Everyone has preferences, and this includes which soap you reach for: be it a pump or bar. Even further, many believe that antibacterial soaps are the better pick than a traditional bar soap.

It's also important to remember that antibacterial soap is not necessarily more effective at killing germs than regular soap. According to Whyte, bar soaps can accumulate some bacteria when they ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Antibacterial soaps could be doing a lot more harm than good — here's why. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook More from Science Antibacterial soaps could be doing a ...

In fact, some data suggest that antibacterial ingredients could do ... Those products include liquid, foam and gel hand soaps; bar soaps; and body washes. The FDA made this determination because ...

Does antibacterial soap make you feel extra clean and protected? Well, turns out a chemical in these soaps could actually be making things worse. The germ-killing chemical is called triclosan ...

This isn’t just a theoretical concern: In one study, people who used a triclosan-containing antibacterial soap at home were more likely to have skin bacteria resistant both to the germ-killing ...