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You don't need antibacterial soap to remove bacteria. Soap, as a surfactant, combined with mechanical rubbing against your skin will remove dead skin and bacteria.

Furthermore, to quote a microbiologist friend, an antibacterial soap that kill 99.9% of bacteria (assuming you take the percentage at face value) will just result in the remaining bacteria dividing until your skin has returned to stasis of the microorganisms living there in just a few hours.

Use a normal soap. Wash your hands. Don't freak out about it.




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