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Can someone have an allergy to hydrogen peroxide?

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Dr. Antoanella Calame answered

Specializes in Pathology

Oxcidizing: I am assuming that your skin started turning white, if so then it is not an allergic reaction it is just a layer of your skin cells oxidizing.

Answered 9/12/2020

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