Answer to Hibiclens question

Newb said:

"In your previous post, you said you were getting off Hibiclens:

After talking with Dr. Hudson, we've decided to not use Hibiclens if at all possible. It is an anti-bacterial, so it leaves the strong MRSA to multiply into more.

Now, you're getting back on?

What is considered resistance-prone "antibacterial" anyways? Is Lysol included?

What are cleaners safe to use that bacteria won't develop resistance to? Bleach, hydrogen peroxide, alcohol, etc?"

Answer:

Well, I was hoping to not have to use Hibiclens since it is anti-bacterial and still leaves the strong bad bacteria. But, you gotta do what you gotta do. It was getting so bad that we needed some relief, and the two showers a day with Ivory just wasn't getting enough of them off of their skin, I suppose. And, we didn't want to do oral antibiotics. We just went back to no Hibiclens today since they are both looking well now. We only will be using it if absolutely necessary and only on spots instead of their whole body like we were doing.

I'm still researching what is considered anti-bacterial and researching bleach, hydrogen peroxide and alcohol. I have the same questions you have. The radio shows where Dr. Hudson answered questions was helpful. I remember him saying something to the effect that alcohol was better to clean with than some other cleaners because it would never be used "in" the human body, thus not able to cause resistance. I'll keep looking for information on this and post as I find it. Thanks for the question.