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Here's why antibacterial products are actually bad for you
Whether it's the flu season or not, regularly washing your hands is a good idea, because it keeps the pathogens at bay. But thanks to a generally prevailing dislike towards all microbes, many people also don't leave the house without a portable bottle of hand sanitiser, and stock their homes with antibacterial soap, detergents, and other household products that claim to kill all bugs in sight.
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Proof of how shortsighted humanity is. By answering to a non-existent immediate "threat", we're setting up a potential catastrophe in the future.
I had to stop using hand sanitizer. It was drying out the skin on my hands. Another reason.