Five weeks ago, I cleaned the bath tub with Ajax and *stupidly* did not wear gloves. The bleach burnt my hand pretty bad. It has hurt for FIVE weeks now, and looks better than it did but just will NOT heal. My hand is still swollen, red and gets little cracks in it that bleed. I went to the Dr, and they gave me a cream...the cream sucks. I keep lotion on it, and neosporin...but it will not heal! Tomorrow I will be making a trip back to the dr. BUT until then, I was just looking for advice or personal experience with bleach burn. I just hurts SO much STILL! UGH.
Here are pics. My left hand had a little bit of burn on my thumb and index finger, and my right hand is covered. The pictures don't do it justice...it is RED!
Have you tried vaseline? It looks kind of like my hand when it gets really dry in the winter... When my hand gets that bad, i rub vaseline all over them and then I wear socks on my hands to bed. Sounds silly, but it works. Not sure if it will help with bleach burn, but it might be worth a shot.
slather vaseline all over your hands, put on cotton gloves and go to bed. In the morning your hands will feel better.
Did you try using an aloe or that burn spray? I would give those a try and maybe just use aqua fore as your lotion. There is no scent that could bother it any more than it is. Good luck!
ouch!!! looks like it hurts.... sorry I have no advice. Feel better soon!!!!
I am going to try that tonight. Thanks. I am deserate!
Quoting emilee1994:Have you tried vaseline? It looks kind of like my hand when it gets really dry in the winter... When my hand gets that bad, i rub vaseline all over them and then I wear socks on my hands to bed. Sounds silly, but it works. Not sure if it will help with bleach burn, but it might be worth a shot.
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