Bleach bathing good for eczema

Adding bleach to a bath goes some way to mitigating the effects of eczema, according to the results of a study recently published in Pediatrics. The study, 'Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus Colonisation in Atopic Dermatitis Decreases Disease Severity', found that children who took baths containing highly diluted bleach sodium hypochlorite showed significant improvement in their skin conditions over children who took normal baths. The study also looked at the effects of applying a topical antibiotic ointment or dummy ointment to the inside of patients' noses - a key site for growth of th...