Pin ItMonday Mission #1: Increased Handwashing and Decreased Antibacterial Soap Your mission, if you choose to accept, is three-fold (I know, I’m not supposed to overwhelm you. I can’t help it! The third one I just added, but it’s important, and easy.): Inspect your household for triclosan. Reveal it and decide how to approach each [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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