erm, how do you get fabric dye off your skin?

[shirt]

preferably without using bleach, brillo pads, sandpaper etc. because neither of those work!

i stupidly put my hand in a bowl of black fabric dye on saturday and my right hand looks like i haven't washed in years. this normally wouldn't be an urgent problem except i have a job interview tomorrow afternoon. can someone please tell me how the f i get this stuff off? preferably causing little/no damage to my hand as being the right i need it for wking.

[Mc lovin]

Gun wash?

if that doesn't work try setting fire to the gun wash on your hand and burn it off

[Famous Graham]

PVA glue?

[captainzep]

Only option:

[V8mate]

Wear one white glove and tell the interviewer that you're in the middle of a five-day Michael Jackson lookalike dare.

[Tunku]

I've no idea how to get the dye off, but meanwhile, use that hand to wave at BNP members.

[littlegreenfairy]

Try alcohol gel.

[SkinnyBoy]

prepsol, scotchpad, and some swarfega. Lots of scrubbing and cursing.

[Steamer]

Its probably going to be easier to cover over the bits that havent got dye on.



Just becareful where you vist for the next few weeks.

[Zen.]

Exfoliate with an oil based exfoliator such as http://www.thebodyshop.co.uk/_en/_gb/catalog/produ...

This will remove the dead skin cells which the dye is clinging to and the oil will lift the remaining dye out of the skin.

[shirt]

Tunku said:

I've no idea how to get the dye off, but meanwhile, use that hand to wave at BNP members.

ma-mie, how i love ya how i love ya, down ol' swan-eee riverrrr!

what is gunwash? similar to MEK? this is my LAST resort.

[ShadownINja]

Buy pink fabric dye. (I assume you're white...)

[elster]

I used to use some regent hand cleaner when working with trains.

That I think removes your skin down to the epididymis, that should do the trick.

[V8mate]

A bucket of caustic soda?

[Famous Graham]

elster said:

That I think removes your skin down to the epididymis, that should do the trick.

I fking hope you meant epidermis

[MISS E]

nail varish remover?

[shirt]

Zen. said:

Exfoliate with an oil based exfoliator such as http://www.thebodyshop.co.uk/_en/_gb/catalog/produ...

This will remove the dead skin cells which the dye is clinging to and the oil will lift the remaining dye out of the skin.

does it have to be oil based? i used a ton of exfoliant last night and it had an impact, but didn't shift it. the worst part is around my nails.

[Zen.]

Yep, you could just add some olive oil to the exfoliant you already have.

[elster]

Famous Graham said:

elster said:

That I think removes your skin down to the epididymis, that should do the trick.

I fking hope you meant epidermis

Ooops.

Yes I did. I don't even know where that came from, and no I wasn't thinking about testacles.

[Mobile Chicane]

Mild solution of household bleach and give it a soak?