My fingers are in agony! Does bleach usually do this? D:

lol yer thats normal if you dont wear gloves , all i can think of is washing them in some nice soapy water and putting some savlon on maybe??...at least youll know for next time though lol

yep, its bleach burn. It happens if you get bleach on your skin at all 🙁 get it washed and moisturise. you may notice your skin is very very pale where it was in contact too!

We check all bleach kits when they arrive and have had this from handling occassional one thats leaked and removed from stock etc, so you should always wear gloves when using or handling bleach.  As others say wash hands thoroughly and use a good moisturiser - granted as you posted 3 days ago theres a very big chance you've already done this 😀 but thought I would say for others who come across the thread in future.

Yeah, I just went to bed and woke up with them feeling fiiiine 🙂
It was really weird, didn't feel like a stinging burn kind of thing, but they were throbbing like they'd been slammed shut in a car door :O

Yeah, I was freaked out first time too - had odd pain feeling and white blotches on them!  Very strange, but like you next day they were fine but I was worried at the time.

Yeah. I got that once, real bad.
Using old old gloves like a muppet I was.

Anyway, not much you can do.
Just wash your hands loads with soap.
When that doesn't do jack -- just wait about a day. And you'll be okay.

You should always be using gloves when handling an irritant such as bleach.

Wash any skin immediately after exposure with plenty of water - truly flush the area to remove any traces of bleach and stop the reaction. I would not recommend using soap on a fresh chemical burn as it would irritate the wound and sting like the bejesus (ever gotten soap in a fresh cut?). Then give the skin a few days to heal, avoiding soap while the wound is still throbbing if you can, and avoid using perfumed products such as moisturisers or other cosmetics near the burn. You may benefit from using a dab of antiseptic such as Savlon or using a burn cream such as Bepanthen. Keep your fingers clean and don't go dipping your fingertips on anything that is likely to harbour a lot of bacteria. And next time, learn your lesson and use gloves. Continued burns from bleach can cause you to develop an allergic reaction to it, so do a patch test on unbroken skin before the next time you bleach your roots (and please follow the same principles for bleaching your roots, avoid getting bleach on your scalp if at all possible and do not leave it there to burn if you get some on your hairline or ears. Wipe it off immediately with a dampened cloth.)