Antibacterial soap and bottles

Redsoxchick

I just read its unsafe to use this on bottles and now I'm all nervous. I've been rinsing them in hot water abd antibacterial soap, then using the dishwasher with dishwasher soap then rinsing in hot water to get rid of any extra residue and air drying. Does anyone else use antibacterial soap? I plan to switch now but I'm nervous I've already done damage

ar52kortlang

We use dawn dish soap with hot water and the sanitize them...I'm not worried.

NiniJ55

ar52kortlang:

We use dawn dish soap with hot water and the sanitize them...I'm not worried.

I use Palmolive and sterilize (electric or boil).  I think you have too many steps.   

Mustardseed2007

All soap is antibacterial soap. I am pretty sure they have done studies that found that soap that is labeled antibacterial kills germs about the same as regular soap, so I don't think it matters. 

We sterilize nipples in boiling water before the first use, then after that use dishwashing soap and hot water. We soak, rinse, then let them air dry. 

We use the playtex drop ins so we don't sterilize the bottles, but we do wash all the parts each use in the warm water and dish soap, but we mainly focus on the nipples.  

textbookcase

Mustardseed2007:

All soap is antibacterial soap. I am pretty sure they have done studies that found that soap that is labeled antibacterial kills germs about the same as regular soap, so I don't think it matters. 

We sterilize nipples in boiling water before the first use, then after that use dishwashing soap and hot water. We soak, rinse, then let them air dry. 

We use the playtex drop ins so we don't sterilize the bottles, but we do wash all the parts each use in the warm water and dish soap, but we mainly focus on the nipples.  

Ditto all of this!

Sarahcakes29

I really think most of those steps are unnecessary.  I wash my bottles and parts in very hot water with an all-natural dish soap and let them air dry on a bottle drying rack.  

Scweston80

The chemical TRICLOSAN, which is the ingredient that makes "antibacterial" soap antibacterial is really harsh. The biggest worry is bacterial becoming resistant to the chemical designed to kill them, thus breading a stronger bug.

Personally I have a sensitivity/allergy to that chemical, I get a rash on which ever body part has been exposed to the chemical. In the US companies are required to label TRICLOSAN as an ingredient (it's in toothpaste, plastics, deoderants and even embedded in plastics (MICROBAN) and cookware).

I would be concerned that there could be a residue left on the bottles after washing and you would increase your LO's exposure to unneeded chemicals (but the dishwasher may remove the residue).

If it were me (even without the sensitivity I have) I would avoid using the antibacterial products and stick with a regular soap. I try to stick with more natural products because the ingredients tend to be more recognizable.