D-Lead Abrasive Hand Soap - 16oz

If you work around firearms, ammunition, gun parts, etc. please do yourself a favor and buy this. Lead removal soap is all well & good, but it doesn't do enough to remove unburnt gunpowder, grease, and other much from your hands/fingers. This abrasive lead remover soap gets your hands clean rather quickly, therefore reducing lead exposure/ingestion. I keep a bottle in my range bag. It's worth it. Also, if you work or shoot often at an indoor gun range, buy some D-Lead laundry soap. Wash your clothes separate from all others and use the D-Lead Laundry Soap (also available here on Amazon). It reduces exposures and ensures better health.

I shoot between 4–8 matches a month, so I’m frequently in contact with lead. This stuff is my favorite to clean my hands after a match, the pumice bits (or whatever the grit is) is perfect for scrubbing off all the dirt and grime you pick up at the range.Tip: buy some travel squeeze bottles so you have multiple bottles of the stuff. I have one in my range bag, my car, and beneath all my sinks.

Good at removing the oil residue and debris when using and cleaning firearms. The abrasive soap is the perfect grit.

This soap breaks the unique chemical bonds that toxic, heavy metals, such as lead and cadmium, form with your skin. Other "regular" soaps, degreasers, and solvents won't. You can wash your hands with other soaps and still carry those metals away with you. This abrasive version also dissolves grease and oils without wrecking my skin. A little goes a long way. Not too expensive if you reserve it only for those times when you are concerned about removing these metals. The CDC and NIOSH tested this soap and found it to be very effective where some other brands and types were not. Among other things, to be effective, the soap needs to have the abrasive scrubber material in it. CDC and NIOSH developed the Hygenall LeadOff wipes and recommend them as the overall most effective means of removing heavy metals like lead from skin. I use those too but their perfume makes me ill so I often rely on this D-Lead instead along with paper towels.

I like it. It works, although I'm not sure what ingredient might make it better suited to de-leading than another abrasive hand cleaner. If I recall my astronomy correctly, then Lead is the last product of a super/nova, and doesn't readily combine with other atoms, so it would be chiefly the abrasive action that separated the lead from ones hands. Well, someone correct me if I'm wrong.However, judging by the feel of this product versus one of the various 'Orange' cleaners, I like the Orange cleaners better. They seem to have more abrasive and are stiffer in texture so the stuff doesn't run off of your hands as easily. The various Orange cleaners also dispense in a more controlled fashion.Nevertheless, I'll use D-Lead Abrasive Hand Soap - 16oz, because there might be something to the "The fine scrubbers have been carefully selected to be smooth and round to avoid micro cuts and skin abrasion." advertising blurb. I'm not in a position to delve into the matter, so I'll take their word for it.

I teach NRA firearms and ammunition reloading classes and many times we have to handle lead bullets or ammunition. Because of the risk of lead poisoning, I make this available to all my students and instructors during and after class to reduce the chances of lead contamination.I prefer using this over other lead removing soaps because of the abrasive. The abrasive isn't especially harsh and seems to do a good job of cleaning your hands of lead and greasy residue.Please be sure to use this with cold water, since hot water opens the pores and increases the chances of further lead contamination.Bottom line: If you handle .22 ammunition, reload lead bullets or use any ammunition with exposed lead, this is a good option to help stay safe.

Works well and lasts quite a while. Any burnt powder on my hands after shooting rubs right off with this stuff. It has a fine grit and very little smell. Though, I wish it smelled like oranges. There is a trick to getting it out of the bottle without making a mess. Flip the cap open, put the opening against your palm, then give it a good shake towards your palm. This will get it all to move towards the cap and your palm will prevent it from shooting out. Then you can uncover the opening and squeeze some out. Mix a little water with it before you start lathering it.