TRICLOSAN, IN ANTIBACTERIAL SOAP,DEODARANT ARE RISKY-HORMONAL CHANGE.

New Study: A Common Soap Ingredient Could Harm Your Health

 

Triclosan may cause health problems—doesn’t prevent disease better than regular soap and water. .

New study suggests, one common antimicrobial may be affecting our health. The chemical in question, triclosan, is used in a host of antibacterial personal care products, from hand soaps to deodorants.

Now, researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say that triclosan could have long-term repercussions for health. The study, published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows that exposure to triclosan caused liver fibrosis and cancer in mice..liver toxicity affects humans and mice in a similar way.

This isn’t the first time the safety of triclosan has come under scrutiny. Studies have shown that triclosan changes hormones in animals, a CDC study found that 75% of humans have traces of the chemical in their urine, and it’s present in the breast milk of most lactating women. And as it turns out, many scientists agree that triclosan isn’t even more effective than washing hands with simple soap and water. Colleen Rogers, Ph.D., a lead microbiologist at the Food and Drug Administration, has said that antibacterial soaps don’t prevent illness any better than regular soaps.
 

Unfortunately, the FDA started looking at whether it was going to allow triclosan to be used in these products in 1978, yet they never actually finalized that decision.

It is up to consumers to decide if using triclosan is worth the potential risk.