Can’t get the scent of gas off my hands with soap and water.

What’s a better way? Dig your hands into cat litter?

  • thnk_more@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Look up barrier creams. Not as good as gloves but I assume they would get into the cracks and pores of your skin and prevent things from soaking in so deep.

    Might still have to wash things off the surface but could help with those dark dirty lines that never seem to come out or gasoline that is so hard to remove.

    Only used them a little myself.

  • Kelevrabeasley@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Lava soap and warm water, Lava is designed for grease,Oil,brake fluid and gasoline. Works really good been using it for close to 20 years

  • omegaxxslayer26@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    For soaps, we use a supplier that’s local, can’t quite remember but I can find out. However that Mac soap is definitely the best I’ve used probably because of the walnut shell scrubbers vs pumice based soaps.

    I would stay far and away from that orange shit, for how rough and drying it is on the hands it doesn’t balance off how ineffective it is. Pumice is also too rough on the skin.

    -Wear nitrile gloves -Moisturize your hands PLUS it helps even if you end up in the rare situation without gloves, the moisturizer acts as a small barrier of sorts and will stop you from absorbing as much -Wash up throughout the day, and use cooler water as it’ll keep the pores shut from absorbing shit while you wash up

    Your skin is your largest organ, try to minimize exposure to chemicals as much as you can and minimize absorption

    • Second-Movement@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Did not know about the moisture bit. I’m thinking the oils or fats help stop the skin from soaking in as much of the fluids that are water-based.

      Thanks for the tips!

  • Wuddntme@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Quickly. Especially antifreeze. It’s readily absorbed through the skin. A friend of mine worked on his car and got antifreeze all over his short. He kept working on the car without removing the shirt and by the next morning his kidneys were failing. Spent weeks in the hospital. Brake fluid and gasoline aren’t good for you either but, paradoxically, it’s the antifreeze that is the most deadly when in contact with skin.