Bacteria on soap??

I feel stupid for asking this question, but is there bacteria on those hand soaps?


There are a lot of people with dirty hands that come home and rub their hands on those soaps.


Can this cause bacteria to be lurking around?

Bacteria on soap??
bacteria is on everything love, dont get paranoid. your body is so awesome at getting rid of harmul microbes and stopping them from getting in that its pointless worrying. Yes their is bacteria on soap but obviously it isnt harmful in any shape or form otherwise there would be huge outbreaks of soap related illnesses
Reply:no
Reply:Soap in only a deodorant.
Reply:Bacteria can become resistant to soap, but it is unlikely that many bacteria would be living on the soap itself. Remember bacteria need a food medium to grow and soap is generally a non-nutritious and inhospitable environment for microbes.
Reply:if u findout theres huge amounts of bacteria on soap are you going to stop washing your hands?


i really doubt that any leftover bacteria on the soap will endup affecting u in any way
Reply:Yes, it's mentioned a lot in advertisements and in the news actually. Bar soaps harbour bacteria, even though it is soap. The pump soaps do also, but after you touch the pump you're cleaning your hands off with the soap...so it's not as bad as the bar soaps.





Think of it as baths and showers...in a bath your sitting in your recycled filth. With a bar of soap your rubbing dirt and germs all over the soap again. In a shower the germs get washed away. When you use pump soap, you touch the germs...but wash them away.
Reply:Soap kills bacteria, that's how it works. If soap staying on your hands for ten seconds while you wash them is enough to kill bacteria, bacteria definitely won't survive sitting on a bar of soap all day.





You're safe.
Reply:Ok, please listen: If you have neutropenia please use a mild soap not the antibacterial stuff...Otherwise enjoy the soap whether it is bar or pump.
Reply:you cant get rid of bacteria even if you lock yourself in a vacuum chamber(not that it would make a difference just throwing that out there). You have more bacteria in your mouth than on your hands that's just how it is. unless its antibacterial soap it might i don't know but antibacterial soap usually comes in a dispencer bottle.