Plain Old Natural Soap is Best - (But We Knew That)

Through all the years, all the commercials and advertisements, all the scents, colors and styles - it still comes down to this: washing your hands with plain old natural soap is best. This article from the Environmental Working Group elaborates, stating that washing your hands with soap is excellent for helping to minimize the spread of infection. But it adds that hand washing is also good for reducing our (and our children's) exposure to toxic chemicals. The article also tells us to:

• Skip the anti-bacterial soap - it offers no benefits
• Choose safer soaps - they recommend regular, natural soap with no added ingredients (not even fragrance)

So go make yourself some soap (we'll debate the use of fragrance oils later) and get your hands nice and clean.

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