Hypochlorous Acid Uses for Skin (+ Tips)

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The right hypochlorous acid spray will be the star of your medicine cabinet. It can heal everything from eczema to acne to bug bites.

Hypochlorous acid is a substance our bodies naturally produce in our white blood cells to fight off bacteria and infections.

Given its natural healing properties, it’s no wonder someone would want to replicate it and bottle it up! And lucky for us, a few have.

Get Rid of Rashes

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I tested out Magic Molecule’s hypochlorous acid spray on a dry patch next to my nose. Here is the literal magic with time stamps! It was gone by the end of the day. This photo has no filters (don’t look too closely at my pores or my port wine stain birthmark…).

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You can also use hypochlorous acid to speed up the healing process for cuts and scrapes. We were all blown away when this burn started healing in a matter of hours. We had to reference the photos multiple times to believe it!

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Magic Molecule stands out to me immediately as it’s one of the only brands that are FDA-cleared and produced in an FDA-registered facility in the United States. (About 90% of hypochlorous acid sprays on the market are not FDA-cleared for reference.)

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The formula is made using an electrochemical process that combines water (H20), salt (NaCl), and an electrical current. This process creates an exact replica of the hypochlorous acid that is made by our white blood cells.

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