Consumers needed to be made aware antibacterial soaps did not guarantee germ protection.

Wash your hands frequently, avoiding antibacterial soaps, to rinse off any chemical residue 2.

Only 13 of 53 antibacterial soaps studied in Korea in 2014 still contained it.

Is there a link between the increasing use of antibacterial soaps and wet-wipes, and the rise of antibiotic resistant superbugs?

It ruled last week that antibacterial soaps containing any of 19 named ingredients will be banned by 2017.