germs that are no longer affected by the antibiotic that helped create them. In response, pharmaceutical companies develop more powerful antibiotics that can destroy the resistant strains.
Most hand soaps have antibacterial properties and contain harmful chemicals and fragrances. Essential oils affect the hostile bacteria and leave the friendly bacteria intact (which strengthens the immune system) while antibacterial soaps kill all bacteria, good and bad (which weakens the immune system). Antibiotics have a specific chemical make up identical in every batch (easier for bacteria to build a resistance to). Essential oils have a very complex structure with hundreds of constituents (soil, air, water, sun, etc) and are different in every batch.
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Check out this article about hand soaps and sanitizers.
Check out this article from WebMD about Antibacterial soaps.
http://purehomeandbody.com/oilblends/thieves/essential-oils-powerful-against-listeria-bacteria/
http://aromatherapy4u.wordpress.com/2007/08/04/thieves-foaming-antibacterial-handsoap-with-thieves-essential-oil/
For more information about Thieves Foaming Hand Soap from Young Living Essential Oils (YLEO), check out the following link: http://www.youngliving.com/natural-hand-care/Thieves-Hand-Soap
Which soaps will you use and why?
For more information: www.oilsforhealthyliving.net
http://oilsforhealthyliving-heidi.blogspot.com/2011/11/thieves-overview.html
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