How do I remove concrete from the skin?
By lj from Victoria
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Rub your hands together well to get as much off as possible and then simply wash with mild soap and water. Be sure to use lotion afterwards because concrete powder/mix is very drying to the skin.
I heard you can use vinegar?
Actually, I work in the concrete industry and simply washing with soap, will not remove the white calcium/limestone stuff that gets in deep.
I've even tried scrubbing with a loofah, to no avail. The best I've tried so far is simple household vinegar.
Vinegar. It is an acid and will do the trick.
Years ago I was a gunite gun operator. I would come home covered in cement dust. After showering, I could see the cement dust still on my skin. No amount of scrubbing would remove it all.
How to clean hand after mixing cement
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My husband is a stone mason and gets concrete mix and dust on his skin, mainly arms and legs. How do you get that off? We have heard of using vinegar-rubbing on skin before showering. Does anyone know if it really works?
Amy from Harleysville, PA
Vinegar sounds logical. Cement is mostly ground limestone. Limestone is a lot of calcium. Calcium is alkaline. The vinegar would pretty much react to limestone the way it does to baking soda, on a much smaller scale. It sounds like it would bust it up and make it easier to wash off. (06/27/2006)
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