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Re:FDA Orders Antibacterials Removed from Consumer Soaps by JumpCrisscross on Friday September 02, 2016 @04:36PM (#12416081)
> You don't need to kill the bacteria. Just remove it.

I'm pretty sure the lipid-dissolving properties of soap kill bacteria by shredding their cell membranes. It's not effective against viruses, but neither is antibacterial soap.

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Re:FDA Orders Antibacterials Removed from Consumer Soaps by deelowe on Saturday September 03, 2016 @12:03PM (#12419675)
Thanks for the correction.
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