A side benefit of having a family member with #t1d is that I've learned how to remove #Christmas tree sap from my hands.
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@johnefrancis Adhesive remover swabs are a godsend for stuff like that too
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@TWDickson yes, we use those to get the patches unstuck. I always end up with Skin-Tac on my hands applying it for new patches. A few grams of oil & soap is cheaper and less garbage than opening a remover pad just to clean my fingers. The remover pads have some alcohol and other solvents, I should try and make up a batch of homemade remover juice.
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the sap product in SkinTac is partially-hydrogenated rosin, dissolved in solvents. Not usually from Balsam Fir specifically, but not much different from the sap of most Christmas trees. The bottoms of distilling pine resins.
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alternative method: liberally splash hands in a sinkful of ether. Wake up on floor during explosion. Hands are clean though.
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@johnefrancis I was going for acetone.
I rarely use it, but when I need something to be really really clean or there's some stubborn goo, out it comes. And my "out" I mean outside if at all possible.
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@alan @johnefrancis I'm going to point out this allegory has taken over 2 hours...
Just how much scrubbing are we talking?
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@johnefrancis I had some tree sap on my hands and used some hand sanitizer, it worked surprisingly well. May need more testing to determine if it was a fluke.
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@Binks hand sanitizer is full of alcohol, works pretty good on sap.
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@johnefrancis The hands may even still be attached!
