Choosing the right hand soap and body wash isn't *just* about cleanliness. You deserve non-toxic products and our waterways deserve non-polluting ones, so it's really about committing to a higher standard of care.

We're likely using soap every day for the rest of our lives; it's prudent, then, to get intentional about this must-have product. On today's show: conscious consumerism in the soap aisle.

Here's a preview:

[3:00] Are antibacterial/antimicrobial soaps really necessary?

[6:30] A hand sanitizer tangent: pro tips for buying and using sanitizer the *right* way

[9:00] Research finds that putting products with toxins on our skin is more deleterious to our health than eating them, and here's why

[11:00] Everything you absolutely must know about Triclosan

[19:00] How to excel at the hand soap class of life via Stephanie's handy-dandy grading rubric

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