Does vinegar rival alcohol in terms of the safety and effectiveness of hand washing?
I was very impressed when shopping for hand soap to discover that they are all marked "flammable"! This of course is because of the alcohol it contains.
If acetic acid were included in the soap in place of the alcohol would it perform as safely and effectively?
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According to this study:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10656352
"Alternative"/"natural" cleaning products (vinegar and baking soda) were compared with regular disinfectants and tested against a variety of human pathogens including antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
The conclusion found that "a variety of commercial [excluding the natural alternatives] household disinfectants were highly effective against potential bacterial pathogens." Additionally, the natural alternatives were found to have lower effectiveness against bacteria compared to the commercial disinfectants.
So the answer to your question appears to be a solid "No."
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