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 they arent antibacterial, besides you would want any sort of antibacterial chemicals in sensitive areas. these wipes have been working very well so far have been using them for a few months now. they are a bit weaker than I expected, but they need to be for the the septic system they break up easily in water.
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You need to request one without peppermint oil in it. They can do that! I use both.. One with it and one without it. The peppermint oil one barely has a scent so I like that one. The other one I request without is for relative who is allergic to peppermint. ( he sneezes and sneezes). Funny how in the same household we use both! He only sneezes when i have the peppermint oil one opened and doing laundry! ( sheets are washed in one with ppeppermint oil and it has no effect on him! Go figure!! Lol
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Yes, it is. My understanding is that doctors use it to sanitize their hands before surgery. It's very effective.
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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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Surgeons use this stuff to wash before surgery. It's fine to wash humans with it. Go look at Hibicleanse. It's perfectly fine for humans.
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Honesty, I use Dr. Bronner's tea tree soap to disinfect all of my brushes so I have not had any problems and I am a nurse- we (nurses) are covered in cooties and tea tree soap is a must! . In a pinch you could use a mild vinegar water solution I would think that would work fine. I don't baby this brush at all and its holding up very well. If it does eventually give out I would buy it again. It does not scrub hard- its very soft but it gets the job done and gently exfoliates. I imagine it would be perfectly gentle on a man's fresh shaved skin. Its not good to scruff up your skin anyway- that is when you are going to get infected for sure- especially if you are a nurse or you get friendly with a nurse with cooties. See you got free medical advice and a public service warning to stay away from nurses and all you asked for was how to clean the darn brush.
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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 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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I use a 1:4 mix of regular Listerine and warm water on my ceramic/porcelain tile floors. Weird, right? It's too strong for my mouth so I repurposed it. It's relatively inexpensive, antibacterial, and has the added benefit of opening your sinuses and freshening the air!
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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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Personally, I feel the need to use something after I remove my make-up with the Bioderma. It might be overkill, but I use a face wash too. However, I have heard from others that they rely on this solution alone to cleanse the face. It has no soap or oil so, I do not see why not. But, it is a personal preference. I have three bottles in my bathroom as I do not want to be without it.
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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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No microbeads. Although, exfoliation becomes way less of an issue when your soap has a moisturizer.
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I always washed my makeup off first, and I definitely avoided the eye area! I recommend you use it like any high-end exfoliatior; on clean skin that's been washed with warm water to open up the pores.
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Yes. But it has a peppermint smell, if that is okay with you. Also, ozonated oils have a generally weird smell that I find son what offensive, but maybe others will not. It is safe on skin, except around eyes where it might irritate.
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After peeling and cutting onions and garlic, I wash my hands with soap first, and then rub them with the large grip of one of my stainless dinner knives. It works the same way and is the same principle...stainless steel neutralizes the odor! (but please...use soap first...that takes care of the bacteria first!)