Antibacterial Soap Safe For Babies

When soap in supermarkets was in short supply we bought this unknown antibacterial valderma soap online.

Antibacterial soap safe for babies.

Babies are notorious for putting everything in their mouths. The product boasts a perfect epa rating of 0. With all this current hand washing any other soap we have used before would have melted away and been broken into small pieces in a week or so. Food and drug administration has raised concerns about the functioning of tricolsan which is the germ killing ingredient that s found in more than 70 percent of antibacterial body washes and liquid soaps used for bathing and cleaning kitchenware.

Manufacturers have to show that it s both safe and more effective than simply washing with conventional soap and water. Plain soap and water make bubbles and slippery skin so the germs and dirt can slide off hands and down the drain. The agents in antibacterial soaps are also under scrutiny because there has been no scientific evidence to show that antibacterial soap is more effective than regular soap and water or that they are safe for long term use. A key ingredient in antibacterial soaps triclocarban has the potential to harm babies if mothers are exposed to it while nursing new research shows.

Hand washing is an important way to help prevent or spread illness. Clean smart offers a baby safe toy disinfectant that helps kills the germs from the cold and the flu. A note on disinfecting baby toys. If you ve been following the recent news and our own posts for the last few years it turns out that antibacterial soaps are not the safe soaps for babies and kids they ve claimed to be.

A few weeks ago the fda announced a bold new position on antibacterial soap. We have to give it a 5 plus rating as it is so good. This stuff is the bee s knees. There is new evidence which suggests there may be health impacts from the long term use of triclosan.

It s how they learn and explore their world. The second reason for the uproar over antibacterial soap is that regardless of whether it works there is still a question of whether it is totally safe. Antibacterial soap kills most bacteria. And the fragrance free option really is fragrance free.

Plain soap and water work just as well for basic hand washing according to the american academy of pediatrics.