Should antibacterial soap be banned?

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It's been shown to give children allergies, and it makes them sick rather than healthier.

Jury is currently out as to whether it breeds superbacteria.

I vote yes, out of fear that it's breeding superbacteria. Though I would have probably had the opposite opinion if I were still suffering from OCD.

OCD = inability to discard futile pursuits

Sorry, no can do, my banhammer won't go near antibacterial soap.

It's okay for washing dishes, I don't use it for other things though.

Absolutely no reason for it, but to sell more soap. I am ready for an anti-human line of products.

No, because it's a great thing to have in an institutional setting. You don't want someone in a restaurant who has staph or MRSA in an infection who does not know about it yet handling food without at least some of those bacterial killed.

Simple fact is, normal soap doesn't kill bacteria. It will lay there in your sink and lay there on your hands. All you are doing is washing away dirt, not bacteria.

If it's breeding superbacteria, who cares? Superbacteria has constantly been breeding since the earth first started, we will just cross that bridge when it comes to it.

I don't think think anti-bacterial soap really KILLS the bacteria, just has a specific formula that removes it from whatever surface you're washing.

Hand sanitisers might be a different story.

Someone who has an obsession with germs and washing their hands like me would say no. At least I'm convinced it works.

Use soap that promotes healthy bacteria, so it kills the bad, at least for the body. For dishes, antibacterial maybe?