How do antibacterial soaps work.?!

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Antibacterial soap and normal soap are kind of the same thing. The enzymes in both regular soap and hand soap break down the cell membranes of bacteria, effectively killing them (notice how whenever you wash the dishes for a long time, your hands feel a bit "raw?" That's why.)

Normal soap is fat and ash with some perfume to cause the oils on your skin to be attracted to the soap and wash off along with the soap when you rinse.

Antibacterial soaps are the same things with chemicals in it.

If you fell into a vat of detergent right now, you'd probably be OK.

If that same vat also contained industrial chemicals you'd be pretty sick. Antibacteria soap same thing, soap + germ killers

Hi, Here's the pros and cons of using antibacterial soap and a regular soap.

Pros of Using Antibacterial Soap: Effective at preventing the spread of infections in a health care setting and when caring for someone with a compromised immune system, such as a cancer patient.
Cons of Using Antibacterial Soap: Kills both good and bad bacteria, which may make antibiotics ineffective against new strains of bacteria, Can give consumers a false sense of security by creating a relaxed attitude toward good hygiene & Costs more than regular soap

Pros of Using Regular Soap: Costs less, Works as well as antibacterial soap, Won't kill healthy bacteria on the skin

Cons of Using Regular Soap: Not as portable as antibacterial hand sanitizers, People may not wash hands thoroughly enough to kill harmful bacteria


Hope the information helps you. Thanks.

I think regular soap is great for knocking the dirt off your hands, whereas antibacterial soaps, if left on long enough (biggg if there), is suppose to actually kill the bacteria on your skins surface. If you read the back of a bottle of antibacterial dish liquid....it states that the liquid only kills the bacteria on your hands...not the dishes. Weird!!