Remove bitumen splashes from the skin
When working with bitumen (paint) you can quickly get some of it on the skin. But there is a simple home remedy!
Bitumen is a petroleum product composed of long-chain hydrocarbons. Consequently, it also dissolves in solvents that are similarly structured. Such non-polar solvents are e.g. Petrol, petroleum or turpentine.
Of course one does not want to rub his sensitive skin off with such aggressive means. They dry out the skin, do not smell very good, and they can penetrate the skin and enter the bloodstream.
There are also so-called "tar remover" to buy, which is even more harmful because it contains chlorine-containing hydrocarbons. These can also damage the ozone layer. It's also a pretty expensive cocktail. Unnecessary product, in my opinion!
For these reasons, I have been looking for an alternative to get the black spots off the skin. What works very poorly are acetone, ethanol (spirit) and isopropanol. These solvents are just too polar.
As a result, a bottle of yellow lamp oil came into my focus. This special organic lamp oil available in every hardware store does not consist of petroleum components but of vegetable oils. However, it is less viscous than this, as it was esterified with methanol. It's ultimately the same as biodiesel, also known as RME.
In any case, this oil is ideally suited to remove bitumen and tar residues from the skin. You just put something on a kitchen towel and rub your skin off with it. Goes very easily without much pressure and is almost odorless. The spots go down quickly completely! Oil residues can be washed off with normal hand soap.
I think with gall soap it can even be removed from clothes, just like normal vegetable oil stains. Incidentally, you can also use normal vegetable oil to remove the stains.
But does not work so well or is just a pretty greasy matter. For stains in clothing that is even less suitable.
I hope I could help you with this tip!
