Acetone and rubbing alcohol skin absorption?

I am trying to find an online resource to site the dangers of this. A woman on cafemom has been told to use either of these to remove permanent marker from her child's skin. Apparently the kid wrote ALL OVER herself. I cannot find anything to prove to her that it is dangerous to put this stuff on her toddler. One woamn actually told her it is perfectly safe.

Answer:
The Material Safety Data Sheets for both say approximately the same thing about skin contact: try to avoid it. However, the dangers seem to be limited to dry, irritated skin, and if the exposure is prolonged, dermatitis.

For acetone: "Skin Contact:
Irritating due to defatting action on skin. Causes redness, pain, drying and cracking of the skin."

For rubbing (isopropyl alcohol): "Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: IRRITATION TO SKIN, EYES, LUNGS, MUCOUS
MEMBRANES AND GI TRACT. PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS."

Compare that with, say, acrylic acid, a chemical I use regularly (in the lab and not at home): "Skin Contact:
Toxic! Corrosive! May cause irritation, inflammation, burns, and skin rashes. Absorption through the skin may cause systemic poisoning, nausea, and vomiting. "

If you don't breathe in a lot of fumes, and you wash up with soap & water afterwards, I seriously doubt there is much danger unless the person performing the cleaning is literally dousing the child with bottles of cleaning agent.
Rubbing alcohol should be fine (try to keep the fumes down though)... You don't need to get the kid drenched just wet a rag with it and rub it off.Acetone is a bit of a stretch to me though. I wouldn't put that stuff on my kid.

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