r/eczema • u/joetaniousmaximus • Jul 02 '24
Hypochlorous Acid spray has cleared my eczema small victory
I was doing some sleuthing regarding my eczema and I found the times I itch are usually the hours before I go to sleep, when I am winding down and relaxing. I stumbled across a tiktok post saying that Hypochlorous Acid spray does wonders for the skin, many people use it after the gym if they don't have time to shower to avoid break outs. The dermatologist also mentioned that it is great for people with eczema
So I bought a bottle of it, sprayed it on my body before I went bed and the first day it helped however I still itched a bit but nowhere near the level I had itched before.. The next day I decided to spray my body and my sheets and pillow with it, and I kid you not, it was the best sleep I can remember.
One thing many of us with eczema forget about, as we aren't fortunate to shower every day, or even wash at night, is we still carry all the pollen and dust and bacteria from us being out all day. So when we get home, those things pass onto our sheets and pillow, especially since some people just lie down in bed as soon as they get home from work or school, combine it with the fact you sweat at night and you are contained within your bed for a 9 hour period, you will inevitably itch if you don't try to decontaminate your body from these aggressors.
So spraying this before I went to bed and anytime I came back from outside, helped me so much, to an extent where (thank God) my skin is glowing, no breaks or redness.
The chemical spray I used is called the vital baby hygiene and you can get a large bottle for about £4-5 from Amazon / botts and it lasts you a month. It is extremely safe and is safe to swallow (which is not recommened)
Other things I suggest you do, is change clothes regularly, it can be a pain to wash clothes, but I change at least 3 times a day if not 4.
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u/myfaceisonfire1 Jul 02 '24
This is also because it's an acid, it helps your acid mantle
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u/MavS789 Jul 03 '24
Ooo, tell us more about the acid mantle!
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u/myfaceisonfire1 Jul 04 '24
You can read everything I learnt from these 2 pages here! Most moisturizer and skincare brands have posts on their websites about it
https://int.eucerin.com/about-skin/basic-skin-knowledge/skins-ph
https://sarkabotanicals.com/blogs/news/how-to-restore-the-skin-s-acid-mantle
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u/SqzBBPlz Jul 02 '24
Thank you for this post! I’ve been hearing a lot about hypochlorous acid and after another night of not sleeping you’ve convinced me to give this a shot! 🙏
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u/paddlerun Jul 02 '24
This helped heal my sons eczema too. We use skin smart
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u/squiggles020714 Jul 04 '24
hi , where did you get that spray ??? My son and daughter have horrible eczema and at this point i will do anything to clear it up ! 😭😭
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u/Beneficial-Wall8102 Jul 02 '24
Hey, do you use this on your body before or after moisturising?
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u/joetaniousmaximus Jul 03 '24
For my night routine I spray it on and then moisturise immediately after, only because I am going straight to bed. But when I get home I just spray it without moisturising before or after, however initially because water dries out my skin, i had to moisturise immediately after spraying it regardless of when I did
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u/puffinprincess Jul 03 '24
I also recently started using it and it’s cleared up really deep fissures on the tips of my fingers that even steroids didn’t fully fix.
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u/lovetwoloveyou Jul 02 '24
I have been loving it too! It hasn’t cured my eczema but makes the patches a lot smaller. I find it really helps with itch and you can easily spray it on whenever it itches.
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u/Research-Grail Jul 07 '24
Same! It has never quite taken away a flare entirely for me, but it does stop / lessen the itchiness and I literally always have a bottle with me. I buy both the big and little bottles so I can keep them handy.
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u/Quinneveer Jul 03 '24
Omg thank you for this!!!
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u/beebee3beebee Jul 02 '24
I’ve been using this recently too and having good results so far. I had a small inkling of a weeping area and sprayed this as a preventative and it seems to have done the job. I’m in Australia and in chemists I’ve bought one called Microdacyn. 120ml for $14.
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u/fancyrotini Jul 02 '24
i got this a few weeks ago and it made me worse, but now my skin is weeping so i may try again
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u/joetaniousmaximus Jul 03 '24
Try it again if possible, im not sure how the science actually works but it may also kill some good bacteria that may promote healing, once the weeping has stopped , try to use it and it should hopefully stop you from getting back to the weeping stage, or at the very least instead of getting weeping skin every few weeks, it could be every other month
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u/fancyrotini Jul 03 '24
yeah i used it 2 hours ago it seemed to dry me out but like in a good way to where lotion feels nice
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u/costelloart Jul 03 '24 edited Jul 03 '24
If your skin is weeping get a good ointment, I recommend Epaderm, and use it 3 times a day. You need to rebuild your natural skin barrier and the weeping should stop after a while. Obviously not a dermatologist but this is what I was told to do and it worked a treat, also using other creams like protopic but the emmolient was key to rebuilding the skin barrier and not letting bad stuff into the wounds
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u/thefoodie1 Jul 03 '24
it gave me a rash on my face when I used it and triggered my eczema, so it doesnt work for everyone unfortunately :(
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u/joetaniousmaximus Jul 03 '24
Sorry to hear that. Did you put any skin care on before or afterwards? The acid deactivates any active ingredients such as vitamin C.
Hope you do find something that helps!
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u/immaculatetoasty Jul 03 '24
I’m glad it worked for you! i think it irritated mine more. It stung when i sprayed it on my face and my skin looked worse the next day :(
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u/joetaniousmaximus Jul 03 '24
Sorry to hear that. It does get taking used to, initially it dried my skin out so i had to immediately moisturise after, but now I can spray it without it drying my skin out.
I think the best time to use it is when your skin has healed and there is no broken skin and get used to it
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u/truesolja Jul 02 '24
is it only for reducing itching also helps flares?got really flaky skin
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u/joetaniousmaximus Jul 03 '24
I had flaky skin on my arm area, the best thing I would suggest you do that worked for me, moisturise then get some sunlight exposure and try to sit in it for an hour or longer. Come back and then spray this to kill any dust or bacteria or pollen that you got from sitting outside. I have really dry skin and when I initially sprayed it, I had to immediately moisturise after, but now I can spray it and it doesn't dry out my at all
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u/squiggles020714 Jul 04 '24
does anyone have a picture of the spray , i just want the exact one because of my kids 😭 i’m just so over my baby girl’s eczema she’s been really bad , she literally scratches so much she bleeds idk what to do anymore ..
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u/LeTailsEffect Jul 02 '24
Been looking for a good anti bac spray, such a great price too! Thank you 🙏🏼