Epoxy Skin Rash Irritation Pictures

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You can also become sensitive to epoxy resins. The main problem areas are

1. Dust From Sanding,
2. Dust From Fumes
3. Direct Exposure

More common is direct exposure – that is reason for professionals to wear the white suits and masks. If you can clean it off immediately, you might get away with a bad red rash for two to three days.

Let us revisit the molecular biology. Epoxy can interfere with your dna. It’s effect is persistant and exposure now may not become an effect for months or even years to come. So. Just because you are not affected yet, it does not mean that you will not be affected in future – even if you never touch the stuff again. It’s dangerous. Contact dermatitis is by far the most common. Caused mostly by skin exposure to the hardener, but also to a lesser extent to the resin.

Tips to avoid Epoxy Skin Rashes

• Always Suit Up.
• Always Wear A Quality Mask Not A Paper One.
• Always Wear Gloves And Change Them Often.
• Clean Skin With Waterless Cleaner.
• Do Not Leave Sanding Dust On Your Skin For Long Periods.
• Don T Use Acetone.
• Shower After Work Including Hair.
• Wear Disposible Vinyl Gloves.
• Work In Well Ventilated Areas.

Most epoxy hardeners are proven carcinogens. be extremely careful. Here is more or less foolproof system from www.fram.nl/workshop/controlled_vacuum_infusion/allergy.htm showing how to take care if you have to deal with epoxy to avoid expoxy skin rashes.

Mixing Laminating and putty work

1. Long sleeved shirt.
2. Barrier cream on hands , arms and (important) face, neck .
3. disposable gloves
4. disposable plastic sleeves up to the elbows, in which I poke a hole to put my thumb through so that they stay in place
5. on top: long sleeved rubber gloves thick or thin depending on job. Sometimes it is still necessary for very delicate jobs to work just with the disposable gloves and sleeves.
6. Dust mask for making up fairing compound.

Sanding

1. Wear long sleeved shirts and pants. Wash after every use. I tried the Tyvek disposable suits, but found that I needed too many of them. They rip too easily.
2. Barrier cream as above
3. then thin (disposable) cotton gloves . Change cotton gloves every few hours. Sweat and sanding dust are a very bad combination. Wash the cotton gloves after every use.
4. Then long sleeved rubber gloves on top. (do not use them for wet epoxy work)
5. Tyvek-style disposable hood to keep dust away from hair, neck if sanding above breast level.
6. Good dust mask, not the disposable ones, you will need far too many and the good ones are expensive! Clean dusk mask regularly.
7. If sanding overhead: Goggles. Never rub eyes!
8. Have vacuum cleaner running when sanding really fresh fairing compound for repair work
9. Shower immediately after work.
10. Avoid sanding several weeks in a row.

Please see your doctor and get competent advise until your are well if you have epoxy allergy.

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