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What about us acne suffers? Tricolan (0.3%) is included in products and they work for me. Is there an effective alternative?

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I would say this would apply to basic soap products (shower gel, hand soap, dish soap), where a non-triclosan product would work just as well.

For medicinal purposes, you would want to double check with your doctor if you have concerns.

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Whil I can understand the urge to share information both this article and the one linked at Green Living Online are utilizing loaded language to create the impression of there being greater threat then is known to exist. Particularly egregious is the mentioning of Agent Orange as if to suggest that non-banned chemicals listed as pesticides, such as triclosan, must be of the same class of concern and worry. This is simply not true and to imply that it is via simple rhetoric doe s aserious diservice to your readers and to yourself as trustworthy providers of accurate information.

Similarly your use of "many scientists" is far too vague to contain anything but an appeal to authority fallacy. Either provide specific links to exactly who these scientists are or at least provide representative opinions from scientific sources along with the peer reaction to these statements.

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While I can understand the urge to share information both this article and the one linked at Green Living Online are utilizing loaded language to create the impression of there being greater threat then is known to exist.

Particularly egregious is the mentioning of Agent Orange as if to suggest that non-banned chemicals listed as pesticides, such as triclosan, must be of the same class of concern and worry. This is simply not true and to imply that it is via simple rhetoric does a serious diservice to your readers and to yourself as trustworthy providers of accurate information.

Similarly your use of "many scientists" is far too vague to contain anything but an appeal to authority fallacy. Either provide specific links to exactly who these scientists are or at least provide representative opinions from scientific sources along with the peer reaction to these statements.

You already have one commentor who is using a product with so mild a level of triclosan worried that they should no longer use the product and are asking you for alternatives. But they do not need an alternative. What they need is responsible, accurate information.

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Bendita,

AVEDA has an amazing acne line - Outer Peace, that doesn't dry the skin out and has a 94% success rate. If you use it and it does not work you may bring it back for a full refund. The whole line is about $120 and it should last you around 3 months, it's wonderful.

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Quite frankly, I think we are well on our way to becoming a paranoid society. All of the warnings and and nonsense products out there.
My parents and grandparents never worried about this crap. Wash your hands and be done with it! We are saturated with products that we never had years ago.
Stick to the basics and just live! And let your kids play in the mud. It's actually good to get a little dirty and get some fresh air. It's much better than sitting behind the computer all day playing video games.
Chill out, buy some good old fashioned brown soap and wash your hands!!!(It's great for acne too)!

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