X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 00:31:57 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [66.83.119.58] (HELO lucky.dts.local) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.2) with ESMTP id 1555890 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 11 Nov 2006 15:52:16 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.83.119.58; envelope-from=cjensen@dts9000.com Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C705D3.61BD2E98" Subject: RE: [LML] Acetone Toxicity X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.6944.0 X-Original-Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 15:53:03 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <8984A39879F2F5418251CBEEC9C689B3286E3C@lucky.dts.local> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [LML] Acetone Toxicity Thread-Index: AccFzYsDae2bYaVmSvqnUGTNXg331QABM2iw From: "Chuck Jensen" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C705D3.61BD2E98 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Geez, Grayhawk, just because something is 'not extremenly toxic to humans' and has 'low toxicity' doesn't mean you're supposed to 'swim' in it every day!!! =20 Acetone is great for cutting/removing oils, including body oils. Accordingly, it's a great cleaning agent and it'll do the same thing to our skin. So, Grayhawk, acetone will dry out our skin, but those areas that we use less frequently tend to recover first.... :-).=20 =20 Chuck Jensen=20 Do Not Archive =20 =20 -----Original Message----- From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Sky2high@aol.com Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 3:10 PM To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: [LML] Acetone Toxicity=20 In a message dated 11/11/2006 12:41:55 P.M. Central Standard Time, patricktc@cox.net writes: Acetone is not extremely toxic to humans, in fact it has a very low toxicity.=20 Yeah, maybe very low to everything but one organ - skin. In the early building years, when I was even more ignorant than I am now, I frequently cleaned my hands with acetone. Several years later the skin on my fingers would not self lubricate and I suffered continual cracks on the working surfaces of my fingers - severe cracking during the winter. Now, 10 years later, I have almost completely recovered except for a spot on the road rage response finger. I cannot allow my unprotected hands to come in contact with any "spirits" (gasoline, etc) without the skin instantly drying out.=20 =20 Grayhawk ------_=_NextPart_001_01C705D3.61BD2E98 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Geez, Grayhawk, just because = something is=20 'not extremenly toxic to humans' and has 'low toxicity' doesn't mean = you're=20 supposed to 'swim' in it every day!!!
 
Acetone is great = for cutting/removing=20 oils, including body oils. Accordingly, it's a great = cleaning=20 agent and it'll do the same thing to our skin.  So, = Grayhawk, acetone=20 will dry out our skin, but those areas that we use less = frequently=20 tend to recover first.... :-).
 
Chuck Jensen 
Do Not=20 Archive
 

 
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In a message dated 11/11/2006 12:41:55 P.M. Central Standard Time,=20 patricktc@cox.net writes:
Acetone is = not=20 extremely toxic to humans, in fact it has a very low toxicity. 
Yeah, maybe very low to everything but one organ - skin.  In = the early=20 building years, when I was even more ignorant than I am now, I = frequently=20 cleaned my hands with acetone.  Several years later the skin on my = fingers=20 would not self lubricate and I suffered continual cracks on the working = surfaces=20 of my fingers - severe cracking during the winter.  Now, 10 years = later, I=20 have almost completely recovered except for a spot on the road rage = response=20 finger.  I cannot allow my unprotected hands to come in = contact with=20 any "spirits" (gasoline, etc) without the skin instantly drying = out. 
 
Grayhawk
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