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Is Bleach Smell In Nose Harmful?
I was using bleach to clean and had a mask on 5 min into cleaning the bleach became very strong I had ventilation so I went outside and have this bleach smell in my nose and its hard to smell anything else but bleach. I can t seem to get the bleach smell out of my nose. Is this harming me or will it go away soon
Mon, 21 Apr 2014
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Ideally bleach should be avoided near eye, mouth and nostrils as the bleach or its fumes/smell may irritate the mucosa. In your case, the persistent smell would wither away soon. One such incidence is not going to be harmful, however one should be careful while applying it near eyes, nose or mouth. Washing the affected area with plenty of water would help too.
Take care
Thanks for writing to us.
Ideally bleach should be avoided near eye, mouth and nostrils as the bleach or its fumes/smell may irritate the mucosa. In your case, the persistent smell would wither away soon. One such incidence is not going to be harmful, however one should be careful while applying it near eyes, nose or mouth. Washing the affected area with plenty of water would help too.
Take care
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