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What happens if you get drain cleaner on your skin?
When drain cleaners with corrosive or caustic chemicals come into contact with skin, they can burn, irritate it, or cause pain. Injuries can result from drain cleaner splashing back from the drain area in addition to spilling on the skin. This may occur if too much product is poured into a completely blocked drain or if the drain cleaner is poured from an excessive height.
What should you do if someone drinks drain cleaner, gets drain cleaner on the skin, or inhales drain cleaner fumes?
Seek immediate advice from Poison Control if someone consumes drain cleaner, gets it on their skin, or breathes in its fumes. Help from Poison Control is available online at www. poison. org and by phone at 1-800-222-1222. These are the free, private, and round-the-clock options.
Tammy Zhao, PharmD Certified Specialist in Poison Information
- When using drain cleaners, put on safety gear such as rubber gloves and goggles.
- To prevent splashing, carefully pour drain cleaners near to the drain.
- Drain cleaner containers should be kept firmly closed, spotless, and out of children’s reach.
Risks of Using Drano to Unclog a Drain
FAQ
What are the harmful chemicals in Drano?
Can liquid Sosa damage pipes?
What is the active ingredient in Drano?
Is Drano actually bad for your pipes?
What is Drano cleaner?
You’ll learn: What is Drano? Drano is a household cleaner that contains several harsh chemicals. These chemicals include lye and aluminum as well as salt, bleach, sodium nitrate, and salt. It comes in both liquid and crystal forms.
What is Drano made of?
What is Drano? Drano is a household drainage cleaner made from either sodium hypochlorate (bleach), sodium hydroxide (lye), sodium chloride, sodium nitrate and aluminum. How does it work?
How does liquid Drano work?
It’s designed to quickly dissolve organic material such as hair, grease, soap scum, and food particles that cause clogs in sinks, tubs, and showers. Formulation: Liquid Drano contains sodium hydroxide (lye) or potassium hydroxide as its active ingredient, along with other chemicals like sodium nitrate and aluminum.
Is Drano an acidic drain cleaner?
Drano isn’t an acidic drain cleaner since it contains lye and sodium hydroxide. It’s hard to find acidic drain cleaners that contain hydrochloric or sulfuric acid, but they’re becoming more popular. Drano uses a unique blend of sodium hydroxide, sodium metasilicate, and sodium hypochlorite to unclog the drain.