Super Clean Is Bad The use of antibacterial soaps is increasing as a result of efforts to live up to the proverb "cleanliness is next to godliness." Although using soap frequently is beneficial, antibacterial soaps come with some significant dangers. The key chemical component in antibacterial soaps, triclosan , has been linked to two serious health issues as early as 2005, according to Virginia Tech researchers. First off, utilizing the soaps exposes users to potentially high levels of the carcinogen chloroform. Additionally, regular use of these soaps leads to an unhealthy balance of germs on the skin that are resistant to antibiotics. They discovered bacteria that were resistant to some of the more widely used antibiotics, including ciprofloxacin, ampicillin , tetracycline, and chloramphenicol. An environmental chemist at Virginia Tech, Dr. Peter Vikesland, had the following to say regarding antibacterial soaps: "This is the first study that we are aware of that demon