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Title: Skin irritation
Post by: Steve Sed on January 10, 2012, 05:26:00 pm: Does anyone else get skin irritation from pure water? I get it on the face from splashing water. Stinging and redness initially, then dry the next day. I believe it's to do with the ph in the water.
Title: Re: Skin irritation
Post by: Llaaww on January 10, 2012, 05:32:52 pm: It sounds unusual, are you using tfr or similar??

I find that from time to time I get a splash of tfr, and that can be a bit of a prob.
Title: Re: Skin irritation
Post by: Steve Sed on January 10, 2012, 05:35:22 pm: Quote from: llaaww on January 10, 2012, 05:32:52 pm
It sounds unusual, are you using tfr or similar??

I find that from time to time I get a splash of tfr, and that can be a bit of a prob.

No, just pure water. I reckon I need some sort of cream to act as a barrier.
Title: Re: Skin irritation
Post by: bonsey on January 10, 2012, 06:17:06 pm: i get that from fibre glass pole rub my eyes or pick my nose lol goes soar and itchy !!
Title: Re: Skin irritation
Post by: Dave Willis on January 10, 2012, 06:19:31 pm: I wear a welders mask. You could lose your eyes.
Title: Re: Skin irritation
Post by: Steve Sed on January 10, 2012, 06:29:34 pm: No eczma and other than black hands it doesn't affect them.
Title: Re: Skin irritation
Post by: AS Window Cleaning on January 10, 2012, 06:35:38 pm: how much splashing on your face do you do????!!

I just notice hands get dry quicker than normal, we use moisturiser fairly regularly. Oh yeah, and mild green fairy liquid for the dishes ;D
Title: Re: Skin irritation
Post by: Steve Sed on January 10, 2012, 07:05:20 pm: It's the ones down narrow paths where even if you stand to one side, you can't help but get splashed.
Title: Re: Skin irritation
Post by: dazmond on January 10, 2012, 07:33:24 pm: Pure water certainly dries my hands out!!I've started wearing the cheap showa 377 gloves with the throwaway surgical gloves underneath as liners.problem solved.my hands stay dry and clean and don't smell due to the liners.

I very rarely end up splashing my face with pure.stand further away from the window if you can.

Regards

Dazmond
Title: Re: Skin irritation
Post by: rscleaningservices on January 10, 2012, 08:31:10 pm: I found it to be the glass fibre from a ungar pole I use as it wears down as I rubbed my face not realising and had irritation so thinking its the pole mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm !!!!!!!!!1
Title: Re: Skin irritation
Post by: Steve Sed on January 10, 2012, 08:42:21 pm: Quote from: rscleaningservices on January 10, 2012, 08:31:10 pm
I found it to be the glass fibre from a ungar pole I use as it wears down as I rubbed my face not realising and had irritation so thinking its the pole mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm !!!!!!!!!1

Bonsey said that above aswell. I have an xtel hybrid pole, so could be.
Title: Re: Skin irritation
Post by: idealrob on January 10, 2012, 09:19:34 pm: its the carbon from the poles, my son suffers, and now wears gloves all the time now

idealrob
Title: Re: Skin irritation
Post by: Steve Sed on January 11, 2012, 05:22:10 pm: Today I made a conscious effort to avoid touching my face at all. No irritation, so it's looking like the carbon or the fibreglass is the cause and not the water. Thanks for your help.
Title: Re: Skin irritation
Post by: AS Window Cleaning on January 11, 2012, 06:18:38 pm: interesting, thanks for that. something to watch out for
Title: Re: Skin irritation
Post by: rscleaningservices on January 11, 2012, 06:49:17 pm: Me & the Bones say that you are welcome thats what this forum is all about helping each other , to learn new & old things so ay ay ay lets becareful out there lol !!!!!!!!!!!!! 8)
Title: Re: Skin irritation
Post by: GB Window Cleaning on January 11, 2012, 06:54:10 pm: i recon gardiners suggest wearing gloves because the aggressive nature at the end of the ph spectrum in pure water!