Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) is a natural part of our internal defense system that helps fight against harmful pathogens, and can be used as an effective disinfectant and healing agent with no adverse effects, making it a promising technology for a variety of applications.
- HOCl is a natural part of our internal defense system, produced by white blood cells through a process called phagocytosis. - HOCl is the front line of our defense system and serves the dual purpose of fighting all types of germs that try to invade us and triggering a series of biochemical chain reactions to stimulate rapid healing and restore normal structure and function. - When produced outside the body, HOCl is an electrolyzed, antimicrobial, biocide solution that inactivates pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, spores, and fungi. - Harmful pathogens, such as bacteria, spores and viruses, can be found all around us — in the air, on food, plants, animals, and on inanimate surfaces. - The human body uses innate, non-specific mechanisms as the first line of defense against pathogens, infection and injury. - The skin itself, and mucous secretions at epithelial membranes, are both important elements of the innate resistance response. - HOCl is immediately generated by the body in response as the key chemical component of innate immunity. - HOCl hurries healing, works to mitigate scarring, to clear a myriad of skin issues and conditions, can be misted to permeate small crevices for effective odor control and sanitation. - HOCl has been shown to reduce skin aging, stimulate immunity to germs, and produce powerful local stimulants of wound healing/germ killing. - HOCl makes new skin cells grow over wounds and reorganizes scar fibers. - While the 100 year history of Hypochlorous Acid (HOCl) has provided indisputable evidence of its efficacy in healing and use in disinfection, the widespread use of HOCl has remained fairly stagnant, and the primary limiting factor to broad adoption of this important technology, historically, has been due to its lack of stability.
- Reduces skin aging (anti-wrinkle effect): This is from Journal of Clinical Investigation in 2013 at https://www.jci.org/articles/view/70895. - Makes blood clot in wounds: This is from The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery in 2010 at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2810979/. - Causes fibrinogen oxidation, firmer clots and longer clot lysis period: This is from The Journal of Biological Chemistry in 2013 at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3514520/. - Stimulates immunity to germs: This is from The Journal of Immunology in 2010 at https://www.jimmunol.org/content/184/2/824.full?sid=596e6dd4-43ca-47e9-98f5-770ee2b1f3eb. - Produces powerful local stimulants of wound healing/germ killing: This is from The Journal of Immunology in 2010 at https://www.jimmunol.org/content/184/2/824.full?sid=596e6dd4-43ca-47e9-98f5-770ee2b1f3eb. - Makes new skin cells grow over wounds and reorganizes scar fibers: This is from Medscape in 2015 at https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/838158. - Leads to long lasting local effects in the body: This is from Medscape in 2015 at https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/838158.
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WHAT IS HOCL?
Hypochlorous (HOCl) is a natural part of our internal defense system, produced by white blood cells through a process called phagocytosis. It has been a component of our natural defense system for millions of years. HOCl is the front line of our defense system and serves the dual purpose of fighting all types of germs that try to invade us and triggering a series of biochemical chain reactions to stimulate rapid healing and restore normal structure and function. When produced outside the body, HOCl is an electrolyzed, antimicrobial, biocide solution that inactivates pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, spores, and fungi.
• Works to fight infection, reduce inflammation, and enhance healing
• Part of the healthy response to control injury and recovery
• Consistently shows no adverse effects
• Soothing and fast-acting results
• Will not irritate or aggravate tissue damage at wound sites
• Steady control over the healing process that quickly becomes evident
• No stinging sensation, unlike many other topically applied solutions
• Non-hazardous for use on humans and animals
REAL SCIENCE IN THE HUMAN BODY
Harmful pathogens, such as bacteria, spores and viruses, can be found all around us — in the air, on food, plants, animals, and on inanimate surfaces. The human body uses innate, non-specific mechanisms as the first line of defense against pathogens, infection and injury.
The skin itself, and mucous secretions at epithelial membranes, are both important elements of the innate resistance response. But when these are breached, HOCl is immediately generated by the body in response as the key chemical component of innate immunity. A cascade of benefits comes about with this HOCl production.
HISTORY OF HYPOCHLOROUS
As an antimicrobial, antiviral and antifungal that is non-hazardous for all mucosal contact, HOCl hurries healing, works to mitigate scarring, to clear a myriad of skin issues and conditions, can be misted to permeate small crevices for effective odor control and sanitation, and a review of HOCl attributes will show the following citations:
• Reduces skin aging (anti-wrinkle effect)
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• Makes blood clot in wounds
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• Causes fibrinogen oxidation, firmer clots and longer clot lysis period
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• Stimulates immunity to germs
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• Produces powerful local stimulants of wound healing/germ killing
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- Makes new skin cells grow over wounds and reorganizes scar fibers
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• Leads to long lasting local effects in the body
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While the 100 year history of Hypochlorous Acid (HOCl) has provided indisputable evidence of its efficacy in healing and use in disinfection, and over 500 peer-reviewed, published papers universally document significant beneficial results, the widespread use of HOCl has remained fairly stagnant, and the primary limiting factor to broad adoption of this important technology, historically, has been due to its lack of stability.