Though difficult to find, you would be wise to switch back to good old-fashioned soaps, toothpastes, acne creams, and other household products that do not contain the antibacterial agent triclosan.  

Antibacterial products seem wonderful and promising but the truth of the matter is that they react with chlorinated water to form chloroform (a toxic chemical that can give you cancer).  Ouch!  And the presence of sunlight will react to triclosan and chlorine to produce dioxins (some of the most toxic chemicals known to science). 

This reaction to triclosan is classified as a probable human carcinogen by the EPA and the American Medical Association has been urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to regulate its home use since 2000.

Certainly you are aware of our escalating antibiotic resistance problem and how we are seeing the development of  triclosan resistant Staphylococcus (the bacterium that causes 'staph' infections).  Triclosan is vital to lowering the amount of Staphylococcus in hospitals.

If you are brushing your teeth with toothpaste that has triclosan in it, and you are rinsing with tap water that has chlorine in it, you are getting a little chemical reaction right in your mouth.  What a wonderful gift from the toothpaste manufacturers...

...When you wash your hands with antibacterial soap that contains triclosan, you are getting fumes emitted from this chemical reaction.

Beware of other cancer causing products around your household such as deodorants, shampoos, hair colorings, perfumes, and colognes.

People also put on clothes that have been washed in detergent loaded with fragrance chemicals.  These people run around in these clothes and sweat, which helps the toxicity absorb into the skin and bloodstream where it promotes cancer.

Don't ruin your (our) health by jumping on the antibacterial band-wagon.  Wash with plain-old soap and water and boost your body's immune system through exercise and a diet rich in healthy whole foods.