1. Hygiene Hypothesis - Too Clean for Good Health
... , then perhaps, less of the necessary microorganisms needed for regulatory T cell development would be destroyed via regular hygiene practices. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), most of the bath soaps, house hold cleaners, and hand sanitizes sold in the United States have two powerful antimicrobial agents, triclosan and triclocarban. The NRDC states that "triclosan and triclocarban are antibacterial ... ...
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