Is it true that antibacterial soap is bad for us?
Is it true that antibacterial soap is bad for us?
user
No, not at all.  There is no evidence that antibacterial soap has any adverse health effects, and it’s important for you to wash your hands regularly to avoid spreading bacteria.
assistant
But I heard it doesn't really help us compared to regular soap but what it does do is create lots of antibacteria resistant bacteria. Is that not true?
user
Well, there is some debate about that.  What research has shown is that in a controlled setting, which means under very specific circumstances, in which normal soap doesn’t work very well, then the soap that kills bacteria more readily has a slightly higher chance of producing bacteria that can kill it.  But you should try to understand that this is a very specific and unlikely scenario.  We need to use antibacterial soap for it to be effective, and we do that because we need it to be effective.
assistant
So practically, there are no cons to antibacterial soap?
user