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Are all soaps, bath soap, beauty soap,etc., to be anti-bacterial?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

No: some just carry away dirt/ grease/grime - they are hydrophilic

Dr Munshower and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 8/20/2019

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