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 ...

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.

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 ...

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So, soap disrupts the fat, breaks apart that liquid membrane, and that ends up destroying the virus," says Phillips. While you can buy antibacterial dish soap from brands like Palmolive and Dawn ...

But which soap should you use? Antibacterial soap may seem like a more effective cleaning solution, but the reality is antibacterial soap is no better than regular soap at killing bacteria or viruses.