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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 1390008, member: 15199&quot;]I hate to say apples and oranges, but lets be sure. My thought is that the original concern was safety in use and possible resulting illnesses and physiological changes. And perhaps the substitute for xylene is somewhat safer, we only have limited evidence to consult, and most is from the manufacturer and seller.</p><p><br /></p><p>This product was designed not to be a substitute for xylene on metal surfaces ( such as coins), but to be a chemical for removing lipids from microscopic slide when processing them for histological stains ( almost all stains are water soluble and hard/impossible&nbsp; to penetrate lipids and cell membranes (that are protein-lipid nature). I couldn&#039;t find another usage of the product on the manufacturers site. But I would guess if one followed the directions of use, extrapolating for metal rather than tissue, one&#039;s health would be better, however they indicate that this substitute is affected by water more than xylene in tissue preparation and doesn&#039;t react exactly the same, as a histology tech has to use their special adhesive to attach the cover slip rather than the traditional medias.</p><p><br /></p><p>It will be interesting to see how the material works on metals, I suspect OK.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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