//Last Updated:  04/01/2014
===== safety

As we both obviously have a desire to "play with fire", I think it
would be helpful to set some limits right at the start.  Basically,
I won't want to do anything that could result in permanent scarring.
I would say that first-degree burns (i.e. ones that leave my skin painful
and red) are totally acceptable and even desirable; second-degree burns
(blistering) should normally be avoided, but may be acceptable as a
result of experimentation; but third-degree burns are unacceptable,
and should be avoided at all cost.  On top of that, you should allow
any burns to heal before starting again!

Playing with fire is probably one of the more dangerous things to do.
The only way to guarentee no third degree burns and/or scarring would
ever happen is to not play with fire.  You can plan things to be as safe
as we can think of, but murphy's law is always hanging around.

Burns should be allowed to heal.  Burns on one area still allow other
areas to be used.  The total amount of burned area should be kept
very small.

General things:  

1)  All clothing is clean to minimize contamination by dirt, etc. and
as sterile as possible.  Maybe soaked in a water/bleach solution.

2)  The areas of your body to be affected are cleaned and coated with
an antiseptic solution to minimize the chance of infection.

3)  After scene, areas affected are again cleaned and appropriate
medical treatment done.  Treatment may include a visit to the doctor
and/or extended care.

4)  Panties/knickers/bra/etc. are always 100% cotton and preferably thick.
More then one pair of panties may be worn for the activity.  This assumes
the material is to be set/exposed to fire.  We may experiment with other
materials and add any that have acceptable characteristics.

5)  I have a face shield for wood working.  It basically puts a plastic
sheet infront of your whole face to prevent wood chips from woodworking
getting into your eyes.  This can be used for protecting your face.
The explicit activity we are doing would determine what needs to be done.

6)  Your hair gets wet and placed under a swiming hair holder to keep
it out of the way.  We may need to find an appropriate hair net if a
bathing cap is not adaquate.

7)  The more 'dangerous' the scene, the more before hand rehersals
and planning.

8)  Any thing used to penetrate the skin is sterilzed and care taken to
prevent contamination of the wound(s).

9)  Depending on the scene and goals and anticipated dangers, skin may
be coated with zel-gel (a gel invented to protect stunt people doing
fire stunts).