I wanted to know if there is something that removes food color from your skin? I bought some decorator gloves (wilton) and they are huge. Thanks!

Good old fashion scrubbing.My hands are in and out of water so often it wears off.I often have stained hands from coloring fondant.I also use a bit of bleach in the bath tub.

I usually just use the regular hospital type gloves. If I get some on my hands I use a diluted bleach solution about 1 capful in about 4 cups of water and scrub my hands with it. That gets most of it off, and the rest just has to wear off. Maybe someone else will have a much less chemically way of cleaning your hands.

You can use a non-gel toothpaste to remove color from your hands. It works well and isn't as harmful as bleach.

Toothpaste works good and is friendly to the hands
Here's some other tips to help you that work for both hands & clothing:
Make *sure* NO water touches the color.
Spray the spot(s) w/Windex well & 'scrub'
Rinse with the *HOTTEST* water you can possibly stand
Before you begin, rub shortening on your hands. This is especially helpful if kneading color into fondant.

Thank you so much for your advice!!

Thanks for those tips. I'll have to try the toothpaste, has to be better for the hands than Clorox.

I use a spritz of Clorox Clean-up and it magically disappears. Discovered this tip from a Day of Sharing here in Texas. Works like a charm with no scraping.

That is funny...I do the bleach too...I just put a little on my hands and rub them with soap and immdiately rinse (very) well with water...I then immdiately put lotion or shortening on my hands(depending on if I am done in the kitchen)...my father always used to put bleach on his burns...and not a scar to see....(he was in autobody work)

i have used nail polish remover and it works great, at least for mild stains.

My decorating instructor gave us the hint to wash with a dab of dish soap, a squirt of lemon juice and a little sugar....works like a charm (and not harsh on the hands)!!!

HTH

Misty

Invest in some of those plastic food handling gloves. One of the best things I ever did for kneeding coloring into fondant.

My Wilton instructor also said to use toothpaste. I have used it a couple of times and it does work.

I bought non-latex hospital gloves - got them at costco. I bought the non-latex ones because didn't want to take a chance with allergys. My friend is allergic to latex and so I'm extra cautious about it. They fit great too.... I just made a big mess with the wilton ones. Very rarely get color on my hands.

HTH

Judi