Millgrove
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White spirit isn't a spirit (an alcohol) at all. It's a hydrocarbon mixture which can vary from batch to batch and manufacturer to manufacturer (that's why it's cheap). The name white spirit is just a common-use name, it doesn't refer to what it contains.
It will be fine for taking the glue of pans etc. Just don't use it for pressing pigments, or cleaning utensils or pans you are going to re-fill (unless you cleanse them off with something else afterwards). For those sorts of jobs use Surgical Spirit (if you don't mind the smell) or try and get iso propyl alcohol (what they use on the Mac counters).
White Spirit isn't really dangerous or anything like that. The most likely problem people experience is skin irritation if they use it much - redness, dryness, or contact dermatitis from skin contact. So as long as you wash your hands thoroughly after use or wear those disposeable latex gloves, and you just use it for cleaning off glue and not for anything that you will use on your skin later, you should have no problems.
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Originally Posted by nunu
i only use it to remove the glue from the pots when i depot my eyeshadows. I never use it anywhere by my eyes...I just use it for depotting. Isn't it the same thing alcohol? i am getting really confused! |
White spirit isn't a spirit (an alcohol) at all. It's a hydrocarbon mixture which can vary from batch to batch and manufacturer to manufacturer (that's why it's cheap). The name white spirit is just a common-use name, it doesn't refer to what it contains.
It will be fine for taking the glue of pans etc. Just don't use it for pressing pigments, or cleaning utensils or pans you are going to re-fill (unless you cleanse them off with something else afterwards). For those sorts of jobs use Surgical Spirit (if you don't mind the smell) or try and get iso propyl alcohol (what they use on the Mac counters).
White Spirit isn't really dangerous or anything like that. The most likely problem people experience is skin irritation if they use it much - redness, dryness, or contact dermatitis from skin contact. So as long as you wash your hands thoroughly after use or wear those disposeable latex gloves, and you just use it for cleaning off glue and not for anything that you will use on your skin later, you should have no problems.
Does this help any?
xx
