Originally Posted by
SusieQOH
Bleach is horrible for people and the environment. Our bodies have immune systems to keep us healthy. I'm an RN and we were always taught that there is no better way to prevent germs from spreading than good old soap and water. Ask any health care professional and they will tell you the same thing.
If you must use bleach use caution so that you don't inhale it. I honestly can't think of any reason to use it.
I agree completely with about soap and water but today's "soap" products are not the same as old fashioned soap. The new products aren't made with lye the way soap is. Body wash is not soap, although I'm not sure exactly what it is. I think the lye is what makes soap antibacterial. I don't know what is in hand sanitizers but they must have something that kills bacteria as we are warned not to use too much as you can lose your natural protection from germs.
I find it interesting to see the modern attitude toward bleach. I'm 76 and grew up with bleach being used in all white laundry and for cleaning up anything where you particularly wanted to kill germs. There are common sense precautions to using bleach and I have never heard of an incident caused by bleach(other then ruining clothes if you splash any directly on cloth). I can't imagine not using bleach to sanitize white clothes, diapers, etc.
Are the natural products you use anti-bacterial?