What happens if you get bleach on your skin?

Bleach is caustic (the opposite of an acid on the PH scale, but the net effect is similar). It will "burn" your skin. Having said that, you said it was diluted - the more diluted it is, the less damage it will do. I know you washed it off, but try running water over it, maybe say 5 to 10 minutes. If there is any left on your skin, this will dilute it even more, probably completely. In this type of situation, you want to "flush" it more so than wash it. You can't overdo flushing the area, but if you don't do it long enough, you can leave some bleach behind to continue burning.

Most likely the feeling you feel right now is simply the pain from the damage that was done. I'd still run water over it to make sure you've flushed it as much as you can.

If you put a piece of fabric into an acid, the acid will burn the cloth. If you put a piece of fabric into a base (caustic), then the cloth will come apart (unravel, etc.). In a sense, your skin does the same thing. Bits of skin start coming off (tiny bits). Ever get a sunburn, and then your skin starts peeling? The skin underneath is more sensitive. That's big part of what you are feeling. Couple that with the fact that the base is then going to attack that sensitive skin (and the later under that is even more sensitive). Although a base "burn" and an acid "burn" are somewhat different in nature, they are both called burns, and have similar net effects, like a burn from a fire.

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Bleach On Skin

I have had an autoimmune disease, lots of skin rashes out of control, skin infections that antibiotics, steroids, etc will not touch. I have been overcome with the skin problems. I put straight bleach on it, and finally it goes away. If you put things in perspective, it is a the only thing that works. I have never burned my skin, in fact I have broken the sores and then put on the bleach, after months of struggling it was the only solution.

Don't worry, your kidneys won't be affected by the bleach. Our skin is very good at protecting us. You probably scrubbed a little too hard when you were washing the bleach off and have just irritated your skin. As long as you can't smell the bleach anymore, then you have gotten it all off. Just put some lotion on and you'll be fine. :)

Bleach tends to make the skin on my hands feel tender and slimy for a while. I don't think it causes any permanent damage. I usually use white vinegar (which I also happen to use in my laundry) to help get it off.

It might damage your skin and give you a "chemical burn" but it can't be absorbed into your bloodstream like that and damage your internal organs.

Flush it with cool water for 10-20 minutes. If it still stings, then you have a chemical burn. Talk to your doctor, but a mild burn shouldn't require much else int he way of treatment.

Help! Bleach eat your skin cells that's why it's slimy when you're rinsing your hands. Please suggest good medicine with my problem; this was caused by bleach:( thank you,,, I have dry fingers from bleach and it get worst... Any suggestions?

When I worked at the day care they said one cap full of bleach per galllon of water was a sterilizer, They said "everybody mixes it to strong and then kids who are changed on the table, turn white, and parents complain. It was harmless they said. But hey why chance if you can help it.

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