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The bacteria on your own skin protects it. The hype from ads re bacteria soaps, etc., actually strips the very bacteria that protects your skin. The skin is the largest organ in the body. Be careful what you put on your skin because it's absorbed! People often shower too often and strip their skin of the good bacteria. Of course it's essential that we always wash our hands after going to the washroom, before handling food, or when we get home from work or shopping. Plain good old soap and water does the trick.

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