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chemical burns on hands?

demo 20 Dec 2008 11:24am
I don't know what it was that did it but at my job im on a rotating schedule and when on midnights we have to ajax EVERYTHING in the restaurant. there are also a lot of dishes to be washed so Im not sure if it was the ajax or dish soap but something burnt my hands mostly in the knuckle area. It burns to wash them, or even put peroxide on them. The burns are really dry and I try to put lotion on them but it burns too bad. What can I put on them.

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demo 20 Dec 2008 11:32am
see what i bit of olive oil on them does for you.tmm

demo 20 Dec 2008 11:34am
the best thing you can do is to just wash them real good with detergent. if you put lotion on it, it will keep the residue from the chemicals on your hand. Actually, warm water works best, no soap.

demo 20 Dec 2008 12:27pm
I used to get where my hands were really dry and red, cracking/bleeding on the backs of the hands and it hurt a little. I found that baby oil worked wonders. Regular lotion ate through too quick and didnt do anything, while the baby oil really kept it moisturized. Anyway, I finally deduced the fact that mine was caused by the rubber dish gloves at work. Even though OSHA requires us to wear them, I don't anymore. I just let the dishes soak for awhile in the hot water so when I do wash them the water cooled off. What you have sounds exactly like what was happening to me, hurt to wash hands, etc. They were just super dry. I thought it had to do with the weather, being it was winter time, but I found out it was really bad on days that I had to do dishes, and I thought it was the soap, but when I didnt wear the gloves I was fine.

Be careful though that nothing you were using can cause permanant damage. You're describing it as a "chemical burn". That can be very dangerous and actually burn your skin off. What your describing doesn't sound like that, but if it is, you need to go to ER right away, and bring the OSHA label of both chemicals if you're unsure which it was, and tell them what happened. I know the dish soap we use behind the concession stand (work at a movie theater) is just basically regular hand soap, and is fine to get on your skin, etc. But the restaurant area uses a highly concentrated stuff with a commercial dishwasher. I actually got a small drop on myself once and i washed it off right away, but I'm not going to lie, it stung. THat stuff is very strong and dangerous. SO i dont know what kind of soap you use, but be careful.... Cuz if you think its more than just an irratation or an allergic reaction, and its a serious burn you gotta get that taken care of. Good luck :-)

demo 20 Dec 2008 04:37pm
Honey! it works as an anit-inflammatory, antiseptic and pain killer for burns!

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