Triclosan is the antibacterial component of liquid soap. In bar formulations, it's triclocarban, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. These ingredients have been somewhat controversial.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government said Monday it has no evidence that antibacterial chemicals used in liquid soaps and washes help prevent the spread of germs, and it is reviewing research ...

The federal government Friday banned more than a dozen chemicals long-used in antibacterial soaps, saying manufacturers failed to show they are safe and kill germs. 24/7 Live Los Angeles Orange ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Chances are, if you’ve tried to find liquid soaps or sanitizers in local supermarkets lately – particularly those products claiming to be antibacterial – you’ve come ...

A recent British study showed using soap instead of water alone killed three times as many germs. We pitted regular bar soap against antibacterial bar soap, and regular liquid soap against ...

That's not FDA's take on it. "Consumers assume that by using antibacterial soap products they're protecting themselves and their families from illness — but we don't have any evidence that they ...

But federal health regulators are just now deciding whether triclosan - the germ-killing ingredient found in an estimated 75 percent of antibacterial liquid soaps and body washes sold in the U.S ...

This Tuesday, April 30, 2013, photo, shows Dawn Ultra antibacterial soap in a kitchen Tuesday in Chicago. Federal health regulators are deciding whether triclosan, the germ-killing ingredient ...

Even though the FDA published guidelines for chemicals in liquid soaps back in 1978, ... Don't want to get sick? Wash your hands with antibacterial soap. But the same compound we entrust to fend off ...

Skip antibacterial, use plain soap and water. ... That’s why the FDA is issuing a final rule under which OTC consumer antiseptic wash products (including liquid, foam, ...

WASHINGTON — It’s a chemical that’s been in U.S. households for more than 40 years, from the body wash in your bathroom shower to the knives on your kitchen counter to the bedding in your ...