McCormick liquid food color and egg dye. Four vials. All over her hands and face. She looks like The Joker, only in blue and green and red and yellow.
I’ve already made a call to Poison Control and shared a good laugh with the lady there. She said it might be irritating, but wasn’t toxic, and watch for a rash, but she doesn’t need medical attention otherwise.
But anyone know how to get this stuff off of skin? We’ve washed and washed with warm soapy water, and I took a nail brush (gently, but with enough “oomph” to make her think twice about playing with Mama’s food coloring again!) to her palms and fingers, and that got much of it, but not all of it.
Did I mention she’s supposed to go to my in-law’s tomorrow? :smack:
I can’t think of anything that might get it off that wouldn’t be harmful. As long as she’s learned a lesson, the best thing to do is probably just wait for it to wear off on its own.
Ooooh, my. I do hope you took pictures.
I had a nasty run-in with a vial of red candle dye once and I’m trying to remember what finally worked…I think it just took lots and lots and lots of washing. If you have liquid soap (or shampoo, maybe) put it right on her skin and rub for a long time. Rinse, repeat, until it comes off or you decide it doesn’t look so bad after all.
I probably used some sort of solvent–nail polish remover or something, but you don’t want to put too much of that on your dumpling.
We used to use hairspray to remove ink, that wouldn’t be too harsh and might be worthwhile.
A dab of oil might work, too, and it certainly won’t hurt her skin.
I’m just fishing here, but hopefully something will work. Good luck!
Best,
karol
Several googlings turn up baking soda as the suggested solution. Sounds unlikely to me, but it’s harmless to try.
I had a bottle of yellow fail on me once, got it all over my hands. I could get about 80% of it off just by soap and water; I lived with the jaundiced look for a couple of days for the rest. It wore off pretty quick, for what it’s worth.
You probably won’t like this, but diluted bleach, peroxide, and nail polish remover work best (not all at the same time ). Non-chemical options that take a little more elbow grease are lemon juice, vinegar (the apple cider kind seems to work better), and a baking soda/water paste (also not all at the same time).
Have you tried contacting McCormick’s customer service line? I bet they get this question a lot.
Take pictures, put them in the family album. She’ll wonder one day what kind of mischief she got up to, especially if she ever has her own children. ETA: I’d call that a true Kodak moment. They brag how well their film/devoping shows colors, right?
Would you believe my camera’s not recognizing the memory card?
Well, I tried alcohol wipes and I tried moisturizer, and that’s a big ol’ negatory. Now she won’t let me near her hands again. Her face is pretty much cleaned up, although her tongue looks like a Chow-Chow’s.
Oh man, I really want to see pictures of this one! I have to tell you though, that when I got that stuff all over my hands, torso (don’t ask) and white tile countertop, it took about 3 days to wear off. I guess I could have bleached the tile but meh, I was more concerned (if you could call it that) with the bright green rims around all ten of my fingernails.
Sorry, guys, I wish I could have gotten pictures, but the camera hates me. Time to get a new one, I guess. It keeps not being able to read the memory card, although I’ve tried several different memory cards and nice new batteries.
I ended up getting obnoxiously sick last night (bad lettuce, I think) and one of my nurse friends came over to, uh, nurse me a bit this morning (and tell me whether or not I should go to the ER, honestly. I can never decide these things on my own).
Somewhere between hurling in the bathroom and shivering under my blankets, I heard from the other room, “Um…did you know Caileigh’s feet are yellow?!” I didn’t, actually. I was so focused on the hands and face that I missed her yellow feet!
What’s the commerical brand soap with pumice in it? Lava, I think. I have the delicate skin commonly associated with redheads, and I’ve used it many times without ill effect to remove ink (and gunk from under the car’s hood) from myself. You use the bar directly on the ink rather than lathering. It doesn’t sting at all, and it’s just a tiny bit rough feeling - like a cat’s tongue.
). Non-chemical options that take a little more elbow grease are lemon juice, vinegar (the apple cider kind seems to work better), and a baking soda/water paste (also not all at the same time).
