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Phil Addison writes:
On 26 Apr 2005 12:19:51 -0700, in uk.d-i-y wrote:
Phil Addison wrote:
On 26 Apr 2005 04:47:42 -0700, in uk.d-i-y wrote:
Liquid soaps: Most goods sold as liquid soaps are not, they are in
nearly every case sodium lauryl ethyl sulphate, aka
Too much emphasis on chemical name.
only mentioned it once. IMHO it needs to be there because IME people
will always say 'ah yeah but its not in my superfancy luxury shampoo.'
They need to see for themselves that it is, and learn that its by no
means the best for the job.
Much better in FAQ2 now that there is into before these big chemi names
hit the reader.
- white spirit: very irritant to skin, very slow to
One of my staples. Wouldn't be without it for getting rid off gooey
residues.
can you tell us specifically what it removes? I've never got anywhere
with it. I find its terrible on skin, some people get big red painful
areas from it, takes weeks to clear up.
Sounds like some sort of super-sensitivity to it, which can happen
with some people for just about any chemical you choose to pick.
I and others I know do get it on us at times without any noticable
affect at all. Actually, I used to use it to wash dirty oil and tar
off my hands after fixing my car many years ago, although I probably
wouldn't do that nowadays.
Specifically it lifts dried on self adhesive labels; the ones that you
can't even scrape off without a struggle. Wet the label with it and
leave a few minutes, it will then peel off and you wipe the residue away
with a rag wetted with white spirit (anyone know what it is
chemically?).
There seem to be two types of label sticky in common use.
One is softened by water, and the other with white spirit.
In both cases, the sticky fails to soften much with the 'other'.
Mrs Beeton: possibly the most famous writer on this
Is she out of copyright now?
I presume so, she was publishing books a century ago.
Actually, Mr Beeton compiled it and wrote most of it. He knew
it would sell better in his wife's name though. ;-)
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Andrew Gabriel