'Triclosan is a pesticide used to kill microbes. It’s semi-effective, but no more than ordinary soap and water. Yet, it’s become ubiquitous, and at enormous cost to our health.'
'The marketing industry has done a brilliant job of terrifying people into fearing that they’ll be infected with a nasty disease. They’ve served several industries quite well through the sales of antibacterial soaps, deodorants, shoes, dental products, cosmetics, medical products, and a range of other antimicrobials, including antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal agents.
People have never been asked, though, if they’re willing to trade the risk of microbes with damage to their heart. Yet, that is precisely what’s happening. Triclosan is the antimicrobial chemical that’s being added to a huge array of products so they can claim to be antimicrobial. Its presence in our lives has become ubiquitous.'
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