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JCMach1

(27,544 posts)
Sat Jun 9, 2012, 11:55 AM Jun 2012

Am Recovering From a Chemical Burn

I decided it would be okay to clean some gunk I had gotten on the hood of my car with what I too to be a benign product: Clorox Green Works all purpose surface cleaner.

The product worked great getting the stuff off. But shortly after, the burning began followed by intense pain. The product had worked its way underneath my nails and caused 2nd burns there.

A quick trip to emergency and 100mg (2shots) of tramadol later and the pain felt like a burn rather than some continuously hitting my fingers with a hammer.

Today the blisters can be clearly seen under my nails. Thanks to the pain pills I am able to stand it.

Organic and green???? I am seriously thinking of contacting a liability lawyer as this product was seriously flawed.

Not so graphic video follows.

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Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)
1. I hate that shit.
Sat Jun 9, 2012, 12:28 PM
Jun 2012

Never knew why, but I found this for you:

http://evolvingwellness.com/posts/72/maybe-natural-means-toxic-today-the-clorox-green-works-update/

4. Finally as to Mr. Sharp’s last comment as to why they have to label it with a “Caution – Irritant” label, he states that it was not meant to be in a consumer’s eyes – well neither is milk and it isn’t labeled with such a warning.

So ladies and gentlemen, I rest my case. Yes these ingredients are biodegradable but in no way are they good for your health, to touch, to breathe in, or to get the fumes absorbed through the membranes of your eyes (a common way fumes can enter our system).

JCMach1

(27,544 posts)
3. Thanks - I just want people to be aware and to be careful with these products organic
Sat Jun 9, 2012, 01:08 PM
Jun 2012

doesn't necessarily mean safe,,,,

Sierra Club should be ashamed for endorsing this

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,280 posts)
6. The fact that something is "natural" or "organic" doesn't mean it's safe.
Sat Jun 9, 2012, 03:26 PM
Jun 2012

Rattlesnake venom is natural. Destroying Angel mushrooms are natural. Pufferfish venom is natural. Digitalis (foxglove) is natural. And all of those things can kill you.

pitohui

(20,564 posts)
8. and yet none of those things is labeled "green" or "sierra club"
Sat Jun 9, 2012, 11:22 PM
Jun 2012

our poster was effing BURNED by a lying piece of shit posing as a greenwashing safe product

yes, i think this person should get a lawyer and get the product either taken off the market or properly labeled so other people don't get hurt

it shouldn't be that difficult, he was cleaning his car, not handling rattlesnakes, kthnx?

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,280 posts)
12. You seem to have misunderstood my point.
Sun Jun 10, 2012, 09:51 AM
Jun 2012

I absolutely agree that the product is dangerous and the poster should consider contacting a lawyer. The product should not have been labeled in a way that implied it was safe to handle. My only point was that when things are described as "natural" or "organic" or "green" we tend to assume they are harmless (when they often are not), and that is exactly why this cleaning product, which may have indeed been "natural" or "organic" or "green," should nevertheless have been properly labeled as a corrosive substance you shouldn't get on your skin.

pitohui

(20,564 posts)
9. yes but some of us are old we can't remember
Sat Jun 9, 2012, 11:24 PM
Jun 2012

the product needs to either be removed from the market or properly labeled

there are tons of products called green this and green that, tomorrow morning all of us over 50 who have read this will wake up and not remember which one is the one that puts you in the ER with chemical burns

mach1 should sue the fuck out of the bastards to give them an incentive to stop hurting people, if you ask me, or i don't care who sues/stops them but somebody needs to

JCMach1

(27,544 posts)
13. no warnings at all labeling
Sun Jun 10, 2012, 10:07 AM
Jun 2012

Implies safe. Gentle. Natural. Was made in Oakland. Something this unsafe needs to be labeled.

I have used many noxious chemicals in my day. Some without gloves even and never had anything like this happen.

I will go on the record that SECOND degree. Burn. Blisters popping out under your nails is one of the most painful things you can imagine.

 

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)
10. ouch!!! I think that we sometimes forget what's "natural" or "green" doesn't mean safe
Sat Jun 9, 2012, 11:46 PM
Jun 2012

or caustic.

Regardless, I agree that US marketing often implies a product is safe because it's "green".

FWIW, you have beautiful nails! (I'm a farmer so my hands and feet are always an embarrassing wreck).

csziggy

(34,120 posts)
11. My husband bought the dish detergent version of that stuff thinking it would be safe
Sat Jun 9, 2012, 11:52 PM
Jun 2012

For me to use since I react to a lot of detergents. After using it a few times, my hands looked as though I'd dipped them in acid. The skin on the backs of my hands and fingers was just raw. The rest of the bottle was discarded.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
14. It looks like your fingernails will end up falling off
Sun Jun 10, 2012, 10:35 AM
Jun 2012

They look like they're detaching from the skin.

If it doesn't hurt too much maybe you can cut your nails as short as you can so the flesh under them can be exposed to the the air a little more.

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