Jewellery makers' hands

[medusa]

forgetting I had platinol on a fingernail. Until I wiped my hands and took nearly all of the nail off too. Ewwwwwwwww.

is platinol that caustic? I've never used it.

[LydiaNiz]

Yep. Leave it on your fingers and it starts feeling 'slippy' and bang goes another layer of skin.

[medusa]

euwwww!

double euwww because my post is too short

[Dennis]

Yes if you brush it on it needs to be a synthetic brush. Natural hair quickly dissolves.