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[quote=Anonymous]Depends on the type of paint.  In 7th grade I found that with tempera (paint made from egg yolk), soap worked better the higher the coconut content -- although I didn't realize then that that was what was doing it.  So though both Lava and Lifebuoy were supplied, Lifebuoy worked better.  The higher 12-carbon (lauric) content of Lifebuoy (which uses the same soap stock as Lux) worked better than the pumice in Lava.  (The pumice soap probably was better for getting out sculpting clay.)  Therefore to remove tempera paint, Kirk's all-coconut soap would probably work best.  However, this was before soapless liquid "soaps" were widely available.

Getting off oil paints would probably be a similar job to getting off tempera.  However, I'd strongly doubt they'd be giving children that age oils.  In fact, I don't see why they wouldn't use easier-to-remove paints like water colors.

As to getting stuff from under fingernails, I'd recommend soaking.  Skin swells with water, and pushes dirt out from under nails.
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