Could brake cleaner be absorbed through the skin

[alcyon]

I was doing some work on my differential, spraying brake cleaner on the diff cover, while holding it. It was a continious 1 minute plus spraying. This morning I woke up feeling a little weak with a general feeling of malaise. I just wonder if it was the brake cleaner absorbed through my skin.

 

[Chris142]

More like you breathed it.

 

[Oro_O]

Yes and no.

Yes, it can be absorbed. The tissue damage is going to be limited to the skin in general and not systemic.

But no, it’s not the absorption that might have you queesy. It’s the inhalation. You can have effects from breathing vapors, which match what you are describing much better.

 

[Sandstorm]

Anything can be absorbed through the skin via dermal, intra-dermal, or subcutaneous routes and will translate to a pharmacokinetics or pharmacodynamics curve.

 

[gfh77665]

This morning I woke up feeling a little weak with a general feeling of malaise.

That happens to me too. Every single time I have to go to work.

 

[Blueshound]

I was doing some work on my differential, spraying brake cleaner on the diff cover, while holding it. It was a continious 1 minute plus spraying. This morning I woke up feeling a little weak with a general feeling of malaise. I just wonder if it was the brake cleaner absorbed through my skin.

Chlorinated or non?

 

[Soft Cars]

You bet it does. That's why late at night when it's dark, you can see my kidneys glow fluorescent green.

 

[cb_13]

Yes it can be absorbed through the skin.

Maybe formulations are different or you’re sensitive to some ingredients in it BUT I’d doubt that’s why you’re not feeling well. As a young idiot I used to wash my hands with brake clean. Never had any immediate or next day effects. I’m sure it did my body no favors though and I’d not recommend it. Really I wouldn’t recommend doing much of anything I did in my late teens to mid 20s.

 

[Soft Cars]

There's one guy on here that recommends wearing gloves and a respirator when handling windshield washer fluid. I'm not going to mention any names.

 

[alcyon]

Chlorinated or non?

Doesnt say on the can. Its made in china with a fake US master company address. The english on the can is also all over the place.

 

[nate379]

There's one guy on here that recommends wearing gloves and a respirator when handling windshield washer fluid. I'm not going to mention any names.

Methanol isn't awesome stuff to be pouring all over yourself.

 

[thescreensavers]

There's one guy on here that recommends wearing gloves and a respirator when handling windshield washer fluid. I'm not going to mention any names.

As much as it seems silly, PPE should never be a joke.

 

[Soft Cars]

Methanol isn't awesome stuff to be pouring all over yourself.

I use it all the time in a spray bottle to spray on dusty surfaces.

 

[atikovi]

I just wonder if it was the brake cleaner absorbed through my skin.

No rubber gloves in Malaysia? I can't imagine working under a car without them.

 

[alcyon]

No rubber gloves in Malaysia? I can't imagine working under a car without them.

Yes they are, but I do not like the tactile feel they take away when i work. But then again maybe I should just use them only when handling chemical likes these.

 

[Soft Cars]

No rubber gloves in Malaysia? I can't imagine working under a car without them.

If it was really that dangerous, don't you think there'd be a huge warning label on the front of the can? Maybe a skull and cross bones and a radioactive symbol.

 

[atikovi]

Yes they are, but I do not like the tactile feel they take away when i work. But then again maybe I should just use them only when handling chemical likes these.

Will you like the feel of an oxygen mask 24/7 if you get cancer?

 

[atikovi]

If it was really that dangerous, don't you think there'd be a huge warning label on the front of the can? Maybe a skull and cross bones and a radioactive symbol.

Malaysia doesn't have the ambulance chasing lawyers or product liability laws that we do here. Labels may not even list the toxic ingredients.

 

[Soft Cars]

Malaysia doesn't have the ambulance chasing lawyers or product liability laws that we do here. Labels may not even list the toxic ingredients.

I can tell you right now that there are thousands of mechanics everyday throughout the world using brake cleaner everyday without PPE and they're living perfectly fine. They would tell you if you're that squeamish about chemicals, you're in the wrong business.

 

[alcyon]

Malaysia doesn't have the ambulance chasing lawyers or product liability laws that we do here. Labels may not even list the toxic ingredients.

Correct, we are strict on food but not on industrial products.