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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!!!
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.... :-).
Chuck Jensen
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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.
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.
Grayhawk
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