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Document ID (ISN)29951
CIS number 78-1756
ISSN - Serial title Gigiena truda i professional'nye zabolevanija
Year 1978
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Venediktova K.P., Utkina A.M.
Title A new product to remove dyes from the hands of workers engaged in textile finishing
Original title O vnedrenii novogo sposoba udalenija krasitelej s koži ruk rabočih otdeločnogo tekstil'nogo proizvodstva [in Russian]
Bibliographic information Feb. 1978, No.2, p.8-12. 6 ref.
Abstract Description of a detergent paste developed for cleaning the skin of scrapers, dyeing equipment operators, colour mixers etc., which oxidises the dye on the skin by a 5% permanganate solution and eliminates the oxidation products by a mixture of disodium sulfosuccinate esters, sperm whale fat alcohols (90% w/w) and a 10% w/w aqueous solution of sodium bisulfite. Results of tests at a cotton dyeing establishment: residues of direct, azo, sulfur and other dyes deposited on the skin were removed in 84% of cases without drying out or irritation of the skin.
Descriptors (primary) dyes; skin cleansers; textile industry; dyeing
Descriptors (secondary) skin protection
Document type -
Subject(s) Medicine, hygiene and first aid
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Skin protection