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Exactly. Antibacterial soap is marketing BS. Soap already kills bacteria. As it has done since it was invented.

Proof point- look how hard antibacterial soap is being advertised during the pandemic, which is cause by a frikkin VIRUS



COVID-19 is surrounded by a lipid envelope; soaps break down lipids.


Yes, and you don't need an anitbacterial soap for that. A regular soap will be fine.


Yeah, but jon worded it like antibacterial soap would be ineffective (due to this being a virus), but it's not.




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