Are you using the right soap at home?

The soap you use may well be the difference between a healthy home or a frequently sick one. Using an antibacterial soap is a good solution.

Every house has soap in it. Soap is necessary for a variety of purposes: to clean the skin, to clean surfaces and also to wash clothes and other inanimate objects. Soap is also used to give your pets a bath. Naturally, soaps differ in composition based on their end use.

Of all the soaps that are found in the house, the one that we use to wash our hands and skin with are most important. This is because washing the skin with a good soap removes the visible dirt and other impurities on it. A good soap also has the potential to remove hidden impurities like germs and dried sweat – but only if it is an antibacterial soap.

Why use antibacterial bar soaps?

Most of us are used to bar soaps – we’ve used them since we were really young, when liquid soaps were not so prevalent or popular as they are today. Bar soaps are easy to use and they can be placed in a soap dish and forgotten. You can use them in the bath, or have a place for them at the wash basin or kitchen sink.

But merely using perfumed soap which may, at best, contain hydrating ingredients, is no use in the fight against germs and dirt. Most soaps offer a rich perfume and good lather, but do little else than remove dust and dirt particles. They cannot kill the infectious germs present on the skin, nor can they help stop the spread of bacteria.

If you are keen to maintain good standards of hygiene in your home, you must take up the cudgels against germs and viruses lurking in the house. The best way to do this is to use antibacterial bar soap, both in the shower and for washing the hands. The human skin harbours many infectious germs and bacteria, and these must be killed before they proliferate and cause illnesses.

How to use antibacterial bar soaps

Wet the skin with plain water and run the antibacterial bar soap on it. Work up a rich lather, covering every inch of the skin. The soap is mild on the skin while being harsh on germs – it can kill up to 99.9% germs on application. Meanwhile, the soap hydrates the skin and perfumes it, leaving it soft and clean for hours after use.

You can place antibacterial bar soap near the washbasin as well, and be sure to wash your hands with it every couple of hours. It will keep you and your loved ones safe during epidemics and flu season.