RE: Peanut butter or other skin decon methods in place of water and soap

I would think that only the crunchy style is abrasive.

"Neil, David M" <neildm@id.doe.gov> wrote:

It's also very slightly abrasive. Must have been a parent with gum-chewing kids that came up with it; it's been a standard "household hint" for getting gum out of hair for decades.

Dave Neil

-----Original Message-----
From: John Jacobus [mailto:crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 1:27 PM
To: Pmink@bnfl-ettp.com; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
Subject: Re: Peanut butter or other skin decon methods in place of water and soap

My guess is that it containers organic fats that do not break down the lipid (oily) surface of the skin, and it can get into all the cracks in the skin.

Pmink@bnfl-ettp.com wrote:
Fellow RadSafers -

I've heard from some of our RCTs about using peanut butter as a decon
method for skin contamination, particularly for Tc-99 removal. Why does
peanut butter work so well, other than it's sticky? What other
alternatives to using lukewarm water and mild soap have y'all used
successfully?

Thanks -

Paul J. Mink

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