[Billthedrill]

Of course bar soap has germs on it. Germs are good for you. Anyone with a bias against Bacto-Americans is a bigot, that’s all.

[Wonder Warthog]

Any kind of soap, bar or liquid, destroys germs by dissolving their cell walls. There may be germs on soap, but they are dead or dying.

https://www.quora.com/Does-soap-kill-bacteria-or-just-clean-off-bacteria-and-viruses-How-does-the-hand-washing-process-really-work