Posted on 09/02/2016 11:18:52 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Most studies have focused on triclosan, and as far as human health is concerned the research into its toxic effects has produced mixed results. For nearly every study that shows triclosan has some particular effect, another shows it does not. Yet one thing is clear: Several clinical studies, following several hundred households, have shown that triclosan-based soap does not prevent illness any better than regular soap and water alone.
...[P]lain soap and water simply dislodge bacteria from skin, triclosan weakens and kills the microorganisms. Until recently it was thought that triclosan acted indiscriminately—killing all bacteria in a number of ways—but now scientists know that it targets specific molecular pathways, acting more like an antibiotic. For example, triclosan homes in on an enzyme that plays a key role in bacterial metabolism—the same pathway that the tuberculosis-fighting antibiotic isoniazid targets. This similarity has raised concerns that bacteria could mutate and grow resistant to triclosan—and therefore also to the antibiotic. Allison Aiello, an epidemiologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, notes that several studies have shown that bacteria can become resistant to triclosan in a laboratory setting. For instance, one study found that up to 7 percent of Listeria strains isolated from the environment and food products were resistant to chemicals found in antibacterial soaps.
There is no definitive research on whether triclosan adversely affects human health, but animal studies suggest that exposure to it and similar chemicals has the potential to disrupt hormones in the body, trigger allergies and be associated with some types of cancer. Whether those effects translate to humans is unknown; as some experts explain, animals in experiments are exposed to much higher doses than humans would ever experience. ... According to a 2004 study, 75 percent of Americans have triclosan present in their urine.
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Chocolate is deadly toxic to dogs.
So is Xylitol, the sweetener in most sugar-free gum.
My brother has a $4000 vet bill to prove it.
Some of us are old enough to remember PhisoHex. Soap in the little green bottle containing hexachlorophine. Now
THAT was some nasty, hazardous stuff!
My Dad would wash my hair with PhisoHex when I was a young child. I can still remember what it tastes like. I don’t think I suffered too much drain bammage.
Killjoy!
They’re banning it because testing has shown that bacteria can mutate to become resistant, and there are antibiotics that work via the same pathway. We’re running out of effective antibiotics, need to protect the efficacy of those remaining.
People have good reason to be concerned, what with MRSA and others, but I don’t think most understand that simple, regular soap worked to a lather and warm water is highly effective under most circumstances. If I were in a hospital or even doctor’s office, I’d want an alcohol-based hand sanitizer, not antibacterial soap. Alcohol kills bacteria.
I don’t do the germophobia thing. Never have. I’m with you. I think it’s bad for you. Our body has to learn to fight them.
Bacteria are also mutating to handle refrigeration. Fedzilla will next ban refrigerator ownership among the hoi polloi, except for themselves.
If refrigeration becomes ineffective due to bacteria, they’re going to have to irradiate it or a whole lot of people are going to starve.
I keep several vials of pure Tea Tree oil in our SHTF medical supplies.
L
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