ive been saying that for years and telling my family to try to find soap that is NOT antibacterial.
all that antibacterial stuff is decreasing our resistance to everything.
unless you have someone in your home who is immuno-comprimised, you should be using regular soaps.
oh, and studies show that hand sanitizer does NOTHING
Finding true soap in a store can be difficult. True soap is made by adding a base to an acid to make a salt. So when you see ingredients such as Sodium Tallowate or Sodium Palmate you are looking at soap or at least a product that contains some soap. Sometimes the ingredient list may read “saponified oils of ____” that is also soap. If you see sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide as ingredients that is also a soap. Some products are a mix of soaps and detergent. If you want 100% soap check that the label is just that.
Not so. According to WebMD, if the sanitizer is at least 60% alcohol, it's quite effective. But it isn't a substitute for washing; it doesn't work on hands that are visibly dirty.