Where an infection exists, bleach baths can reduce bacteria on the skin. To make one،mix one quarter to a half a cup of common liquid bleach (e.g. Clorox) in to a full bath tub. Soak the patient in chlorinated water for about 10 minutes. Rinse thoroughly with fresh water at the end. This can be done two to three times a week. Bleach baths practiced commonly here at our clinics in HMC.