I'm wondering how mankind has managed to live this long without the super-anti-bacterial-killing soaps and such we have today. The message the advertisements give us is that micro-scum should have done us all in by now. The tv commercials feature a typical stick-thin, yuppie mom complete with chemically whitened teeth and a boob job protectively wiping down counter surfaces with some form of toxic waste guaranteed to "kill 99% of all germs."
Never mind that upon contact with human skin this chemical will also remove fingerprints and disintegrate skin down to the bone, but damn, little Suzy is now safe and protected from the nasty little bacteria that is dangerously lurking everywhere poised and ready to attack. EEEEEEKKKKKK!!!!
I'm all for cleanliness, but I think boiling water and other less invasive means of cleaning and sterilization are better than the vast amounts of chemicals we poison our environment with in the name of "cleanliness."
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I have read that anti-bacterial sprays and cleaners are a complete waste of time and money in the average home. We never use them. I'm more of the opinion that we need to develop natural immunity to everyday bacteria. However I'm fanatically careful with raw chicken, raw meat in general. I saw an advert for anti-bacterial FLOOR CLEANER. What is the use of that? Unless you stop walking on it, it's not going to stay germ free for long!
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