SOAP SAVES LIVES. But did you know that excessive use of soap and skin-care products is harming
our health and the environment? Apart from in hand-washing there is no need to use soap on our
bodies at all? Doctor and preventative medicine expert James Hamblin gave up showering five
years ago and only ever uses soap on his hands. In Clean he takes us on an irreverent and
entertaining journey through our complex relationship with our bodies and cleanliness. Drawing
on the latest science he introduces a new way to think about cleanliness - one that is cheaper
simpler and better for our skin our immunity and the world in which we live. * With a new
afterword by the author * 'Fun interesting and credible' New York Times 'Persuasive... Clean
made me chuckle and then left me thoughtful' Daily Telegraph
