Acid burns on hands --not as bad as it sounds

So I've been PHing a fair bit of water lately. And I was careless with the PH Down(aka acid AND NOT THE TRIPPY TYPE). So now I've got some minor acid burns on my hands.

Obviously I could just be a bit safer with the acid but was wondering if anyone had any tips beyond that?

Listening to: Big Boi - I Be On It

You may want to check this out 420penguin.

gloves maybe?

wash it off asap

alright. sound advice all around. Thanks to all.

I think I'll just stop being irresponsible while splashing around toxic chemicals before I splash some in my eyes or on my nuts or something equally awful.

420penguin said:

alright. sound advice all around. Thanks to all.

I think I'll just stop being irresponsible while splashing around toxic chemicals before I splash some in my eyes or on my nuts or something equally awful.

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yeah man stay away from the PH down, didnt you read the label? LOL How the hell did you spill it on you?? Man I only use little of that stuff at a time. it only takes me 1/4tsp to Ph balance 5 gallons. Well hope the hands are ok man..peace out....

oh yeah and if the burns are bad, then rap them LOOSLY with some medical wrap. the key thing there is LOOSLY. that will keep germs out~ first aid and CPR trained...haha and I said I would neva use it!

If you have an acid reaction happening on your hands dip them in a base solution for 5 minutes to allow the base to neutralize the acid. After that lotion the burns and they will be gone within a week.

We had this happen a few times in the marines with cleaner concentrates.

or if you don't have anything like base solution...just rinse them off as fast as you can under warm water

let them air dry

and put lotion on like an hour later...i had the same issue as you. it worked fine for me

I must say the plant in your icon is teh -drool-

Godkas said:

I must say the plant in your icon is teh -drool-

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thanks man...she's was my pride and joy (purple)

Aww man. I really wish someone with purp would seed out a clone for me. Im hoping one of my bag seeds is purp.. I know it was all stoney I dont remember a lot of the cross country trip i picked them up on.

@seedlessone Well, my babies are getting big and my house is really dry at the moment. So between them drinking and the air sucking up the water I'm pushing about a gallon of water to my flowering room every day.

I did read the warnings but am a bit numb to warnings. Everything has warnings these days so I don't pay too much attention. I know, I should pay better attention.

Also, I apply my PH down with a really large plastic eye dropper. so when it was mostly empty I would spray it into the air to try and let it dry out and prevent mold and shit. NOT a good idea now that I think of it. I basically sprayed an acid solution onto my hands for about a week straight.

@Godkas +rep. Brilliant solution.

@drochoker Actually you can make a base solution out of PH up and water. I don't know the ratio and I don't plan on doing this again, but if it happens, that's probably how I'll solve it.

Thanks for all the help guys. and I appreciate the really serious advice given to me by others...but all I've got is a bit of an itch, dry skin and little red bumps. Nothing that really needs first aid.

No worries man. Just keep em moist and they'll be fine. The lotion will keep the itching and rash down.

Well mate, just toss some ph up on there, to counter react it! only joking ofcourse... haha but there are many household items that bring the ph up and counter react acids.

420penguin said:

So I've been PHing a fair bit of water lately. And I was careless with the PH Down(aka acid AND NOT THE TRIPPY TYPE). So now I've got some minor acid burns on my hands.

Obviously I could just be a bit safer with the acid but was wondering if anyone had any tips beyond that?

Listening to: Big Boi - I Be On It

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dont know about p.h burns but oxyplus burnt my hands and stained them white ,for a whle then it went away ,does p.h stain white also?

420penguin said:

So I've been PHing a fair bit of water lately. And I was careless with the PH Down(aka acid AND NOT THE TRIPPY TYPE). So now I've got some minor acid burns on my hands.

Obviously I could just be a bit safer with the acid but was wondering if anyone had any tips beyond that?

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I have heard Lemon Juice? works to bring ph down and it makes your elbows soft too

no PH down isn't a stain. it's basically acid burns which are deceptive until you've run into them a few times. first you just think you have dry skin that's causing an itch....then the itch doesn't go away with scratching....then the itch doesn't go away with lotion...so you kind of start freaking out(for the first few times)

nothing is visible about it except the bumps if you're burned a bit.

I should mention that acid burns can be really bad and deadly and shit if you over do it. I didn't let it get that far.

I heard lime juice ? works too. and prolly leaves your elbows soft too. Better than the itch and burn from the acid you have been using. Just imagine soft elbows and lime scented plants J/K but you will have lime scented elbows if you use it there.

not lime. Thats adding citric acid to the acid already on you you want something opposing preferrably exactly opposing in ph

Godkas said:

not lime. Thats adding citric acid to the acid already on you you want something opposing preferrably exactly opposing in ph

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Sincere apologies I am confused as to what the question was then, I thought it was being asked that for future reference is there a safer chemical that one could use to lower water PH (Lemon/Lime was my answer and then I added that both of those even if spilled on you will only cause your elbows to be softer rather than burn you severely.

Yes YES of course if you accidentally spill Acid on you I have heard that baking powder poured over it will stop the burn and nutralize the Acid as well. Any one else agreee or disagreee? I know this works for battery acid.