Things You'll Need:
- Acetone
- Soap
- Cotton ball
- Cooking oil
- Hand lotion
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Step 1
Wipe the glue off with a dry cloth or paper towel. If you just touched the glue, and it hasn't yet begun to dry, you should be able to get it off this way.
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Step 2
Wash your hands with soap and cold water. If the glue hasn't begun to harden yet, you have a chance of washing it off. The window for this is small, so act quickly.
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Step 3
Exfoliate. Use a pumice stone or other gritty textured material to rub at the glue until it comes off. Do this slowly and patiently. Exfoliating too vigorously can damage or burn your skin. Alternate between exfoliating and rubbing the area with your own hand to reduce friction. The glue should begin to ball up and come off.
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Step 4
Avoid acetone. Acetone makes the glue more likely to stick to your skin by removing your natural oils. Only consider acetone if two body parts are stuck together in such a way that exfoliating is not possible. If this is the case, soak the areas in pure acetone until the glue dissolves enough to pull the skin apart. Forcing this process can tear open the skin, so be patient and work the skin apart slowly.
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Step 5
Use a cotton ball dipped in olive oil or vegetable oil to rub off the last remaining bits. This allows you to scrub a little harder without tearing your skin open with the exfoliate. The oil also moisturizes.
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Step 6
Wash your hands thoroughly. Once you have removed all the glue, it is important to wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water to remove any remaining chemical residue.
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Step 7
Moisturize. Gorilla glue dries out your skin. Aside from that, the intense friction from exfoliating and the repeated hand washings will likely strip your skin of natural oils or caused mild irritation. Use a good hand lotion to soothe the area.
Comments
Jennywrites said
on 7/25/2009 Excellent article! Wish we read it before my boyfriend used the acetone. I was searching to remove it from skin and up came your article 5*'s