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by lisa cute on April 11th, 2004

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Is antibacterial soap harmful?

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  • by Anon on August 13th, 2005

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    New research does suggest that Triclosan, an ingredient in some toothpastes and antibacterial soaps, might be harmful since it can interact with chlorine in tap water to become chloroform. How harmful is it in those amounts? The jury's still out, so to speak. However, it's worth considering. Triclosan is listed on ingredients lists of soaps and toothpaste (no list probably means no Triclosan).

    There's some info on the following site:
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6448213/did/7602104

    Also, a search of triclosan+chloroform brings up plenty of news articles and other pages.

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