My gym bag smelled like a wrestling match, and my face was mad at me for existing. So I sprayed Tower 28 Beauty‘s SOS spray on both.
An hour later, my zits were less angry and my bag just smelled like wet air. That’s when I realized this bottle is a secret weapon, not just skincare.
It’s hypochlorous acid — fancy name for what your immune system makes to kill bacteria. $28 for 4 oz, and the brand claims it calms breakouts in 24 hours. I was skeptical because “gentle spray” usually means “does nothing.”
No alcohol or fragrance
You can spray it into a fresh papercut and it won’t sting. Wild.
Kills bacteria on contact
Not “reduces appearance” — actually kills it. Like hand sanitizer for your face.
Absorbs in 8 seconds
No sticky film. No waiting. Just disappears.
Three ingredients total. That’s it. No filler, no “proprietary blend” nonsense. Just the stuff that works and the water to carry it.
- Hypochlorous Acid: Your body’s natural bacteria assassin
- Sodium Chloride: Fancy name for salt — stabilizes the formula
- Water: The delivery system, nothing fancy
Mist is finer than a London fog — you barely feel it land. It dries before you finish blinking. First spray feels like nothing, which I hated until I realized that’s the point.
Week two: I sprayed it on a sunburn on my shoulder. Stopped the sting in 90 seconds. Then I used it on my makeup brushes. Then the cat’s bed (she’s fine, don’t @ me).
My breakouts shrank by day three — not gone, but definitely less aggressive. The weirdest win: my gym bag stopped smelling like shame. My face still gets oily by 4pm, but at least it’s not angry.
It’s a multi-tool, not a miracle. But for $28, it does more than most $60 serums. I’d buy it again just for the gym bag trick.