Comments on: Chemical burns? http://www.ournewoldhouse.com/chemical-burns/ 1918 Bungalow Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:10:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: gw http://www.ournewoldhouse.com/chemical-burns/#comment-412 gw Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:10:22 +0000 http://www.ournewoldhouse.com/chemical-burns/#comment-412 Leave those canvas gloves in the garden where they belong. Don't be a cheapskate when it comes to your health and safety! Here are a few things on my "must have" list. I would only consider #4 to be optional. 1. 3M 6000 respirator with interchangeable paint and dust cartridges. The dust cartridges are cheap, lightweight, less bulky and rated for lead dust. We had do special order a size small for my wife. I won't go near a broom, table saw, crawlspace or attic without one. $12-25. 2. Atlas rubber palm/cloth backed blue work gloves. Get a few pair to keep in rotation in the washing machine. $4 ea. 3. His and hers heavy duty cloth lined chemical gloves for paint strippers and solvents. Buy good ones- they will stay flexible so your fingers will not ache. $14 ea. 4. Two 100ct. boxes (his and hers) quality disposable nitrile gloves for light chemical/cleaning/dirty work. $15 ea. Leave those canvas gloves in the garden where they belong. Don’t be a cheapskate when it comes to your health and safety! Here are a few things on my “must have” list. I would only consider #4 to be optional.

1. 3M 6000 respirator with interchangeable paint and dust cartridges. The dust cartridges are cheap, lightweight, less bulky and rated for lead dust. We had do special order a size small for my wife. I won’t go near a broom, table saw, crawlspace or attic without one. $12-25.

2. Atlas rubber palm/cloth backed blue work gloves. Get a few pair to keep in rotation in the washing machine. $4 ea.

3. His and hers heavy duty cloth lined chemical gloves for paint strippers and solvents. Buy good ones- they will stay flexible so your fingers will not ache. $14 ea.

4. Two 100ct. boxes (his and hers) quality disposable nitrile gloves for light chemical/cleaning/dirty work. $15 ea.

]]> By: gimbler http://www.ournewoldhouse.com/chemical-burns/#comment-398 gimbler Sun, 24 Feb 2008 04:44:33 +0000 http://www.ournewoldhouse.com/chemical-burns/#comment-398 DO keep a good eye on the progress of your burns. I think it's smart actually that you took photos. It'll be easier to compare and see if they really are getting better or worse. I got a small chemical burn on my pinky a few months back and somehow convinced myself it was getting better the first couple of days that it was actually getting worse. By day 3 I couldn't fool myself anymore and when I finally conceded that the neosporine wasn't cutting it I went to the doctor and he prescribed a burn cream called "SSD" or "SDD" (Something that reminded me of "Same Shit, Different Day". It worked like a charm. DO keep a good eye on the progress of your burns. I think it’s smart actually that you took photos. It’ll be easier to compare and see if they really are getting better or worse.

I got a small chemical burn on my pinky a few months back and somehow convinced myself it was getting better the first couple of days that it was actually getting worse. By day 3 I couldn’t fool myself anymore and when I finally conceded that the neosporine wasn’t cutting it I went to the doctor and he prescribed a burn cream called “SSD” or “SDD” (Something that reminded me of “Same Shit, Different Day”. It worked like a charm.

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