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Why does okay sand say wash your hands after use?

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 8:32 am
by pandaincognito
Warnings like this worry me :/ a bag of playsand says to wash hands after use. My boyfriend told me about this and opted for all purpose sand because its more coarse and not as dusty. Im just curious why somethi g marketed for children would urge you to wash it off...

Re: Why does okay sand say wash your hands after use?

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 9:25 am
by purpleperson
Not sure. It could be something to do with the fact that if you use it outside in like a sandbox many little bugs probably make it into their home and neighbourhood cats might start using it as a litter box without you knowing! :p

Just a thought.


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Re: Why does okay sand say wash your hands after use?

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 12:19 pm
by pandaincognito
Oh yea that makes sense. I forgot about cats and sand boxes lol

Re: Why does okay sand say wash your hands after use?

Posted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 6:23 pm
by jocelyndale
It says that because of the silica content. There may be other minerals that would be harmful for small children to inhale or ingest, as well.

Re: Why does okay sand say wash your hands after use?

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 9:13 am
by pandaincognito
So it has nothing to do with any chemicals it could have been rinsed with or anything? Thank you for the explanation guys!! ;D what would I do without this site?!

Re: Why does okay sand say wash your hands after use?

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 10:22 am
by CallaLily
It's probably more of a precaution. Something they print on the bag to cover their butts should anything happen. ;)