Pin ItIt seems way too early to be thinking about going back to school, but I see the stores are, so I bet some frugal planner parents are, too. Even though I won’t be going back to school this year (I’m a teacher in my former life, but I haven’t been since the year prior [...]
Entries Tagged as 'soap'
Back to School: Are you Shopping for Hand Sanitizer or Handsoap?
July 28th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Cleaning, Frugality, What to Buy
Tags: antibacterial soap·back-to-school·Cleaning·handwashing·sanitizers·soap
Food for Thought: Hand Sanitizers in the Home
April 21st, 2009 · 3 Comments · Cleaning, What to Buy
Pin ItIt’s time to return to our first topic ever here at Kitchen Stewardship, antibacterial soap. We learned that triclosan, the common ingredient in antibacterial soaps, is bad news for the environment and our health, as well as overkill for our hands. Good hand-washing with regular soap is all we need. An incredibly popular option [...]
Tags: antibacterial soap·Cleaning·green cleaners·handwashing·kids·sanitizers·soap
2nds of Food for Thought: The evil villain Triclosan…
February 21st, 2009 · 15 Comments · Cleaning
Pin ItThis is part three of a three-part series on antibacterial soaps. Part one: My Relationship with Soap Part two: Food for Thought: Antibacterial Soap What is Triclosan? Triclosan is the chemical added to anti-bacterial soaps (or triclocarbon for bar soaps) with the aim of killing bacteria. It is non-discriminatory in that it won’t only [...]
Tags: bacterial resistance·Cleaning·handwashing·soap·triclosan
Food for Thought: Antibacterial Soap
February 21st, 2009 · 7 Comments · Cleaning
Pin ItThis is part two of a three-part series on antibacterial soap. Time for your first serving of “Food for Thought“. Put your thinking caps on – here’s the science of washing your hands: Start with water: water has a cohesive property. It likes to “stick” to itself. This explains why water forms droplets, why [...]
Tags: antibacterial soap·Cleaning·handwashing·soap·triclosan
My Relationship with Soap
February 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Cleaning
Pin ItIt’s probably risky making my first research article about soap, but I’m doing it anyway (in three parts) and praying you’ll forgive my long-windedness. You see, I’m passionate about soap. Most of my closest friends don’t even know this about me, but it’s been a part of my life for a long time. (My [...]
