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What type of soap do/should we use?

Are you guys using special type of soap?  Is anti baterial soap enough? I am thinking about about getting hospital grade soap, some sort of pathogen killer type.  Is it necessary?  If so, are there a facial pathogen soap of any kind that somebody might be using or recommend?  

Using regular dish detergent to wash my cups and utensils and plates I use, is that enough?  I read dish washer usually is enough, but wondering about manual dish washing?  

I also read that that to disinfect 15+ minutes at 135 degrees kills germs. Is hbv virus so strong that enough boiling water won't kill it unless it's been in hot water for for 15 minutes?  Google, Bing, yahoo is all coming up with same search results.  Nothing specific.  Does anybody have experience with this?  Thanks
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They are, my wife is going for hers next week.  I did hear in the news last year anti baterial soap is not too good for you.  So nobody is using hospital grade pathogen killing soap?
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antibacterials are extremely unhealthy you get immune suppressed if the immune system is not kept working

your family need simply a vaccine how is it possible that they re not vaccinated, do you have a doctor?its impossible not being hbv vaccinated in US and family not checked for vaccine
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Yes, although my kids are vaccinated and wife does not have it and going for vaccination.  Still a risk exist.  Very concerned, more for my family than for myself.  If I become ill from hbv it ll be tragic but if my family is infect, I would be devastated!  I use Lysol ic as cleaning agent, as well as bleach and water
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i dont use any special type of soap. regular palmolive dish detergent and antibacterial soap from costco. why do you want to use special types of soap? are you worried about transmitting to family/kids?

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