When using multiple potent products or applying them too often, the risk of getting a chemical burn, and damaging your skin barrier, is increased. Acids in skincare can cause minor chemical burns ...

Medically reviewed by Kimberly Brown, MD When bleach gets on skin it can cause irritation and even bleach burn, which is a chemical burn characterized by painful red welts. If you spill bleach on your ...

"It was like my skin was eating itself." The swimmer sought medical attention and said a doctor had compared the stings to "second-degree chemical burns". Kerry Friend, who was also stung during ...