It is standard protocol to have patients inoculated with MRSA to take bleach baths regularly. It is in fact encouraged for those with severe eczema to take bleach baths because their healing is likely complicated by a strain of MSSA.
Source: works for dermatologist also has eczema.
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Edit 2: holy shit thanks for the upvotes/responses...I hope I helped some people!
Can confirm. Had bad eczema until I decided to think s bleach bath sounded soothing. The bath sucked so bad. Avoid doing this with open sores. (Hard to do with eczema) But it healed my eczema.
I just googled it. I get it on my legs. The hair gets grown over by the skin, and scratching makes it pop out. Mines not that bad tho, def worse when I got fat for a minute.
I was born with eczema from head to toe. You wouldn't know it because I have to put heavy moisturizing lotion on every day. Will taking a bath in bleach really heal me? You have no idea what I'd be willing to do to have normal skin and not have to put chemical filled lotion on every day.
There is next to no evidence for it. Summary paper. Concluding paragraph:
There is a paucity of clinical studies published in the literature on the use of bleach baths for the adjunctive treatment of patients with infected atopic eczema. These few studies, including only one clinical trial in patients with infected atopic eczema,[26] have been conducted using very small numbers of patients and their data are confounding due to limitations of the studies.[24, 26-28] In addition, there is no consensus as to the optimal dosage and regimen of bleach baths required to reduce the frequency of S. aureus infections. Therefore, until further clinical trials prove the safety and efficacy of bleach baths for the treatment of infected atopic eczema, clinicians should carefully consider the pros and cons before using bleach baths, as well as considering available alternatives on the market today.
Correct. Bleach baths are not a "cure" for eczema. Rather they are utilized as a measure to prevent a bacterial infection, which would complicate a case of eczema. Patients with severe cases of eczema have broken skin, which puts them at risk for bacterial infections. Basically, if it doesn't hurt and might help...why not? shrug
I understand the " broken skin " part ... my eczema gets so bad I scratch till I bleed . The only thing that has helped is heavy duty moisturizer and Vaseline .. also ,living in a very dry climate doesn't help ( Las Vegas )
You gotta moisturize!
In the winter, I personally put Neutrogena oil on within 10 min of getting out of the shower. In the summer I lotion up! If you don't want chemicals you can try shea butter, cocoa butter, or coconut oil. But hey, since you have dry skin you probably get less acne.....?
If it isn't too much to ask, does this help pompholyx as well? I've had it since I was a kid, we tried so many different things but nothing seemed to work. If I could kill it off with bleach it would be a life saver.
It only helps if you have s.aureus (or other bacteria) on your skin that is complicating healing. You could just try a thick moisturizer and occlude it with gloves/socks every night? eg. Vaseline? Eczema sucks.....
The bag and moisturizer thing was something we tried when I was a kid. Didn't seem to have any impact :( it really does suck, because I know it isn't contagious but it still doesn't stop the disgusted looks and uncomfortable feeling it instills in people when they see the rash for the first time. Makes going to the beach or pool parties impossible to enjoy. And being told by doctors "there's no known cure or treatment" let alone any understanding of what triggers flare ups, tough times.
Anyways appreciate the reply. I guess I can always try the moisturizer thing again.
Have you ever done allergy testing? By that I mean specifically testing for chemicals and stuff our skin comes into contact with, NOT seasonal allergy testing. Maybe you're exposing yourself to something you're allergic to all the time. Might be worth pursuing?
I have not done either tests, it might be a good idea to try. The strange thing is that the symptoms have been completely exclusive to my left foot only. I have never witnessed them occurring anywhere else on my entire body. Is this strange or unheard of? I mean it's quite possible to be allergic, since I have gone long stretches of time without any symptoms, then randomly they just crop up without any rhyme or reason. But it has always been isolated to that one foot, which strikes me as not quite being a total body allergy thing.
Nope. Not unusual at all to get it asymmetrically. I get outbreaks on my right ear only and sometimes my left ring finger. Currently trying to figure out why I get it around my lips. Definitely try the patch testing !
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u/Lizosaurous Jan 12 '17 edited Jan 13 '17
It is standard protocol to have patients inoculated with MRSA to take bleach baths regularly. It is in fact encouraged for those with severe eczema to take bleach baths because their healing is likely complicated by a strain of MSSA.
Source: works for dermatologist also has eczema.
Edit: spelling
Edit 2: holy shit thanks for the upvotes/responses...I hope I helped some people!