Hi, I'm going to try some messy games recently, because my busy work has finally come to an end.
so I want to talk to you about messy materials. is there any food or substance that does not hurt the skin, avoid skin allergies, easy to clean, sticky and brightly colored?
I usually use cakes, ketchup,yogurt and shower gel, but I think sometimes they are not sticky enough and too thin, which is no longer satisfactory for me.
and when I used yogurt to cover full my heels or bags with yogurt, even if I rinsed them at the first time, mold would still grow after while, but I can't let mold touch my skin, so I had to throw away a lot of so expensive designer brand high heels, there are even Chanel and Dior's heels, even if they were still new, I even just only wore them once. so therefore,the problem of mold should also be considered.
Food products can attract mould, because well it's food and it'll go bad- especially if its something with a short shelf life or requires refrigeration. Granted if your cleaning was 100%, then the shouldn't be an issue.
The other cause of mould is damp. If its stored damp, it can start growing mould. Stuff like shoes and bags require a lot of extra drying because they have a lot of folds, seems, and internal geometry which can hold water for much longer than normal clothes.
You'll need to store them in the boiler cupboard or another warm room for at least a few days to fully fully dry them out. Alternately (depending on the materials) you could look at oven drying them- using the lowest heat setting you can. Do not use a high heat or a grill setting- you need to circulate hot dry air around the shoes and bags for a few hours. Turn the bags inside out too.
Also mould spores can linger about- so I'd recommend a deep clean of wherever you kept your previous bags when they started growing mould. Mould killer/inhibitor chemicals can be pretty nasty so be sure to avoid skin contact.
Substances that I love which are skin safe are Slube (or "Slime Baff"), MSGunge (see MessySupplies.com), and - the easiest one I find to clean - Bentonite Clay. Bentonite can be mixed thick and sticky, or thin and runny, or lumpy, or smooth, however you prefer, and to my knowledge shouldn't cause any skin irritation or sting the eyes, or encourage mould growth. (If you want bright colours, Bentonite hold a powder pigment too. Use a children's poster paint for colour, as this is non-toxic, non-irritation, and significantly less likely to stain).
Always test on a small patch of skin first- everyone is different.
No item of clothing is 100% guaranteed to survive a messy session, I tend to raid eBay a lot to scoop up some fantastic deals. Second hand stuff is ideal for keeping you bank balance healthy.
And I can 100% recommend a read of the 'Spotless Sploshing' blog- you'll find a lot of helpful info on skin care, hair care, and looking after one's lady parts etc... as well as a tonne of helpful tips on preparation and cleanup.
I can't speak directly to how well designer shoes will handle cake, ketchup, yogurt, etc, but to reduce the chances of mold:
- After the session, everything should be rinsed and scrubbed very thoroughly in clean water. Possibly even water with a very small amount of bleach. Something around 1/3 cup per gallon or 20ml/L. You need to get absolutely all the residue out, especially any food residue and double especially for yogurt which may contain 'live cultures'. If you find any sort of leather cleaner or detergent, that might work, too.
- You need to dry thoroughly, dry quickly and at moderately high heat to get ALL the water out. Have a shoe rack for tumble dryer, that would be ideal. But the longer they stay wet, the more chance for cultures to 'multiply'. ...so really fast and really dry.
- UV light also helps kill mold, though most people won't have a suitable UV lamp. But bright sunlight and dry conditions can also help.
- Store in a dry place with good airflow. If you stuff them back in a shoe box any bit of residual moisture could spark mold/mildew once again.
So in summary, very clean, very dry, very fast, UV light if you have it, and store with good airflow in a dry location.
mud_adventures said: I can't speak directly to how well designer shoes will handle cake, ketchup, yogurt, etc, but to reduce the chances of mold:
- After the session, everything should be rinsed and scrubbed very thoroughly in clean water. Possibly even water with a very small amount of bleach. Something around 1/3 cup per gallon or 20ml/L. You need to get absolutely all the residue out, especially any food residue and double especially for yogurt which may contain 'live cultures'. If you find any sort of leather cleaner or detergent, that might work, too.
- You need to dry thoroughly, dry quickly and at moderately high heat to get ALL the water out. Have a shoe rack for tumble dryer, that would be ideal. But the longer they stay wet, the more chance for cultures to 'multiply'. ...so really fast and really dry.
- UV light also helps kill mold, though most people won't have a suitable UV lamp. But bright sunlight and dry conditions can also help.
- Store in a dry place with good airflow. If you stuff them back in a shoe box any bit of residual moisture could spark mold/mildew once again.
So in summary, very clean, very dry, very fast, UV light if you have it, and store with good airflow in a dry location.
Don't use bleach for designer clothes and shoes! The paint or coloring are usually plant based and comes off or gets "burnt" by bleach very easily. I would say a thorough rinse with water and constant dry airflow and put stuffing inside to maintain shoe shape (don't blow too hard, designer leather shrink up very fast if it gets blown). After it gets dry, the leather will stiffen, but you can remoisturize it with mink oil or hand lotion. If you play with oil for the messy session, the shoes actually survive very well, some glue material may break down, but these are easy repairs at the shoe store. As someone who professionally clean shoes, if shoes already have mold in it, a mix of 1:1:20 hydrogen peroxide, white vineger and deionized water (pure water, very important) can kill some mold, just submerge the shoe or bag for 30 minutes. Don't use water that is too hot. Alternatively, a very good way to do this is by putting sterilizing iodine in water. You can actually put quite a lot its fine, don't worry it will stain the shoe or clothes because you can reverse the color (after it is submerged and sterilized for 15minutes) by adding a few pills of vitamin c (get the cheapest ones, because you want the pure vitamin c which is very cheap, the expensive ones tend to have other vitamins which will cause an unwanted reaction.)
I have never loss any pair of designer shoes through messying (maybe because I professionally clean and maintain shoes myself), it all comes to some care and to know what you are doing! You can also send pics to me for those shoes or bags and i can tell you how to repair, revitalize or clean them!
screen_name said: Food products can attract mould, because well it's food and it'll go bad- especially if its something with a short shelf life or requires refrigeration. Granted if your cleaning was 100%, then the shouldn't be an issue.
The other cause of mould is damp. If its stored damp, it can start growing mould. Stuff like shoes and bags require a lot of extra drying because they have a lot of folds, seems, and internal geometry which can hold water for much longer than normal clothes.
You'll need to store them in the boiler cupboard or another warm room for at least a few days to fully fully dry them out. Alternately (depending on the materials) you could look at oven drying them- using the lowest heat setting you can. Do not use a high heat or a grill setting- you need to circulate hot dry air around the shoes and bags for a few hours. Turn the bags inside out too.
Also mould spores can linger about- so I'd recommend a deep clean of wherever you kept your previous bags when they started growing mould. Mould killer/inhibitor chemicals can be pretty nasty so be sure to avoid skin contact.
Substances that I love which are skin safe are Slube (or "Slime Baff"), MSGunge (see MessySupplies.com), and - the easiest one I find to clean - Bentonite Clay. Bentonite can be mixed thick and sticky, or thin and runny, or lumpy, or smooth, however you prefer, and to my knowledge shouldn't cause any skin irritation or sting the eyes, or encourage mould growth. (If you want bright colours, Bentonite hold a powder pigment too. Use a children's poster paint for colour, as this is non-toxic, non-irritation, and significantly less likely to stain).
Always test on a small patch of skin first- everyone is different.
No item of clothing is 100% guaranteed to survive a messy session, I tend to raid eBay a lot to scoop up some fantastic deals. Second hand stuff is ideal for keeping you bank balance healthy.
And I can 100% recommend a read of the 'Spotless Sploshing' blog- you'll find a lot of helpful info on skin care, hair care, and looking after one's lady parts etc... as well as a tonne of helpful tips on preparation and cleanup.
Oh! thank you for your advice, it's very valuable to me. I need to study hard and try, but I don't have a baking box at home, so I can only take my precious shoes and clothes to the luxury care canter for taintenance.
mud_adventures said: I can't speak directly to how well designer shoes will handle cake, ketchup, yogurt, etc, but to reduce the chances of mold:
- After the session, everything should be rinsed and scrubbed very thoroughly in clean water. Possibly even water with a very small amount of bleach. Something around 1/3 cup per gallon or 20ml/L. You need to get absolutely all the residue out, especially any food residue and double especially for yogurt which may contain 'live cultures'. If you find any sort of leather cleaner or detergent, that might work, too.
- You need to dry thoroughly, dry quickly and at moderately high heat to get ALL the water out. Have a shoe rack for tumble dryer, that would be ideal. But the longer they stay wet, the more chance for cultures to 'multiply'. ...so really fast and really dry.
- UV light also helps kill mold, though most people won't have a suitable UV lamp. But bright sunlight and dry conditions can also help.
- Store in a dry place with good airflow. If you stuff them back in a shoe box any bit of residual moisture could spark mold/mildew once again.
So in summary, very clean, very dry, very fast, UV light if you have it, and store with good airflow in a dry location.
The truth is that it can't be. many of my Chanel, Jimmy Choo,Roger Vivier or Valentino heels cant be compared with sports brand shoes such as Nike, AJ or Adidas even under normal wear, their materials themselves are fragile, and when I piur the stixky material into or cover full my expensive high heels and clothes, they can't even hold up to deal with them