Antibacterial Products Destroy Your Immune System

(The Best Years in Life) As far back as 2007, the prestigious Harvard Health Letter reported that regular soap and water is just as effective at cleansing hands of bacteria as antibacterial soap or hand sanitizer, and without their dangerous side effects. Apparently nobody was listening though, because this season has seen bottles of hand sanitizer and ads for antibacterial soap pop up everywhere. We may think these products are better than soap and water because their advertisers say so, but fifteen seconds of hand washing with regular soap and water eliminates 80 percent of bacteria, an amount equivalent to what is eliminated with the use of antibacterial soap or hand sanitizer, according to the Harvard Letter. The difference is that regular soap and water is not toxic and does not destroy your immune system. Read More.

I am so glad you posted this. Every time I see someone use those antibacterial products, i.e. soap or the stuff in the dispensers at the stores, I cringe.

I knew a woman that used it faithfully for years and then she got an infection from licking her fingers after she had cut some chicken and her immune system had been so compromised that she almost died and has never been the same since.

Using these products is exactly the same as overuse of antibiotics. I am a proud mom that can say my children never were vaccinated and never on anti-biotics of any kind.

Hi Luella,

I too am glad to see this posted. Dr Mercola advised against it so I would never use it. I am so glad I read his site, I have been saved may time from using the junk. Good old regular soak that's care of all the germs we need to get rid of.
People don't know that they are kidding all the good bacteria, which is so important for healing.
It is good to see Carol here agreeing with all this stuff. Thanks Carol.

Thank you Carol and Myrna. Exactly. Products that people use because they think they are protecting them are actually causing harm.