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This is a really nice and cheap technique a friend of mine taught me. I can't tell you how much I love my sugar scrub!
- I use it before I start to remove cat hair, lint, etc. That way my clay stays clean!
- When I change colors to avoid transferring them.
- When I'm done sculpting so I don't contaminate everything I touch.
- Whenever my hands are dirty (paint, dough, gardening, etc).
- If my hands feel dry in a cold day.
It's wonderful, when you work with clay you have to clean your hands constantly, and after a couple of times they get dry and uncomfortable. This leaves them soft so you never have to worry about that "paper skin" feeling ever again. Highly recommended!
Edit: =moofestgirl has a tip for people with sensitive skin: "I made some of this today, and OH MY GOD! I have SUPER sensitive skin, like any contact with water drys out my hands in an instant, because of that I have resorted to baby wipes. But this is GREAT! I used some sensitive skin dish soap, it's got that Olay mixed in xp And I used baby oil."
Edit 2: ~limbairedhiel recommends: You could try subbing sea salt (or any other coarse salt) for sugar if your worried about ants. Works the same way and leaves skin silky smooth (also helps open pores to get rid of oil).
Theory: The plasticizer in the clay is a mixture of phthalates (not for long, most brands are phasing them out). Phthalates are slightly fat soluble, so the oil will help remove them. I did a test with several oils and I couldn't find a significant difference between oils, they all worked fine. The sugar will do the scrubbing, getting in hard places and getting rid all of those stubborn bits of clay under your nails or in the wrinkles of your fingers. Using only sugar and oil made my fingers feel a bit oily, so I add some liquid soap to the mixture to remove all the extra oil. Everything else is just extra, in case you want to add some benefits to your scrub.
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RarasJewels In reply to Talty [2011-10-07 16:31:25 +0000 UTC]
I'll link you it when it is done. :3
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the-Loony In reply to ??? [2011-10-06 19:02:46 +0000 UTC]
youΒ΄re funny! so much fun to watch xD
i like your creative solutions for small problems and how detailed and careful youΒ΄re working.
*grin*
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Talty In reply to the-Loony [2011-10-06 20:24:45 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! xD It was a fun tutorial to make, I was feeling a bit silly.
It's not exactly my idea, it's been done before by a lot of people, but I wanted to share my recipe and how I do mine It's a very useful trick, and I hope you'll like it as much as I do
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the-Loony In reply to Talty [2011-10-07 00:37:09 +0000 UTC]
heheh... i had to think of the peeling i once made of salt and olive oil.
unfortunately salt hurts really badly on wounds, shaving cuts e.g. O.O
so sugar is the sweet solution
unfortunately i havenΒ΄t touched my clay for quite some time
and itΒ΄s hard to create something nice, cause iΒ΄m too lazy to practice much xD (IΒ΄d rather draw something, less preperations..)
but even the more i find your stuff adorable and wnderful
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Talty In reply to the-Loony [2011-10-07 17:46:21 +0000 UTC]
I can only imagine how much that must hurt ._. I'll be careful not to use a salt scrub in open wounds xP
I hope you can one day find your inspiration to clay again, but drawing is such a wonderful and fulfilling activity too Whatever you do, enjoy your art
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nomsi In reply to ??? [2011-10-06 18:49:20 +0000 UTC]
awesome!!! THIS TOTALLY SOLVES THE PROBLEMS XD
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Talty In reply to nomsi [2011-10-06 20:31:25 +0000 UTC]
It does! It's wonderful! Please do try it and let me know how it works
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nomsi In reply to Talty [2011-10-06 21:37:30 +0000 UTC]
i did and it works just perfectly! i figured it worked just a bit better if you add a few drops of lemon!
omg your tutorials are the beeeest
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Talty In reply to nomsi [2011-10-06 22:31:33 +0000 UTC]
I'm so glad! And I'm also so happy that you're already adjusting the recipe to suit your needs, I think that's half of the fun and I totally encourage it lemons sounds like a good idea, I want to try it too.
And thank you, I'm so glad you like my tutorials!
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Shacchan In reply to Talty [2011-10-06 18:21:21 +0000 UTC]
Lol That emote is a little scary. xD
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Talty In reply to Shacchan [2011-10-06 19:37:17 +0000 UTC]
I think it's really funny xD
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Talty In reply to Shacchan [2011-10-08 02:24:25 +0000 UTC]
hahahaha that guy makes me laugh every time!
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unconventionalsenshi In reply to ??? [2011-10-06 13:59:12 +0000 UTC]
wow, awesome!!! I'm gonna make my own too, I think! Thanks for this!
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Talty In reply to unconventionalsenshi [2011-10-06 15:20:16 +0000 UTC]
You are welcome! I hope it works for you as well
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moonbabe1989 In reply to ??? [2011-10-06 13:38:28 +0000 UTC]
That's a good idea! Too bad your friend deactivated her account, I'll bet she had some good pieces :/ But anyways, I've always hated that polymer clay stuck to fingers like that Specially the red colors!
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Talty In reply to moonbabe1989 [2011-10-06 16:20:06 +0000 UTC]
She did, she made some really amazing cupcakes and had a very cute clay OC. I miss her
I hate it too, I have more troubles with green clay and I don't know why. I'm glad you liked it and I hope it will help you as much as it helps me! Thanks for the fave!
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moonbabe1989 In reply to Talty [2011-10-07 03:39:09 +0000 UTC]
Aww, that's what sucks about the internet Maybe I don't use enough green clay to have noticed a problem with it lol It'll help me lots, I just need to get off my lazy butt and get to work!
You're welcome
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Talty In reply to moonbabe1989 [2011-10-07 17:05:50 +0000 UTC]
hahaha maybe it's just me and green clay, I've read that most people have problems with red clay, but not me xD well I hope you'll find your inspiration to work with your clay, have fun!
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moonbabe1989 In reply to Talty [2011-10-08 03:47:18 +0000 UTC]
lol, you could just be lucky too! *fingers crossed* I hope so too, thanks! I'm excited to start!
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Talty In reply to moonbabe1989 [2011-10-10 16:47:55 +0000 UTC]
I really hope I'm lucky, that would be great! Have fun!
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WraythSkitzifrenik In reply to ??? [2011-10-06 10:43:04 +0000 UTC]
I love sugar scrubs! I'm definitely trying this one!
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Talty In reply to WraythSkitzifrenik [2011-10-06 16:21:03 +0000 UTC]
Me too! I hope you'll like it!
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MarillTachiquin In reply to ??? [2011-10-06 09:33:16 +0000 UTC]
Esta con ganas esto! Lo malo es al secarse = mas lanitas/pelitos caninos/etc. x.x
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Talty In reply to MarillTachiquin [2011-10-06 16:22:11 +0000 UTC]
Gracias! Lo que yo hago para evitar pelusitas cuando me seco las manos es dejarlas secar al aire (casi siempre bailando para que se sequen mΓ‘s rΓ‘pido) o usar una toalla de papel.
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JBoogle In reply to ??? [2011-10-06 05:55:01 +0000 UTC]
Totally read that as, "Sadly she deactivated her account....I'm so thankful she did!" oops.
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Talty In reply to JBoogle [2011-10-06 07:00:03 +0000 UTC]
HAHAHAHA I can see why you read that, my bad! xD it would make my friend giggle it made me giggle!
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JBoogle In reply to Talty [2011-10-06 07:02:40 +0000 UTC]
Haha yeah I had to read it again to realize, "Oh it's in parenthesis...Two different sentences!"
Maybe it's because I'm just tired
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Talty In reply to JBoogle [2011-10-06 07:04:01 +0000 UTC]
hahaha I will still change it so there's no more confusion... just tomorrow... I'm tired too x.x
Good night!
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starfiregurl26 In reply to ??? [2011-10-06 04:56:47 +0000 UTC]
That is SO awesome!! Nice when you learn little tips & tricks from fellow sculptors
BTW, LOVE your nails!! XD
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Talty In reply to starfiregurl26 [2011-10-06 05:53:44 +0000 UTC]
Thank you!!!
YOUR AVATAR. AGAIN.
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starfiregurl26 In reply to Talty [2011-10-07 00:20:18 +0000 UTC]
You're welcome
Yeah, mostly for halloween though. Probably gonna change for the holidays that come up, so just a warning now!!! XD
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Talty In reply to starfiregurl26 [2011-10-07 02:49:46 +0000 UTC]
hahaha I've gotten used to it, I'm just mentioning it because I always do
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starfiregurl26 In reply to Talty [2011-10-07 04:45:46 +0000 UTC]
Lol XD I change my mind often as you can see. Was trying to decide if I wanted to stick with this one or use a different Halloween one. Idk I'll play around this weekend and see XD
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Talty In reply to starfiregurl26 [2011-10-07 16:42:43 +0000 UTC]
Sure, have fun with your avatars! I found a lot of cute Halloween avatars here: [link] I was thinking of changing my avatar, but I decided not to xD
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starfiregurl26 In reply to Talty [2011-10-07 21:34:03 +0000 UTC]
I usually do XD I figure they represent what I like, so I try to! XD AWWW those are AWESOME!! Now I want one of those!!! XD XD Heh all good!! I'm gonna keep that link now for future changes, thank you!!
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Talty In reply to starfiregurl26 [2011-10-08 14:15:25 +0000 UTC]
I used to do that, but for some reason I never changed my DA avatar and now it feels weird because I don't want people to be confused and not recognize me xD yay you went back to Pusheen!
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starfiregurl26 In reply to Talty [2011-10-08 17:52:48 +0000 UTC]
Heh I know. I usually think of that too, especially if I leave messages on others' profiles. But some how they are always able to pick me out!! I should put a link at the bottom that says "avatar formerly this:" so that way there is no confusion XD I'm warning now, there will be a change for Christmas. I found a couple of avatars that are dolphin decorated, and I LOOOOOOOOOVE dolphins!! XD They're SOOOO cute too!!!
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Talty In reply to starfiregurl26 [2011-10-08 19:44:37 +0000 UTC]
I've gotten used to recognizing your writing I think xD that's why your avatar changes don't confuse me so much. The idea of "avata rformerly this:" sounds funny xD I don't think it's needed, but it's fun!
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starfiregurl26 In reply to Talty [2011-10-09 01:18:13 +0000 UTC]
Heh XD At least that's recognizable! XD Cool XD you're like ohh, she changed it again!! Lol it does huh? I probably won't do it, but it would be funny to!! XD
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