Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If ever there was a doubt about how important it is to have a good hand soap on hand, it all but vanished with the introduction of ...

It’s hot out, you’re sweaty and you probably have some body odor. But I’m here to set the record straight: You don’t need antibacterial soap for that. Apparently it’s a necessary reminder after a post ...

I think most of us just assume that by using an antibacterial soap, our hands are cleaner, but there are rules and side effects that you may not know about. Nowadays, we use antibacterial soap in the ...

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, there isn’t evidence to show that over-the-counter (OTC) antibacterial soaps are better at preventing illness than washing with plain soap and water ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Ever wondered if there’s a difference between regular soap and the antibacterial kind? Maybe in ...

Antibacterial soap containing triclosan, the most commonly used active antiseptic ingredient in soap, may be no more effective than plain soap at killing bacteria, according to a paper published in ...

The Food and Drug Administration proposed a new rule today that would require manufacturers behind products like Cetaphil, Dial, and Softsoap to prove that antibacterial soaps are safe for long-term ...

WASHINGTON -- It's a chemical that's been in U.S. households for more than 40 years, from the body wash in your bathroom shower to the knives on your kitchen counter to the bedding in your baby's ...

You may think your antibacterial or antimicrobial soap is helping to keep you healthy and germ free, but the FDA is saying that might not be true. Jose Sepulveda (@josesepulveda87) has more. You may ...

Did you wash your hands today? Did you use antibacterial soap? If so, you probably didn’t get the antibacterial benefits you expected. Sorry. Researchers from South Korea published a study testing the ...