My Dr. said to wash face &amp; hands with antibacterial soap before using pre-surgery eye drops. Is Dr. B's peppermint liquid soap antibacterial?
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Don't tell anyone, especially the soap companies that are scamming us, but all soap is antibacterial. First let's take a look at how soap works on a chemical level. To make soap, you need to combine an acid and a base (or alkali). The acid is fat (fatty acids and triglycerides), and the base is sodium hydroxide (NaOH). The mixture causes the fatty acids to separate from the triglycerides and fuse with the hydroxide ions, forming a salt that we call "soap." Soap has two main functions: Decrease water's surface tension Bind to dirt, oil and bacteria
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No microbeads. Although, exfoliation becomes way less of an issue when your soap has a moisturizer.
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Be careful. Put soap on any part of the face but wash off quickly. There are tutorials on YouTube about this soap and how to use it.
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This soap can be used on face and body. It is extremely irritating to the skin and even have me a rash! You definitely don't want to get it in your eyes either! I was not a fan of the smell either. I prefer the bar of black soap that is sold in most health food stores. Getting a Shea/black soap combo will be gentler on the skin.
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I tried to find out the ingredients. Could not find them on any packaging. I called the company and was told there are trace amounts of alcohol in the cleaner. I can smell it in the cleaner. Now I am wondering if it is safe for my lenses as my optician told me no alcolhol or amonia cleaners or the lenses would not be guaranteed and he would not recommend them anyway.
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The bottle states: 'biodegradable surfactants' and 'contains no phosphate' -- and it is not antibacterial. That's all it says. But I agree with Markie: it's the best dishwashing soap!
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It would relieve pain in the joints of your fingers. I would simply recommend to wash the finger tips with dish soap after, that should get most of the balm off your fingers. With respect to touching your eyes, I don't think you would touch your eyes immediately after applying hand cream either... Maybe that's just me. So, in short, yes, it would help relieve pain (temporarily), and no, you shouldn't touch your eyes with it on your fingers.
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Easiest thing to do. Just take some liquid soap on a soft cloth, rub n rinse with your hands. Voila !!
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Hi Bob: I have always used antibacterial soap. However, I say yes to the hand sanitizer because it is much more efficient than the container being no the counter. Each are made of similar materials. I believe the lid is secured enough to minimize a lot of air accessing the liquid and thereby minimizing drying out. I have mine in a moist climate (CA); not sure your conditions. It might not work outside in Phoenix due to heat. Good luck.
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I use an antibacterial soap and warm water.....as long as its off you can run the part that gets inserted under running water, being careful not get water in the hole where the air is released. I just put my finger tip over it.
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Hi Peale. Don't know what recipe calls for, but U can use just few drops on wet hands, wash the wet face by this emulsion by soft massage and gently rinse..be careful and do not take the oil to eyes. u can use it like make-up remover or simple day/night care.
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I'll get the unscented bar soap. The licorice one is just too much for me. Hope that helps.
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"Killing germs" is one of those phrases that my grandma used..."antibacterial" is the term they use today...soap that is not antibacterial still kills germs...the point is to remove the filth that contains the contaminates and this does that really well. If you need "antibacterial" cleaning, you should use something like bleach. Its safer not to bleach everything as we need some bacteria in our lives. There really is such a thing as too clean...
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I can't add much more than the other responses; however, I do want to give agreement to not using antibacterial soap and either using insecticidal or very mild and/or organic liquid soap.
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Dr. Bronners peppermint castile soap. Because it is a thinner liquid soap than regular hand soap I think it mixes better with the water. Also, it smells like peppermint, which is awesome.
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Yes I haven't tried it yet, but read to be careful to rinse well cause it can sting eyes. Also can be used for soap for your body.
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You can use your hands just wash your hands afterwards, that's after using any benzoyl peroxide product. And on my face, I used just this but on my back and chest I used it after soap and it still worked.