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Can bleach destroy skin cells?

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Like a boiled egg, those proteins can never revert to their previous state, and the stressed cells eventually die. Jakob and her team found that a particular chemical in chlorine bleach, hypochlorite, has a very similar effect on proteins as heat stress does. Just like heat, hypochlorite causes the proteins to clump together. read more

In the case of bleach it would dissolve the walls of the cells and destroy them. Bleach will certainly kill cells. However, your body has several layers of dead skin, so I'm not sure a light spritzing of an extremely dillute bleach sollution would have any serious consequences. I just don't see what the point would be. read more

Bleach, sometimes containing sodium hypochlorite, is a hazard to skin. It can cause chemical burns, irritation and swelling when exposed to skin. It can also destroy melanin (pigment) in the body. read more

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