Utah mom warns parents after Magic Eraser burns daughter's arm.

[Johnboy60]

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - It’s an ABC 4 Family Safety Alert. A strong warning from one parent to another: read the labels on your cleaning supplies. A Layton mother says Mr. Clean’s Magic Eraser burned her young daughter.

The Magic Eraser has been proven to remove unwanted stains on just about any surface, so Wendie Glass decided to use it in order to get rid of a stubborn, temporary tattoo on her four-year-old daughter, McKell.

http://www.abc4.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=0b2e5285-bfca-4c0b-afc1-4e57b8d4ca53

 

[ladyt28]

She used it on her child without reading the label first!???! What an idiot!!

 

[Billnew]

Never use a solution on skin, that you don't know what it is.

I thought they were talking about an electric eraser.(kind of like a drill that spins an eraser at a high rate of speed,) cleans marks off paper better then a normal eraser.
It spins at a high rate of speed, but you would know when it burned, and would be able to stop before serious injury.

This is a chemical burn, the girl might be scarred for life, just to remove a stupid temporary tattoo.

Before using anything, be sure you know what it is safe to use on.

 

[Quijote]

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - It’s an ABC 4 Family Safety Alert. A strong warning from one parent to another: read the labels on your cleaning supplies. A Layton mother says Mr. Clean’s Magic Eraser burned her young daughter.

The Magic Eraser has been proven to remove unwanted stains on just about any surface, so Wendie Glass decided to use it in order to get rid of a stubborn, temporary tattoo on her four-year-old daughter, McKell.

http://www.abc4.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=0b2e5285-bfca-4c0b-afc1-4e57b8d4ca53

The sad part is that somewhere out there a jury is ready to compensate her mistake.

 

[Billnew]

Skin warning: Do not rub on skin, foam can cause abraisions.

http://www.pgpro.com/Portals/0/images/msds/Mr_Clean_Magic_Eraser_Orig_0707_MSDS_eng.pdf

The picture didn't look like abraisions(scratches) but burns. It mentions skin irritation, but irritaion and chemical burns are 2 different things.

The skin she used it on was the more fragile skn of the upper arm, but the skin on the hand is just tougher, and it seems like it would do the same to that skin in time.

 

[MsAnne]

Guys, guys - read the article:

She used it on her child without reading the label first!???! What an idiot!!

Did you read this part? And really, how often have you read the instructions on a sponge??

“I borrowed it from my mom and I didn't have the box, it does have a warning on the box.

Never use a solution on skin, that you don't know what it is....This is a chemical burn, the girl might be scarred for life, just to remove a stupid temporary tattoo..

No, it's not. It's not a solution or a chemical. It is a sponge, period. There is no cleaning agent on the sponge.

The Mr. Clean website states Magic Erasers do not contain any materials that could result in chemical burns and is considered non-toxic.

Seriously. I am usually a big fan of both of you, but this time....
.

 

[Billnew]

Guys, guys - read the article:

Did you read this part? And really, how often have you read the instructions on a sponge??



No, it's not. It's not a solution or a chemical. It is a sponge, period. There is no cleaning agent on the sponge.


Seriously. I am usually a big fan of both of you, but this time....
.

Snopes covered this, wow, are they up to date or what.
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/eraser.asp

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-magic-eraser-burn.htm

seems this is a modern exageration of a small problem. It does seem to
say that there is no chemical in the sponge that would cause the burns.
There is something in the sponge to clean with, otherwise it would be sand paper.

 

[bill'swife]

What was wrong with soap and water?

 

[katautumn]

The Magic Eraser has removed paint from my walls (courtesy of my five year old son who thought his bedroom needed a snazzy squiggly line mural) and rust from my sink. I can't imagine what it could do to your skin. That poor little girl!