Update: Soap & Water just as effective in removing bacteria!
I am pleased that the FDA has stepped in to force some requirements on antibacterial products. As you read on, there are some very important points. In the world of antibacterial products, there is no distinguishing between bacteriacides and bacteria reduction. Triclosan is very similar to parabens found in most products. The claim is that they are bacteriacides that kill 99% of all bacteria….good and bad. As I have pointed out in other articles, we have as many as ten times more bacteria on our skin as we do skin cells. Most of these are good bacteria that help prevent invasion by the bad bacteria like Staph and eColi. Bacteriacides like parabens and Triclosan claim to kill bad bacteria, but also kill the good which the FDA now reveals might help form “super-bugs.”
Keys Galleyon is antibacterial in the sense that it falls into the bacteria reduction class of products because of the Lakota spearmint, Castile-like soap and that it is slightly alkaline. I like to refer to this as a skin rejevenation process more than an antibacterial action. The truth is that we have long known that a good wash with soap and water and a brisk warming drying will help to further reduce, but not kill the good bacteria. Galleyon enhances the effect without harming the good bacteria on our skin.
The FDA is now echoing something that we have talked about for years and yesterday’s announcement further brings to light the need for strict controls on chemicals that come in contact with our skin.
So please read the announcement below and read the FDA announcement. More information always gives us more choices that we can make.
FDA to Crack Down on Manufacturer Antibacterial Claims
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