Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoTIL Washing your hands with plain soap is probably better than using antibacterial soap in the long runwww.fda.govexternal-linkmessage-square92fedilinkarrow-up1434arrow-down15
arrow-up1429arrow-down1external-linkTIL Washing your hands with plain soap is probably better than using antibacterial soap in the long runwww.fda.govDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square92fedilink
minus-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoYes, scrubbing with water is still useful. Besides being a detergent, what soap does is raise skin pH to make it less likely that bacteria can grow on the surface.
Yes, scrubbing with water is still useful. Besides being a detergent, what soap does is raise skin pH to make it less likely that bacteria can grow on the surface.