Edy Lynn on tue 16 mar 04
Avon has a great handcream called Silicone Glove. My mother has used it =
for years especially if she was going to garden. When she went to the =
nursing home, despite all the abuse her skin took as a kid when she =
worked her father's tobacco fields, the nurses there said she had the =
softest skin of anyone they ever knew.=20
I was wondering tho' if the handcream smudged on the clay while throwing =
or glazing would it create problems? A newie question I know but ya =
gotta ask to learn.
Edy Lynn
claybair on wed 17 mar 04
Edy,
Throwing... no problem.
Glazing.... could be a problem if any wax, oil,
petroleum products are amongst the ingredients.
Logan said she has not had any problems so
perhaps it's ok. Check the listed ingredients and try it on a test tile.
If it works do report back to us but buy some stock in Avon first!!:-)
Gayle Bair
Bainbridge Island, WA
http://claybair.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Edy Lynn
Avon has a great handcream called Silicone Glove. My mother has used it for
years especially if she was going to garden. When she went to the nursing
home, despite all the abuse her skin took as a kid when she worked her
father's tobacco fields, the nurses there said she had the softest skin of
anyone they ever knew.
I was wondering tho' if the handcream smudged on the clay while throwing or
glazing would it create problems? A newie question I know but ya gotta ask
to learn.
Edy Lynn
Liisa Reid on wed 17 mar 04
> I was wondering tho' if the handcream smudged on the clay while throwing or glazing would it create problems? A newie question I know but ya gotta ask to learn.
> Edy Lynn
I'ts been my experience that it can act like a resist and cause crawling, if I handle the bisque ware when there is still some surface greasiness or waxiness on my hands (or even just my own natural skin oil). My solution to that is to wear surgical gloves, which also protect my hands from the glaze.
Happy potting!
Liisa, in Vermont, wishing for spring.
http://www.laughingbrookpottery.com
logan johnson on wed 17 mar 04
Hi Edy,
I've been using the same Avon product for abou six yrs. now. I have NO isues with it at all when it comes to the clay that I've been able see. I just wish I had a nickle from Avon every time I told someone about it!!! I love it & think it's great!!!
Logan J.
Edy Lynn wrote:
Avon has a great handcream called Silicone Glove. My mother has used it for years especially if she was going to garden. When she went to the nursing home, despite all the abuse her skin took as a kid when she worked her father's tobacco fields, the nurses there said she had the softest skin of anyone they ever knew.
I was wondering tho' if the handcream smudged on the clay while throwing or glazing would it create problems? A newie question I know but ya gotta ask to learn.
Edy Lynn
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Jennifer Rehkopf on thu 18 mar 04
I'm not sure if my suggestion will help, but I try to just moisturize after finished in my studio, that way am not in any danger of affecting pots. Also, the products I use don't leave a greasiness, and are absolutely wonderful - I use Udder Cream after working (be sure it is the cream, not the balm), and about once a week I use the Mark Kay Satin Hands kit - it's amazing. Hope this is helpful in some way. You could also use Johnson and Johnson Purpose lotion, which I believe is oil free - you wouls probably be able to handle bisque wear with something like this.
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Liisa Reid wrote:
> I was wondering tho' if the handcream smudged on the clay while throwing or glazing would it create problems? A newie question I know but ya gotta ask to learn.
> Edy Lynn
I'ts been my experience that it can act like a resist and cause crawling, if I handle the bisque ware when there is still some surface greasiness or waxiness on my hands (or even just my own natural skin oil). My solution to that is to wear surgical gloves, which also protect my hands from the glaze.
Happy potting!
Liisa, in Vermont, wishing for spring.
http://www.laughingbrookpottery.com
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Lee Love on thu 18 mar 04
Liisa Reid wrote:
>I'ts been my experience that it can act like a resist and cause crawling, if I handle the bisque ware when there is still some surface greasiness or waxiness on my hands (or even just my own natural skin oil). My solution to that is to wear surgical gloves, which also protect my hands from the glaze.
>
>
This if absolutely true. During my apprenticeship, my job was to wipe
all the bisque with a water soaked sponge before I handed it to my
Sensei for iron decoration or to the Foreman for glazing. If I had
any oil or grease on my hands, even from wiping the bridge of my noise
or from eating chips during tea break, it would cause pinholing on the
bisque. I was constantly washing my hands with soap when we glaze.
One time, some executives from Kao, a big cosmetic and soap
company, came to tour the workshop. They Nivea products and gave us
all a bottle of Nivea and a can of it and also a can of Atrix, which is
a barrier cream version of Nivea. Foreman and Retired Foreman were
happy for the gifts. Our hands were pretty bad in the winter time.
But the Foreman didn't waste time in telling us not to use it at work.
What I would do is put it on at night before going to bed and
then washing my hands several times in the morning before I started work.
I like Bag Balm better. When I trained with my dog Taiko in
Search and Rescue, I used it on her foot pads to protect them from the
salt in the subzero temps in Minnesota.
--Lee in Mashiko, Japan http://mashiko.us "It seems to me what you
lose in mystery you gain in awe" -- Francis Crick
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