I have a bleach burn... please help!?

I work with bleach at work. We use a 1:10 solution. 1 part bleach, 10 parts water. We are offered big yellow cleaning gloves, but they have been eaten away by the bleach and the manager won't buy more, so i don't wear the gloves because on me they seem to just hold the bleach water inside the glove the whole time i clean. I have acquired a bleach burn on the top of my hand and on my forearm from wrist to my elbow. It's red, and hot to the touch. It looks kinda like i have hives on my hand and arm, but there are no blisters. any ideas on how to make it hurt less, and help it heal faster. In a few days it will start to itch like mad. I've gotten hives from so many things i know what to do for that, but the burn i don't know what to do for. I can't use triple antibiotic ointment because I'm allergic to it. I swell up or break out in hives depending on the part of me it is put onto.

2009-03-03T20:41:49Z

neosporin is a triple antibiotic. I am allergic to them

Greg C2009-03-03T20:38:36Z

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The bleach is most likely a basic solution so wash it very well with just water. Soap is basic as well so you should probably avoid that. To make the irritation and hives go away, you could use something like neosporin or some other steroid cream.