Highlighter on my skin... help

Insider

So I went to a party last night. Tons of blacklights + glowing drinks + highlighters etc. Some of my friends drew a highligher beard on me. So anyway, this morning I take a shower and scrub my face really well to get all the highlighter off of me and it appears to be all gone (Under normal light). Well I wanted to make sure I got it all so I borrowed my room mates little blacklight and was shocked to see it all still there. It looked exactly as it did last night.

No amount of scrubbing is making it come off, its like its imbedded into my skin. I had no idea highligher could do this . Theres got to be a way to make it come off right? RIGHT? Please tell me there is.

Vater5B

Googling "remove highlighter from skin" yielded this little tidbit:

Cleaner you tips - Remove highlighter from skin

Submitted by Amy

To remove highlighter marker from your skin, just use nailpolish remover containing acetone!

It comes off quickly and easily. Just use a tissue or cotton ball.

Maybe worth a try?

Thanatos

Get an abrasive soap to use on it. There's a citrus one in a big orange bottle that I know works well on sharpie marks on skin.

Insider

Thanks.

Insider

Abrasive soap didn't work, still is there under a black light. This must of been an extreme highlighter. Trying to find some nail polish remover, but none of my girl friends seem to have any (I thought all girls had some haha, guess not).

meeker

Just leave it and tell people who notice that you had a make-up test for Bart in the new live-action Simpsons movie.

OtakuD00D

What're the odds of coming under a blacklight again? Just ignore it. Your skin'll eventually get rid of it. Or somethng. I think. I noticed that sort of thing eventually wears off.

HolyHesus

i would be weary with the acetone. it bleaches skin, so don't soak in it! haha.

TopShopGamer

While it will leave your skin a tad red I've always found a pumice stone to work when nothing else will. If the marks are only on the top layer of skin it should be able to remove them without too much irritation. If the marks are any deeper though pumicing may get rid of it but your skin will be red and raw. You can pick one up at most grocery stores, targets, etc.

Pheezer

Nail polish remover is like $3. If $3 is too much for you to spend to remove it, then you should probably just calm down and accept that it's really not that big of a deal, and it'll go away eventually.

Philodox

Acetone also deydrates your skin something awful, I would not go that route unless it's absolutely essential that you get the highlighter out right now. In all likelihood it will be gone from your skin in a couple of days anyway.

The Cat

are you planning on being near blacklights for the next few days? Because if its not visible under normal light, I'm failing to see the need to scrape at your face. It'll disappear as your epidermis replenishes itself, just give it time.

Everywhereasign

I had ther same thing happen. I scrubbed really well each time I showered. It was gone after the second day.

You couldn't see it on mine unless you had a blacklight. So it wasn't a big deal.

AbsoluteZero

pheezer FD wrote: »

Nail polish remover is like $3. If $3 is too much for you to spend to remove it, then you should probably just calm down and accept that it's really not that big of a deal, and it'll go away eventually.

Personally, I would never, ever put nail polish remover on my face. You might as well dip your face in paint thinner. I can't really account for the faces of all human beings, but generally that is a very sensitive area. In fact, here is an MSDS on Acetone.

If I were you I would just avoid black lights for a week. Wash your face every day and give it a scrub with a mildly abrasive washcloth to get the dead skin off.

NightDragon

TopShopGamer wrote: »

While it will leave your skin a tad red I've always found a pumice stone to work when nothing else will. If the marks are only on the top layer of skin it should be able to remove them without too much irritation. If the marks are any deeper though pumicing may get rid of it but your skin will be red and raw. You can pick one up at most grocery stores, targets, etc.

Oh cripes, absolutely do not go the pumice stone route. Pumice stones are typically used only on callouses, and I know from experience that using a pumice stone on the face is a definate "no". Now, I don't know about Gamer, here, but for me personally it was a huge mistake that resulted in lots of irritation - and I didn't even scrub with it.

As far as the acetone goes, while that's also not the nicest substance for your face (or skin, in general), I don't think it would hurt you that much if you just used it briefly on your face, then immediately rinsed well with water. Just make sure you don't have any cuts around, and that you obviously keep it away from your mouth, nose, and eyes. I've had to use nail polish remover before to remove other things aside from nail polish, (marker, gummy pricetag glue, etc) that were on my arms or something, and it's never harmed me.

Szechuanosaurus

The Cat wrote: »

are you planning on being near blacklights for the next few days? Because if its not visible under normal light, I'm failing to see the need to scrape at your face. It'll disappear as your epidermis replenishes itself, just give it time.

Maybe he works in forensics? I mean, why would his friend have a blacklight anyway?