I'm red and white. I hope I don't turn blue...

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I'm very, very clean. Perhaps clean unto death. We shall see.

Yesterday, I threw some things from my shower into the sink to soak in bleach water: my razor, my grater thingy for my heels, the shower scrubber and its plastic hook and my bath brush.

I thought I rinsed them well.

The bath brush lathered up rather bubblier than usual, but I didn't think too much on it. So, I scrubbed vigorously - neck to toes. I have a guilt complex that I try to exfoliate from my soul daily. It never works, but hey. I seemed to notice simultaneously that the soap smelled a bit industrial and some of my delicate $#!&! skin was stinging a bit.

Wait. I know that smell. It's bleach.

I just bleached myself people. Am I going to die?
 

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Michael Jackson didn't. But if you start eying children differently by tomorrow, get help.
 

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I think you’ll be all right. If your hair starts to fall out in certain areas, let me know so I can try it. I spend way too much money on razors.
 

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pssst....next time just run them through the dishwasher.
 

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That's a good plan. I hope there is a next time. I'm so smooth, I'm thinking it's only a matter of time before the bleach unknits my skincase. All my innards are probably going to spill out onto the neighbor's deck at the barbeque.

It's a neat trick, but I can only do it once.

Wish me luck and remember me fondly if it doesn't work out.
 

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If you've ever gone swimming in a chlorinated pool, you've probably exposed your skin to more bleach than you just did in the shower. I'm sure you're going to be fine.
 

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Well, if the neighbors are related to Jeffry Dahmer it won't be a total loss...
 

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Just so long as you didn't get any on your head, Perkie baby. Look what bleach on the cranium has done to certain celeb's cognitive facilities....

Hey, I'm a Pastafarian. If I can believe global warming is caused by the declining pirate population, I can patch together just about any causal relationship. :D
 

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At least you don't drink your bathwater..... right?
 

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Actually, you might stock up on the fragrance-free or baby lotion - I have a feeling you're going to have some very dry skin in a day or two...
 

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Last week I poured straight bleach on my skin to keep myself from getting poison ivy. About passed out from wheezing, burned my skin nigh off, and I still got a nasty rash.

But my skin (itchy and weepy) is still (mostly) intact.
 

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I used to bathe regularly in bleach water (even mixed it with Calgon bubble bath ONCE. Do not. DO NOT do this.) to prevent poison ivy. Other than keeping me rash-free, I didn't even have dry skin. You'll be fine. :)
 

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Yeah, yeah, I'm fine and clean as can be. And Haggis, I'm not blistered and contused, so you wouldn't care for pictures of my skin anyway.
 

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And Jamie, don't you have that fine warsherwoman scent to you? Drives all the mechanics within a three-block radius nuts. They love that. And the scent of Lava soap.
 

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I'm very, very clean. Perhaps clean unto death. We shall see.



Wait. I know that smell. It's bleach.

I just bleached myself people. Am I going to die?

Probably not but you can give yourself bleach poisoning. I've become so sensitive to it, when I get my hands into it (like in laundry) I taste it in my mouth now.

Yeah. I gave myself a BAD bleach burn. More than once but the last one was a dilly.

You probably won't turn blue either but somehow I find that comforting. I don't think blue is your color.