All of us need a good cleansing skin care plan. Here's my plan for skin cleansing, along with the reasons that I recommend it. But first, let me say a word about one of the common ingredients to avoid.
Triclosan
This is a common additive in daily anti-bacterial cleansing skin care products. It's often recommended for treating acne, but is also found in soaps like Lever 2000.
Like the overuse of antibiotics in the 1970s and 1980s, the overuse of antibacterial hand soaps and other skin cleansing agents may contribute to the formation of more antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains.
We already have MRSA (a type of staph infection resistant to traditional antibiotics). We really don't need more of these bacteria floating around in our environment. Researchers have shown that washing with plain soap and warm water is just as effective for removing bacteria.
