The use of antibacterial soaps is increasing due to 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 . According to Virginia Tech researchers, the key chemical component in antibacterial soaps, Triclosan , has been linked to two serious health issues as early. First, 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 resistant to some more widely used antibiotics , including ciprofloxacin, ampicillin, tetracycline, and chloramphenicol . Environmental chemist at Virginia Tech had this to say about antibacterial soaps, "This is the first work that we know of that suggests that consumer products, such as antimicrobial soap, can produce significant qu...