> Developer needs to be quite strongly alkaline for it to work.
> The stop bath is acidic to stop development.
>
> Strong alkali denatures (and hence dissolves) the surface of
> your skin. This is what causes the "soapy" feel of developing
> solution. When you dip your fingers in stop bath or fixer the
> acid neutralises the alkali. You are eroding the surface of
> your skin, and this is not good.
Oh. Okay, time to get me some gloves.. I assumed it was just some sort of
slimy chemical thing going on, but I don't want to lose my skin if I can
avoid it.
thanks for the warning!
-- dan
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