Orange stain Removal

Basically yesterday we were doing a chemistry experiment. And someone accidentally spilt some sodium dichromate solution over my hands. Turns out i got an orange stain over my hands. First i ignored it, but now after several time of washing with soap, fairy etc.... the same stain remains with no improvements

Any sugesstions?

Reply 1

Juno

20

Lemon juice!

Reply 2

need_money

9

Vinegar?

Reply 3

Muse

13

keep on scrubbing it with soap and water, it will gradually fade away as the old skin cells shred away from your hands.

Reply 4

Mad Vlad

19

CILLIT BANG! :cool:

Reply 5

Pete.S

OP

14

yeh, been scrubbing for time, got bored doesnt seem to of changed in colour but i keep hope. Will try lemon in a bit

Reply 6

Muse

13

Sharma

yeh, been scrubbing for time, got bored doesnt seem to of changed in colour but i keep hope. Will try lemon in a bit

that'll teach you for not washing it straight away! *evil laugh*

Reply 7

Ynox

11

try swarfega or a degreaser with poly chips in it to scrub with. Failing that try a mix of fairy liquid and some sugar to scrub too.

If its really bad and you dont have sensitive skin you could try bleach i guess...

Reply 8

visesh

17

You can try to turn it green*-)

Reply 9

technik

13

irn bru...it'll destroy it :biggrin:

Reply 10

saz_1989

2

go back to the lab and ask for something to remove it.

Reply 11

djk_99

13

Ask your chemistry teacher or a lab technician. They will know they best thing.
We were doing some chemistry practical at school and I spilt some acid solution on my nail, and it is still yellow like 2 months later. Its growing out though! Someone else in our class spilt some on their arm, and her arm went yellow. Now has a nice scar.

Reply 12

magiccarpet

2

i did this too. you gotta wait couple of days for it to fade. DO NOT bleach your hands.

Reply 13

musicbloke

17

djk_99

Ask your chemistry teacher or a lab technician. They will know they best thing.
We were doing some chemistry practical at school and I spilt some acid solution on my nail, and it is still yellow like 2 months later. Its growing out though! Someone else in our class spilt some on their arm, and her arm went yellow. Now has a nice scar.

There was a black guy in my school (when I was in year seven and he was in year 13). He managed to spill bromine on himself and it died his skin white for months although sodium dichromate should be easier to get rid of - if i'm right then some dilute sulphuric acid (followed by water) should work but be careful - don't use anything over 2 mol.

MB

Reply 14

musicbloke

17

lessthanthree

I do that all the time. One time I couldn't get universal indicator off me for about a week.

I've also done it with pot dichromate, and pot permanganate, they wear off eventually, and my hands haven't fallen off yet.

surely if you get KMnO4 on you you can just reduce the manganate so you get a colourless thingy.

MB

Reply 15

djk_99

13

musicboy

There was a black guy in my school (when I was in year seven and he was in year 13). He managed to spill bromine on himself and it died his skin white for months although sodium dichromate should be easier to get rid of - if i'm right then some dilute sulphuric acid (followed by water) should work but be careful - don't use anything over 2 mol.

MB

Lol! What fun you can have in chemistry lessons.
And rather than oxidise my nail or whatever, I tihnk Im just going to let it grow out. It makes a good conversation point anyway

Reply 16

Sparkling_Jules

1

I've never turned myself a funny colour (although my lab coat has a few dodgy stains!), but I regularly get acid burns across my fingertips where people drip conc acid down the bottle and then I pick it up... Really annoys me; I can pour without dripping, why can't anyone else?!

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