My sister is pouring a sidewalk alongside her house, and wants to have bare foot imprints of her and her two daughters. Its not my thing, but is this safe? I don't think wet cement can hurt you, but is it healthy to go barefootin' in, haha?
You can get wet cement on you, it's just going to dry out your skin a LOT! Wash it off immediately after and apply a good moisturizer.
Its is the lime in the portland part of the mix that dries out your skin. You'll be fine leaving foot and/or hand prints in the wet cement. I would rinse off your skin after your finished.
I haven't worked too much with concrete... But! I'm thinking that it wouldn't hurt to put some vaseline on those little feet. I don't think the vaseline will hurt the cement. It might slow the drying process just a bit..... I don't know. You could always cover the cement with some press n' seal or other thin plastic...... the shape of the foot should still be made. I'm curious about this now..... You know, they do have kits sold at the arts crafts store...for kid's to making stepping stones. Maybe you should check one of those out first......
wet cement has alkali which is a strong acid, it will burn and peel your skin and turn it into a dry,cracked mess, yes i'm speaking from experience..... if they make a footprint and wash it off IMMEDIATELY it will be fine
Not a problem -- I did this a couple of times when I was a kid and there were zero complications at all.
