On Aug 16, 2012, at 11:38 AM, Mugsy Lunsford wrote: > > On Aug 16, 2012, at 2:32 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > >> Nearly every brand of hand soap available nmow is 'antibacterial' thanks to >> the staggeringly widespread use of triclosan. >> >> We may be killing ourselves with it: >> >> <http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2012/08/triclosan-a-chemical-used-in-antibacterial-soaps-is-found-to-impair-muscle-function/> >> >> I've got the paper from PNAS if anyone wants, this was shown in animal >> models, not just cell culture... > > If you share it, so shall I. >
Well, It's dense, the paper's title is "Triclosan impairs excitation–contraction coupling and Ca2+ dynamics in striated muscle". <http://dbdev2.pharmacy.arizona.edu/miscjunk/triclosan_impairs muscle_activity.pdf> > Recently started making my own cleaning products, after realizing that the > fresh lemonade/limeade booth at the market throws away a 5 gallon bucket > worth of rinds every week. Fill big glass jars with rinds, pour white vinegar > in up to the brim, cover, shake, let sit 2 weeks, decant. High acid content, > strong citrus scent, can be used diluted for almost anything. Substitute vodka for vinegar you also get a useful product. :-) > > If you wipe surfaces down with vinegar, and then lightly mist over that with > hydrogen peroxide, it's a more effective anti-bacterial than chlorine, > without the toxicity. Well, any bacteria that isn't killed by the mere presence of air is largely unaffected by hydrogen peroxide, absent long soaking it the stuff. H202 is an intracellular byproduct of aerobic metabolism. If aerobic organisms didn't have hydrogen peroxidase in their cells they'd dissolve from the inside out. It's why it foams up when you put it on cuts. H2O2 IS an effective bleaching agent, good on stains, but less antiseptic than usually thought. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en.
