I sprayed this on my gym bra after forgetting it in my bag for two days and it literally stopped smelling like a locker room. No joke.
The real reason this matters? Hypochlorous acid kills the bacteria that cause sweat stank — so you don’t have to wash your workout tops after every single wear. Saves my clothes and my sanity.
It’s a hypochlorous acid spray from Tower 28 Beauty that’s technically for calming breakouts and redness. $28. I bought it because every derm on TikTok wouldn’t shut up about it.
Hypochlorous acid
Your immune system literally makes this to fight bacteria — so it’s not harsh at all.
No alcohol, no fragrance
Smells like nothing. Which is weirdly refreshing when everything else smells like a garden.
Absorbs in 10 seconds
Spray, blink, done. No sticky residue, no waiting around.
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Only four ingredients. The hero is hypochlorous acid at a concentration that actually kills bacteria without stripping your skin. The rest is just water, salt, and a stabilizer — nothing fancy, nothing irritating.
- Hypochlorous acid: kills acne bacteria on contact
- Sodium chloride: basically salt water, keeps pH balanced
- Water: the vehicle, nothing special
- Electrolytes: helps your skin absorb it faster
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It’s literally like spraying water on your face. No sting, no tingle, no scent. First spray is almost disappointing — until you realize that’s the whole appeal.
Week 2: I stopped reaching for my toner. This replaced it. My skin didn’t get worse, it got less red. Weirdest part? I started using it on my pillowcase between washes. Less breakouts, less laundry.
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My active breakouts calmed down in about 4 days. The redness on my cheeks? Still there, but less angry. Didn’t fix my dark spots — didn’t expect it to.
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It’s a one-trick pony, but that trick is genuinely useful — calming skin AND de-stinking your life. I keep it in my gym bag now.