Does antibacterial soap make you feel extra clean and protected? Well, turns out a chemical in these soaps could actually be making things worse. The germ-killing chemical is called triclosan ...

The company's sales revenue in the antibacterial soap market is in the hundreds of millions. While specific revenue figures for each of the listed companies are not available, it is evident that they ...

About 75% of liquid antibacterial soaps contain the germ-killing chemical triclosan, which is not proven to clean any better than conventional soap and water. Editor's Note: This video has been ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Antibacterial soaps could be doing a lot more harm than good — here's why. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook More from Science Antibacterial soaps could be doing a ...

Antibacterial soaps are seemingly everywhere. A 2001 study by Dr. Eli Perencevich, an infectious diseases researcher at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, found that nearly 76 percent of ...

About 75% of liquid antibacterial soaps contain the germ-killing chemical triclosan, which is not proven to clean any better than conventional soap and water.

Some soaps may contain three antimicrobial agents the FDA hasn't banned which may have additional potential health risks. Out of the 19 agents listed in its ruling, the FDA cited TCS and TCC as ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today proposed a rule that would require companies that make antibacterial hand soaps and body washes to show that the products are safe for long-term use and ...