D-lead hand soap

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D-lead Hand Soap- is this product is worth buying? Does it work better than a thorough wash with regular soap and water? Thank you.
 
They claim it does but then again they're selling it. I just use a good sudzing soap and COLD water for the first wash the again in warm water.
 
Yes, it actually works. I've seen the tests, using swabs before and after washing with both. I keep some for when I'm handling a lot of lead over a long period of time, but normally just wash with soap and water. Soaps with high ph work best, like dishwasher soap, but aren't really necessary.

Like I posted in another thread, I just had my lead level checked and I'm at 11, and anything under 30 is considered normal. I've been reloading and casting bullets since 1963, and all I do is wash my hands regularly.

The D-Lead handwipes are handy for use at the range. Our range doesn't have a handwashing station, so If we're going to be going out to eat or anything else after a shooting session, we'll use the D-Lead wipes before we leave the range.

Hope this helps.

Fred
 
Some believe that warm water opens the pores of the skin and allows lead to get in, but in talking to my doctor, and Rick Patterson, CEO of SAAMI, and NASR (National Association of Shooting Ranges), they both say elemental lead can't be absorbed through the skin. Rick has written a couple of books on lead as it affects ranges, in association with Ed Guster III, of the EPA. Rick and Ed are both experts on lead, and I consider my doctor one, too.

You can wash your hands with either hot water or cold, it doesn't matter.

Hope this helps.

Fred
 
At a big match, or anytime after shooting or loading cast, I use the D-lead soap. It suds up very well so you only need a bit of the soap...rinse off with a bike squirt bottle if your range has no water. The D-wipes are pretty good too.
 
I use good old liquid dishwashing soap and a hand scrub brush. As a science teacher, I learned in hand washing experiments that it's more effective to use the brush when washing hands. That's why surgeons use a scrub brush before doing operations.
 
D-lead soap...

Bought a bottle myself, am using it for cleanup after handling bullets, reloading, shooting, etc. I find it to be a VERY good surfactant. (That is, it gets very "soapy" with the water; floats stuff off the hands well.)

Previously had been using Dawn dishwashing detergent for the same purposes, and that is also a very good surfactant. The difference between Dawn and D-Lead is so small as to not be discernible.

Another option is Dr Bronner's 18-in-1 Peppermint Pure Castile Soap, a specialty soap sold locally but made out in CA. The label is covered with hype; takes a while to read. However, it, too, is a very good surfactant, IMX. Bought it originally to take camping. Supposed to be good for hands, dishes, dogs, everything.

The D-Lead does not require very much at all to do a good job. Nor does Dr. Bronner's, for that matter. Have not made a price comparison between these 2 and the Dawn.

FWIW, Dr. Bronner's smells the nicest of the 3.
 
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I have the D Lead soap for home use after reloading and casting and I have their waterless lotion for the range. I have not tested my lead before and after but read an article about them that claims the tested lead levels were lower after use.
 
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