What is all the fuss about antibacterial soap?
is not a true soap but in fact a liquid detergents. Manufacturers add antibacterial agents to these liquid detergents to kill the germs, and then call it antibacterial soap. It is not soap. What it really should read is “Antibacterial Detergent”. That’s marketing for you! Also if it is a “Beauty Bar” it is not soap, but a detergent cake.
A. First of all the soap industry is not regulated so that means manufacturers can say pretty much whatever they want. A true soap is antibacterial all by itself, because of its 9.5 pH. A antibacterial liquid soap is not a soap but a liquid detergent. Since it is neutral, pH balanced, it does not kill germs. These manufacturers add antibacterial agent to kill the germs, and then call it antibacterial soap. It is not soap. What it really should read is Antibacterial Detergent. That’s marketing for you! Also if it is a Beauty Bar it is not soap, but a detergent cake.
