My Bleach Psoriasis Treatment Test

Follow My Bleach Psoriasis Treatment TEST! :)

Following I’ll talk about diluted bleach psoriasis treatment – something I’m going to try for the next several weeks. Every few days, I’ll be sharing my results with you at the bottom of this page, so you can add it to your bookmarks and visit it periodically, if you’d like to read about my results and see pictures.

When I first read about household bleach psoriasis treatment on one website, I felt skeptical and fearful. Surprisingly, it turned out to be completely safe (if done in right proportions).

Bleach baths have been recommended for eczema/psoriasis by dermatologists, PCPs, and nurses for over 20 years. For instance, it’s recommended for eczema by Dr. Amy Paller from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. It’s recommended for psoriasis by Dr. Madalene Heng from the UCLA School of Medicine, by dermatologist Dr. Smith, and many-many others.

What type of bleach is used for psoriasis treatment? It is household bleach like Clorox Regular (6.15% solution), with a type of chlorine called Sodium Hypochlorite. Sodium Hypochlorite is used to chlorinate tap water that most people consume daily. You may also be contacting another type of chlorine – Calcium Hypochlorite – in pools.

Bleach and Psoriasis

So, how can bleach help psoriasis? Bleach is bactericidal – it kills bacteria - staphylococcus. That’s why tap water is treated with chlorine and that’s why governmental health and food regulators require/recommend cleaning areas in public/private kitchens with bleach and water. By the way, bleach even kills ringworm.

The fact is that ALL PEOPLE carry staphylococcus bacteria on their skin, and staph frequently triggers psoriasis. It’s estimated that over 67% of eczema patients have accumulations of staphylococcus bacteria on their skin; the situation with psoriasis is very similar. With psoriasis (eczema/dermatitis), staphylococcus gets into the damaged skin lesions, we scratch our lesions, more bacteria get into the lesions, and our psoriasis gets worse and worse. Some people even get secondary bacterial infections like MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus).

Diluted bleach kills staph and thus can help you get rid of psoriasis or at least improve it.

Results of Other Patients

What’s the chance that this treatment will help? Some people, who’ve had psoriasis for 15-20 years, became psoriasis free (95%-100% clear). Others saw significant improvement, others relieved itching, others were able to get rid of and prevent skin infections like MRSA.

Some people didn’t see any result, and some say that bleach dried their skin. I did not find any reports of other side-effects, other than one person, who used too much bleach.

One other person said that chlorine in pool water aggravates their psoriasis. Remember, bleach psoriasis treatment uses a different type of chlorine - Sodium Hypochlorite, not Calcium Hypochlorite like in pools.

Dr. Amy Paller conducted a randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled study with 31 child eczema patients (6 months old to 17 years old). Diluted bleach baths were well tolerated even by infants. Unlike the placebo group, children who received bleach baths saw 5 times reduction in chronic eczema severity over 1-3 months. Since their heads and necks were not submerged in bleach water, there was no change on these areas. Doctor Paller suggests closing your eyes and mouth and dunking under the water to get relief with scalp, face, and neck.

As with any psoriasis treatment, bleach treatment is very individual. Why I’m going to try it is because it’s safe, it received many very positive reviews, it’s very easy to use and it’s cheap. Also, baths are odor free, as the bleach is so dilute – you will not smell like after a swimming pool.

Dilute It!

Remember: you can’t just apply undiluted household bleach like Clorox onto psoriasis, as you will simply burn your skin. Bleach has to be diluted into a solution suitable for your skin, just like bleach in chlorinated water is diluted to become suitable for drinking.

Diluted Bleach Psoriasis Treatment Regimen

The most common suggested amount of bleach to use I’ve seen is: 1/2 cup of bleach like Clorox Regular to a full bathtub. I would warn anyone from using too much, as you can burn your skin and have pains lasting for days like one patient had.

How long should one stay in the bath? The most common suggestion is ~10 minutes, which I’d also recommend not to exceed. Once done, rinse off with clean water.

How often should one take this bath? Some doctors recommend taking it twice daily, others suggest doing it every other day. I’m going to do it every other day.

For how long should this be done? Many doctors suggest giving it 1-3 months.

Madalene Heng’s Diluted Bleach Psoriasis Treatment Regimen

Madalene Heng has a more involved regimen, which consists of: diluted bleach baths, her curcumin topical gel (Psoria-Gold, turmeric) applied onto plaques that were previously wet with alcohol, oral antifungals like Diflucan 200 (fluconazole), and oral antibiotics like Keflex. This combined treatment should kill bacteria inside and out and inhibit phosphorylase kinase (curcumin's action) that is overactive in people with psoriasis, causing psoriatic scaling.

Madalene Heng’s regimen is a very good one to consider. Some people say that bleach baths alone were not enough. Same with antibiotics, antifungals, and curcumin gel alone. The combined approach developed by Dr. Heng is much more efficient. Dr. Heng claims that her patients generally clear almost totally in 4 months. Then the treatment has to be tapered properly.

My Bleach Psoriasis Treatment Test

Here’s how I’m going to do it:

- 1/2 cup of Clorox Regular to a full bathtub, for 10 minutes, every other day.

- 1/2 teaspoon of Turmeric Powder (Curcumin) orally, every day - inspired by Dr. Heng UPDATE! Dr. Heng does not recommend oral curcumin to help with Psoriasis - Please see more info at the bottom of this page - UPDATE - August 04, 2010.

I’m going to start my test on the 1st of July, 2010. I’ll keep you posted every few days, so do check back :)

If you have any comments or suggestions, please post them below! Good luck to me :)

UPDATE – July 10, 2010

Guess what happened – I did not finish my test :) 

It’s all because I am very sensitive to bleach water (chlorine) around my bikini area, which I remembered only after a couple of days into my test. When I visited some pools a long time ago, I would get this discomfort, and I got it this time again too… So, I didn’t finish the test. I cannot tell if it would help a person with psoriasis or not, but I think it would work better for those with inverse psoriasis and other thin skin involved. It seems as though that if plaques are thick, it’s hard for the bleach to get to them. I think I did feel some relief on my face and scalp…

I will keep taking Curcumin – I will let you know how it went in about a month :)

UPDATE – August 04, 2010

A few days ago, I received an email from Keith Hays, who has been helping Dr. Heng with marketing since 2006. Keith explained that Dr. Heng does not recommend oral curcumin to help with Psoriasis, and permitted me to post this information on my website. Here it is: 

“...I noticed your webpage on Bleach baths and curcumin gel protocol. I just wanted to let you know, since I have been helping Dr. Heng with marketing since 2006, that she does not recommend oral curcumin to help with Psoriasis. When curcumin is consumed orally, it does not help lower inflammation caused by increased levels of Phk. I hope this information is helpful to you. We would also appreciate any additional clarification you offered to others in this regard. We do not want people to be confused about what information is in the public domain, especially if it conflicts with the results of clinical studies or as it pertains to her recommendations as a medical doctor.

Also, I'm sure you get a lot of feedback with your website, but if you want my two cents, I would say try again what you originally proposed. The combination of bleach baths, oral anti-biotics, oral anti-fungals and even topical anti-fungals, when combined with curcumin gel have been shown to be effective. If curcumin gel is not used, Ki-67 cells have no way of being killed off, so the skin barrier continues to think it is injured. 

If you haven't already, I would email Dr. Madalene Heng and let her know about the reasons you were not able to give the protocol a shot. She is a great source of understanding when it comes to what you mentioned. You can reach her personally at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . I know from my 4+ years of working with curcumin gel as adjunctive therapy that others are able to overcome these types of challenges and receive the clearance percentage you mentioned…” 

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