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Hypochlorous acid (a.k.a. HOCl) is blowing up on social media, despite smelling kind of…bad. It has more than 55 million views on TikTok, and it’s been dubbed “the skincare ingredient you didn’t know you needed,” by Toronto’s own Dr. Geeta Yadav, founder of FACET Dermatology. Outside minor skin injuries, hypochlorous acid’s microbial and anti-inflammatory properties promise to help with acne, eczema and psoriasis. These are pretty big assertions for a spray that smells like chlorine bleach and costs as little as $15. So, can #hypochlorousacid live up to the hype? Andrea Karr asked a panel of experts including Gloria Lu of Chemist Confessions and co-author of Skincare Decoded, as well as Marie Bertrand, microbiologist and founder of SkinScience laser clinic in Calgary.