Triclosan, an antimicrobial agent found in toys, toothpaste, cosmetics and more than 2,000 other consumer products, has been found to wreak havoc on the guts of mice whose blood concentrations of ...

On September 9, 2016, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the incorporation of triclosan and 18 other antimicrobial chemicals from household soap products and the next year ...

Triclosan, a common antimicrobial, linked to inflammation and cancer An ingredient in toothpaste and other personal care products may be harming the microbes in our gut. By Haixia Yang.

Long-term exposure to triclosan — an antibacterial ingredient found in some soap, toothpaste and other common household products — may lead to liver cancer in mice, according to a new study.

K. Joy Karnas, Julianna Marotta, Rochelle Koseki, Ellen Sherman, Logan P. Exton, Triclosan resistance derived across environmentally and clinically relevant gram negative bacteria, Journal of the ...

Triclosan is found in thousands of personal care products from toothpaste to soap. New research links it to inflammation and cancer in the gut in mice, by disrupting their microbiome.

Triclosan/copolymer toothpaste also reduced gingival inflammation statistically significantly by 22% after six to nine months of use (20 studies, 2743 patients, moderate-quality evidence).

Sources of studies were the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, Medline and Embase. Personal files and the reference lists of all articles were checked for further studies. Trials were selected ...

The two products are triclosan and triclocarban, which are used alone and together in products such as toothpaste, body washes, bar soap and clothing. The chemicals are even found in yoga mats.

Triclosan is best known for its germ-killing power. That's why it has been used in so many hand soaps and body washes. In water-based products like aftershave and makeup, it is a preservative.