Can soap remove bacteria?

Soap is a common cleaning tool in our daily life. It is divided into many categories, including soap for bathing, laundry soap for washing clothes, sulfur soap for washing face, and so on. The price of soap is generally much lower than that of hand sanitizer and laundry detergent, and it is a good helper for people to be thrifty and manage their households. Not many people use soap in their daily lives now, because many people think it cannot effectively kill bacteria. So, does soap remove germs?

Soap itself is weakly alkaline, and the weakly alkaline environment is not conducive to the growth of bacteria. This is why soap itself is cleaner than other cleaning products. However, in actual use, the soap is often soaked in the water in the soap box, which causes the surface of the soap to always be wet, making it easy for bacteria to be contaminated on the surface. The bottom of soap is usually wet, which can become a breeding ground for bacteria. Studies have found that the bacteria on soap can be cross-transmitted between different users.

Therefore, the place where the soap is stored at home is relatively humid, and even some parts of the soap have been soaked in water. You must pay attention to this, because humid places are the favorite places for bacteria and viruses. Soap that is wet for a long time is more likely to breed bacteria.

Bacteria can live comfortably on the sticky surface of soap, but there are steps you can take to prevent them from harming your body.

1. After using the soap, put it back into the soap box. Do not place it directly next to the wash basin or laundry sink, as this will cause the soap to be contaminated and produce bacteria.

2. A soap box directly attached to the wall is most conducive to the drying of the soap.

3. Before using soap, you can let the water flow away the bacteria attached to the surface of the soap to avoid infection.

4. It is best not to use shared soap in public places, because you never know what the last person who used the soap did with it.