Re: philosophy and methods of washing dishes

In article <6759d893$0$2873006
$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>, michael.trew@att.net
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On 12/10/2024 8:19 PM, Jill McQuown wrote:

On 12/10/2024 10:40 AM, Michael Trew wrote:

On 12/9/2024 8:34 PM, Carol wrote:

 

I now have to be very careful with any scented products and all sorts
of odd things.  Raw chicken!  I have to wear gloves or it burns.  LOL,
just a wierd thing to have happen.  Under control now but still there
and once woken, the allergy never really goes away.

 
Scented products are hard on me, also.  There are few I can use.  Most
laundry soaps and scents are a no-go.  The only soap that's worked well
for me is a budged Mexican brand of powder soap, called "Foca".  It
comes in a blue bag with a baby seal on it.  Our water is soft, so a
little bit of soap goes a long way.
 
Funny, raw meats don't bother my hands, but potatoes are the *worse*.
My hands are so painfully itchy after dicing up potatoes if I'm not
rather careful.
 

I also have eczema, and I can't tolerate any kind of hand sanitizer.
Sometimes I really had to fight people off pushing sanitizer during
COVID.  No, I'm not going to trash my already painful skin by applying
alcohol to it multiple times daily.
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Do you have a problem wearing rubber dish washing gloves?

 
I don't wear rubber gloves, I find them clunky and difficult to work in.

   You could try single-use surgical gloves, which ate not
clunky;  come in several hand sizes and large boxes, and
you can get hypo-allergenic ones. Used by medics with
sensitive skin.  Not expensive,  we use them a lot for
painting, varnishing etc.

   Janet UK

  

 

  Either way, I don't put bleach in my dishwater, so it's not an issue
for me.  I only use a little bit of Dawn soap, which is one of the only
things I won't buy off-brand.  It's easy on the skin and, and apparently
the baby ducks too, heh.