We've all known this for years (although it might not be so good for the health of your bank balance) but now it seems as if the medical profession are saying the same......

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6279701.stm

Margot

Hear! Hear!

I think I read somewhere it's also to do with having different germs/bacteria around and our immune system responding to it so biulding it up.

See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/3731058.stm and http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2045704.stm too :)

I wonder if this has been more pronounced since the current 'fad' for everything anti-bacterial :( :( It really shocks me how obsessed some people are with cleaning, particularly where children/babies are concerned :(

Daisy

Especially given that some of the chemicals in these anti bacterial products are actually carconegenic (sp?):rolleyes:

I've recently found a 'recipe' for a cleaning product that uses all natural ingredients,(vinegar/lemon juice etc) and it's supposed to the job just as well but with far less environmental harm.

Have you tried it yet ?

I tried the Environmentally friendly cleaning products you can get in most Supermarkets (can't remember what the make is called ) and found them to be absolutely useless :rolleyes:

I haven't yet - but I've got the recipe to hand,

1 cup of water
1 cup of vinegar
2tsp liquid castile soap
25 drops of essetial oils - they suggest thyme, eucalyptus, tea tree, lavendar or lemon.

I  just need to find the castile soap....

My mom used to tell us to brush our food off when we dropped it and go back to eating it. "a little dirt will never hurt you" being a commonly heard phrase in our house. I was never off sick 1 day in all 6 years of primary school so she must have been right.

I was obsessed last week when the house was still for sale but that obsession seems to be cured now thank goodness :D :D