What do you do for a chlorox bleach burn on feet. somebody said it would get rid of nail fungus and all it got them was dry red feet.How does someone fix this?

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2026-04-22 03:00

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First, I'm assuming you've already flushed the bleach off with fresh water -- hard to imagine you typing this with your feet screaming :} If I'm wrong though, that's the first thing to do -- thoroughly flush your feet in running water to get ALL the bleach off. Be careful not to get any on friends, pets, eyes, or cloth that isn't white. Treat it as you would any burn. If there aren't any blisters, you can basically treat it at home, applying an over the counter burn cream. That should keep the feet nicely lubricated and prevent more skin damage, as well as making them feel better. If you DO have blisters from this, leave the blisters alone, pad them gently until they break on their own. Then trim away the dead skin and treat as wounds -- a minor antiseptic (betadyne is nice), a sterile pad, and bandage. Treat the unblistered skin as described above. If any bleach got in your eyes, time to see the doc. Oddly, toenail infections are often systemic in that the fungus may propagate throughout the body, so removing the toenails, topical ointments, etc. don't work extremely well (depending on the degreee of infection and which fungus this is). One last thought about home remedies: most are harmless, some actually do help, and a few are dangerous. Bleach is one of the damgerous ones. It's a great disinfectant (read disinfecting things -- not people), but it can be really really nasty. If all you get from this experience is a minor chemical burn, this may be the price of education. Read the label :} And please forgive me if I sound a little too preachy there .

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