Comments on: Monday Mission: Handwashing and Antibacterial Soap

By: Hailey

Hailey — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:40:57 +0000

I love Dr Bronner’s soap. I think it’s better than all that other crap. Also, toothpaste is a total scam of a product. You don’t need it. Brushing with nothing works great, brushing with a wet toothbrush that’s been dipped in baking soda works even better.

By: willowsprite

willowsprite — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 05:15:55 +0000

Why are people so paranoid?! Or should I say, why is BigChemCorp making people paranoid??
Right. It’s the money.

By: Mati

Mati — Tue, 31 May 2011 01:13:46 +0000

Another vote for Dr. Bronner’s. It is the purest castile soap you can find in most areas. Try a health food store if you can’t find it at your supermarket. I buy a gallon at a time and it’s good for so many uses – the peppermint is even nice for brushing teeth, and is so cooling when showering in the summer. I just dilute it 1:10 in repurposed bottles – hot water and shaking aren’t necessary.

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 03 May 2011 03:26:26 +0000

Julie,
Awesome! Hand soap is easy to “fix” too. Welcome aboard! Katie

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 02 May 2011 00:48:34 +0000

I just started following you, as you recommended by someone. Thanks for all the information. A quick run through my house and I only found it in a less than half full bottle of hand soap. This will be an easy change to make!

By: christina

christina — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 05:35:10 +0000

Thank you! I have tried and tried to make the pump dispenser work for me, but to no avail. Now I know why. I put the soap in first and didn’t shake. Your Monday Missions are so inspiring!

By: Dawn

Dawn — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 02:50:40 +0000

We have switched to Kiss My Face handsoap, available on Amazon for a good price, and Method anti-bac gel for kids on the go (my kids LOVE to touch livestock, reptiles, bugs…). Also, we like Toms of Maine toothpaste, and my dentist says it’s a good product. Thanks for the other tips to continue to get rid of this stuff!

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:34:36 +0000

Elizabeth,
Thank you so much for chiming in! Your perspective as a health care provider is an important one. Katie

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:37:51 +0000

I am a nurse practitioner and I see patients at home. Even though the push is for the use of alcohol hand gels and super-antibacterial soaps/foams, I still prefer to use plain old soap and water. I do use alcohol had gels as long as they don’t have triclosan as sometimes my patients don’t have clean sinks to wash at. And sometimes I would have to wash 10 times in one visit! I have banned triclosan at my home sinks and I don’t use toothpaste with triclosan (although my husband does). I truly feel that all of this antibacterial stuff along with abuse of antibiotics has backfired on us and now we are at the mercy of superbugs. I now treat minor infections with tea tree oil and burns with lavender oil. Put down the antibacterial soap and step away from the neosporin! Give the good bugs a chance!

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