If you do develop a rash, you may wish to contact a physician for personalized advice, but wearing gloves will probably solve the problem.Īs for what type of gloves to wear, most people wear cheap latex or vinyl gloves, but some prefer to pay a little more for nitrile gloves. Some people seem to be allergic to something in the clay.
#Baking translucent polymer clay smell skin#
There's no safety-related reason to wear gloves when you work with clay unless you've noticed that your skin reacts adversely to it. Highly pigmented clays in some brands may temporarily tint your skin, but that's usually easily washed away. Most people notice no adverse effect from touching clay with bare hands. If you use a clay-dedicated lidded dish or simply cover the pan/cookie sheet with aluminum foil (which you can "seal" by crimping under the edges of the cookie sheet), you should greatly reduce the smell of baking clay. If this bothers you, or if you simply wish to take extra precautions, you may want to purchase a clay-dedicated oven or seal your clay projects while you cure them. However, if you frequently cure clay in an oven, it may have a "baking-clay" smell whenever you heat it, even if there's a casserole inside instead of more clay. If you regularly clean your oven, it should be fine to cure clay and bake food in the same oven- though probably it's best not to do both at the same time. There doesn't seem to be any reason for concern. Some people worry about curing clay in the same oven that they use for baking food. This is especially important if you use your oven for other things and will be baking at higher temperatures, later on.
If it has, remove it immediately, before you forget that it's there.
When the heating element comes on, the temperature inside the oven can spike-especially right next to the element.
As anyone who bakes can tell you, no two ovens are exactly the same, so it is important that you know how your own oven(s) work. The thermostats of most home ovens and toaster ovens are "off"-some by fifty degrees (Fahrenheit) or more. To avoid burning clay, it is crucial that you get an oven thermometer.The gas can irritate mucus membranes, causing stinging eyes, nose, and throat, but once you've turned off the oven and cleared the area of people and pets (until the gases have dissipated), you should begin to feel better and have no lasting ill-effects.Īnd if you are careful, you should never have to worry about "toxic fumes" at all. These fumes are hydrochloride gas (or "hydrochloric acid gas"), and while that sounds scary- and they're certainly not something you want to produce when curing clay- the fact is that it has no chronic effect. It is when clay is cured at excessive temperatures that it burns and releases those "toxic fumes" you've probably heard of.
#Baking translucent polymer clay smell windows#
If nothing else, you can open windows while you bake. If it bothers you, or if you do a lot of curing, you may want to cure out of doors or use a vented oven. You may notice a slight smell, but this is normal. As long as clay is baked at the correct temperature, there are no unusual "fumes" to worry about.
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