Is Your Anti-Bacterial Handwash Harming You?
Jason Tetro
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Posted 10.20.2012
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Canada Living
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The term "antibacterial" has been used since the 1940s but only gained a hold of the market in the mid-1990s thanks to the widespread use of the antibacterial agent triclosan. But triclosan has a dark side that has only come to light in the last decade. The scientific literature has been peppered with articles showing the potential side effects to triclosan use.
