抗菌肥皂其实没你想象的那么有效

 Antibacterial Soap May Be Worse Than Regular Soap

抗菌肥皂其实没你想象的那么有效

According to a new study out of South Korea, antibacterial soap is just as effective as regular soap at killing germs,

韩国最新一项研究表明，在抑制细菌生长方面，抗菌肥皂与普通肥皂效果并无显著差异，

and could be harmful to your health.

而且抗菌肥皂可能对人体有害。

Researchers explain that the active ingredient in most antibacterial soaps, triclosan, does a better job of killing bacteria than regular soap

专家解释多数抗菌肥皂都含有活性抗菌成分——三氯生。

but only under very specific, unrealistic circumstances.

在极特殊的情况下，三氯生的确可以有效地抑制细菌滋生。

Like, say, if you were to wash your hands for nine hours.

比如说，洗手时间为9小时。

If, however, you wash your hands with room temperature antibacterial soap for about 20 seconds, you may as well use regular soap.

假如，在室温状态下使用抗菌肥皂洗手20秒，那么效果跟使用普通肥皂是一样的。

Triclosan has been raising FDA eyebrows for years.

多年来，三氯生一直是FDA（美国食品及药物管理局）的重点研究对象，

This study was, indeed, prompted by the FDA’s 2013 call for antibacterial soap makers to prove their product more effective than regular soap.

自2013年FDA要求肥皂制造商生产更加高效的杀菌产品后，专家便开始了该项研究。

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