Comments on: Bleach Prescribed to Relieve Eczema Itching: Talk About a Toxic Bath!

By: greenandcleanmom

greenandcleanmom — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:44:00 +0000

Thanks for the comment. You are correct we can all misinterpret information and if this treatment used correctly helps a child and a parent is comfortable with it then I cannot judge. It just concerns me because of the number of poison cases that happen each year because of bleach and the different concentrations that bleach now comes in. It is something for parents to be made aware of, should the decide to use this treatment. Again, thanks for the comment and there is no bashing here – it is a conversation and I’m simply raising awareness and my own personal alarm to the treatment – though I understand that it does help some children when used correctly. Have a nice day.

By: Riley

Riley — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:39:00 +0000

With all due respect, any treatment/medication prescribed by a physician can be misinterpreted by a patient…this is not a good reason to bash a treatment that has been proven to be effective and safe. You are basically saying that anything that needs to be measured accurately is detrimental to children.

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what is Eczema — Tue, 10 May 2011 11:57:00 +0000

This would be very harmful for the baby to bath because eczema is a kind of
dermatitis which effect the skin of a baby hands, legs…

By: Jean9

Jean9 — Thu, 05 May 2011 17:36:00 +0000

My goodness, such a polarization of opinions on bleach! Some hear the word bleach and run screaming “bad…bad…bad!” Umm, it’s not. When we had a flood here years ago, we were told to put X amount of drops of bleach in each gallon of DRINKING water to sanitize it. We ingested it. WE didn’t keel over. My suggestion for baby bath tubs would be to fill a gallon jug with water, dump in baby tub, repeat til you get to the amount you normally put in for bath. Mark that point with permanent marker on outside, along with how many gals that is. That gives you accuracy when putting in the amount of bleach per gal.of water. I’ve got a severely eczematic grandbaby that it was tried on, and it worked where none of the prescriptions were making a difference. If need be, measure the amount needed outside into a cup or small jar, cover and carry to the already water filled tub, submerse, open, and swish. That minimizes the smell of bleach in the air. Even water is dangerous in the wrong amounts and used wrong.

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By: greenandcleanmom

greenandcleanmom — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 01:20:00 +0000

Thank you for your comment. I think it would depend on what physician you spoke with but if you read the entire post the concern isn't the bleach in the water as much as parent using the correct dosage and following the physician recommendations because we now have concentrated bleach for sale. It is not about believing someone that knows more than you – that is not what is in question or what we are discussing.

By: Njdanielson

Njdanielson — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:34:30 +0000

I am sorry but a physician told you that it is not harmful to use the bleach water. Can't you just believe someone who knows more than you.

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revitol stretch mark cream — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 22:59:13 +0000

It's a good article! Almost 1 in every 10 babies have eczema- and for a mother to watch her child suffer with this skin condition - will drive her to try anything and understandably so. But it is the with the help of other mothers who tried and tested this and comments like you have on your blog post that helps convince them.

Bravo!

By: Rachel_Alicia

Rachel_Alicia — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 20:30:32 +0000

My first child had eczema and it was treatable with mild lotion like cetaphil, we avoided harsh detergents, double rinsed everything and luckily he's outgrown it for the most part.
The second child, nothing natural worked. We had him tested for food allergies, the dermatologist put him on numerous steroids (oral and topical) and eventually Elidel which I later found is "blackboxed" for children under 2.
We started bleach baths at concentration of 1 tsp/1 gallon of water twice a week (with the approval of our pediatrician) and it was an absolute miracle. He's now off of all the medications and we're able to only do the baths once/week. I put the kiddo without eczema in the bath at the same time because there's an added benefit of reducing the chance of other skin infections like MRSA.
I agree with you that there's not enough in the articles about how to do it and at what concentration. I did a lot of research and tried it on myself before I did it with the kids.
I let the kids "soak" for about 10-15 minutes in what ended up being 1/4 C of regular bleach (after measuring for the 1 tsp/1 gallon concentration) added to the water, towel dry, lotion them up with Cetaphil.

By: Clemensview

Clemensview — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 02:36:48 +0000

when I owned a pool, I noticed that if I had a skin problem, it would clear up after being in the chlorinated water. So I began putting a small amount of bleach in my bath water when I had a problem, and it always cleared it up. Not very much bleach needed in the tub! I would use it again if I found it necessary