A s people around the world become vastly more attentive to cleaning, they’re buying antibacterial wipes as fast as retailers ...

Antibacterial soap is a staple in many households and healthcare facilities. However, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned 19 active ingredients previously common in consumer ...

Typical household cleaners like hand sanitizer or wipes don't kill germs from norovirus. Here's what you can use instead.

Does antibacterial soap make you feel extra clean and protected? Well, turns out a chemical in these soaps could actually be making things worse. The germ-killing chemical is called triclosan ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has found no evidence that antibacterial soaps work better than plain soap and water for ...

This isn’t just a theoretical concern: In one study, people who used a triclosan-containing antibacterial soap at home were more likely to have skin bacteria resistant both to the germ-killing ...

Clean surfaces with plain soap and water. Simply mix warm water with liquid non-antibacterial soap (the CDC recommends one teaspoon of soap per liter of water) and apply the solution to the ...