"Hypochlorous acid isn’t new. It’s listed as one of the World Health Organization’s essential medicines and is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use on food products and in certain clinical applications.
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For all its benefits, hypochlorous acid solution has one major weakness: it’s highly unstable."

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hypochlorous-acid-is-trending-in-skin-care-and-cleaning-but-does-it-work/

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Hypochlorous Acid Is Trending in Skin Care and Cleaning—But Does It Work?

Hypochlorous acid is safe enough to spray in your eyes yet more effective than bleach. Why isn’t it everywhere?

Scientific American