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These May Not Be the Soaps
You Want to Fend Off Infection

Aug 13, 2025 8:02 AM CDT

These May Not Be the Soaps You Want to Fend Off Infection

DermaRite Industries has pulled a series of hand products due to risk of 'life-threatening' sepsis

(Newser) - A series of hand soaps have been yanked from shelves due to worries of contamination by bacteria that can cause "serious and life-threatening infections," reports NBC New York . DermaRite Industries has recalled its DermaKleen antiseptic lotion soap, DermaSarra analgesic, KleenFoam antimicrobial foam soap, and PeriGiene antiseptic cleanser, thanks...

FDA: So Long,
Antibacterial
Soaps

Sep 2, 2016 1:48 PM CDT

FDA: So Long, Antibacterial Soaps

Agency says antibacterial ingredients haven't been proven to be effective, safe

(Newser) - Companies that sell over-the-counter antibacterial soaps will have a year to clean up their acts—namely, to remove those products from shelves and stop marketing them, or take certain ingredients out of their products that the FDA now says are essentially ineffective, NBC News reports. Products containing 19 active ingredients—...

Antibacterial Soap
No Better Than Plain Soap

study says

Sep 17, 2015 11:59 AM CDT

Antibacterial Soap No Better Than Plain Soap

Unless you've got 9 hours to spare

(Newser) - People who shell out extra money for antibacterial soap might want to spend it on something else. Scientists have found that it's not any better than regular soap in killing bacteria, they report in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy . The news comes out of South Korea, where researchers examined...

Minn. Bans
Controversial
Germ-Killer

May 20, 2014 10:59 AM CDT

Minn. Bans Controversial Germ-Killer

Antibacterial triclosan gets the boot from soaps

(Newser) - It's widely used nationwide as a germ-killing ingredient in soaps, deodorants, and even toothpaste, but just months after the FDA warned that triclosan may be harmful , Minnesota is now becoming the first state to ban it. The bill Gov. Mark Dayton signed Friday prohibits the use of triclosan in...

You're Using
Antibacterial
Soap Wrong

Apr 6, 2014 6:05 PM CDT

You're Using Antibacterial Soap Wrong

And its chemicals may be bad for you and the environment

(Newser) - Big on antibacterial soap? Sorry, but it's probably not helping you, and could even be altering your hormones and damaging the environment, a researcher says. In a new review paper , Rolf Halden argues that people get little benefit from antibacterial products because they use them incorrectly, LiveScience reports. You'...

FDA: Germ-Killing Soap
May Be Bad for You

Dec 16, 2013 11:13 AM CST

FDA: Germ-Killing Soap May Be Bad for You

And there's no proof it's better than ordinary soap

(Newser) - The antibacterial soap you've been using religiously? The FDA says there's no proof that it actually stops the spread of germs any better than ordinary soap and water do—and that the chemicals in it may even be bad for us. Some scientists have long warned that triclosan,...

Germ Killer We've Used for
40 Years Gets FDA Review

May 3, 2013 9:45 AM CDT

Germ Killer We've Used for 40 Years Gets FDA Review

Researchers to complete review of triclosan ordered back in the '70s

(Newser) - It's been on the market for more than 40 years, and it's found in everything from antibacterial soap to toothpaste to toys. But there's a chance that the FDA is about to declare the chemical triclosan unsafe, in a review due to be completed this year. The...