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  2. Skin whitening - Wikipedia

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    Skin whitening, also known as skin lightening and skin bleaching, is the practice of using chemical substances in an attempt to lighten the skin or provide an even skin color by reducing the melanin concentration in the skin. Several chemicals have been shown to be effective in skin whitening, while some have proven to be toxic or have ...

  3. Sodium hypochlorite - Wikipedia

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    Dilute sodium hypochlorite solutions (as in household bleach) are irritating to mainly the skin and respiratory tract. Short-term skin contact with household bleach may cause dryness of the skin. It is estimated that there are about 3,300 accidents needing hospital treatment caused by sodium hypochlorite solutions each year in British homes ...

  4. Chlorine-releasing compounds - Wikipedia

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    Chlorine releasing solutions, such as liquid bleach and solutions of bleaching powder, can burn the skin and cause eye damage, [2] especially when used in concentrated forms. As recognized by the NFPA, however, only solutions containing more than 40% sodium hypochlorite by weight are considered hazardous oxidizers.

  5. Hypochlorite - Wikipedia

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    In chemistry, hypochlorite, or chloroxide is an anion with the chemical formula ClO −.It combines with a number of cations to form hypochlorite salts. Common examples include sodium hypochlorite (household bleach) and calcium hypochlorite (a component of bleaching powder, swimming pool "chlorine"). [1]

  6. Serena Williams hits back at ‘haters’ who claimed she ...

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    Serena Williams has hit back at “haters” who have claimed she bleaches her skin to a lighter shade.. The Olympic champion, 43, whose husband underwent thyroid surgery last week, addressed the ...

  7. Sodium hypochlorite washes - Wikipedia

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    A sodium hypochlorite cleanser is used to cleanse and soothe skin that is prone to infection and conditions such as eczema, atopic dermatitis, folliculitis and other skin conditions. [12] The idea for cleansers came from bleach baths which were used to kill bacteria to prevent infections and treat infections after they occurred.

  8. Sodium thiosulfate - Wikipedia

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    In pH testing of bleach substances, sodium thiosulfate neutralizes the color-removing effects of bleach and allows one to test the pH of bleach solutions with liquid indicators. The relevant reaction is akin to the iodine reaction: thiosulfate reduces the hypochlorite (the active ingredient in bleach) and in so doing becomes oxidized to sulfate ...

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