I’ve been avoiding anti-bacterial products and am annoyed by the positive sounding benefits that these products are said to have. While their claim of killing 99.9% of bacteria sounds compelling at first, the thought of leaving behind 0.1% of bacteria that can’t be killed sounds rather scary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An interesting article<\/a> from MedicineNet.com<\/a>, researches swabbed for bacteria in 32 locations within 35 houses. Here’s the number of bacteria per square inch found:<\/p>\n\n\n\n I measured one of my kitchen countertop (#12 above). It’s 2’x6′. That equals 1728 square inches. If I multiply that by 488 (the number of bacteria per square inch) I get 843264 bacteria. Now, if I use a cleaner to kill 99.9% of them, I’m left with 8432 bacteria. That sounds like a lot of bacteria spread throughout my kitchen counter. And as a reminder, this isn’t your regular garden variety bacteria. This is highly resistant super bacteria, able to withstand some pretty harsh chemicals. This bacteria doesn’t have to compete for food, housing or jobs from its fellow bacteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So I ask you, is it worth it or do you think it’s better to let them all live to fight it out with each other in their own little microscopic world?<\/p>\n I’ve been avoiding anti-bacterial products and am annoyed by the positive sounding benefits that these products are said to have. While their claim of killing 99.9% of bacteria sounds compelling at first, the thought of leaving behind 0.1% of bacteria that can’t be killed sounds rather scary. An interesting article from MedicineNet.com, researches swabbed for bacteria in 32 locations within 35 houses. Here’s the number…<\/p>\n\n