Can Germs Become Resistant to GSE as they can to antibiotics?
A. There is no evidence that any type of micro-organism has ever developed a resistance to GSE. In fact it is believed that such resistance is not possible because of GSE’s mode of activity. Because GSE actually disrupts the cytoplasmic membrane, changes in genetic make-up in the pathogenic organism would be irrelevant. What is still not known is how GSE can be effective against viruses, inasmuch as a virus has no cell membrane of its own. What about rumours of Chemicals in GSE? Newsgroups and email groups have received postings to the effect that GSE contains Triclosan, Benzelthonium Chloride, or Methyl Paraben. The source of this type of report comes from both Germany (Here is the PubMed reference to the German Report) and Japan, where Citricidal® is not approved for human consumption. The reason is that Citricidal® is very similar in molecular weight to both Benzelthonium Chloride and Triclosan, both of which are effective disinfectants, but are toxic to human and animal life. In Ge
