REMINDER TO NOT WASH YOURSELF WITH HOT WATER AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO TEAR GAS !! HOT WATER REOPENS YOUR PORES AND ALLOWES THE CHEMICALS TO SEEP FURTHER INTO YOUR SKIN !!! PLEASE USE COLD WATER !!!

BEFORE GOING OUT TO PROTEST REMEMBER THESE THINGS! THEY CANT HELP PROTECT YOU AGAINST TEAR GAS!!!

IF YOU GET EXPOSED TO TEAR GAS:

information via: https://www.popsci.com/story/diy/tear-gas-guide/

if anyone was wondering why i took screenshots rather than just tweeting the link by itself is bc the article just had some unimportant bits and i wanted to highlight the informative parts !

UPDATE: a ton of people have told me that pores cant open. im sorry for the misinformation, i was going off a few articles i read. nonetheless, most articles and many people who've pointed out my mistake have said that warm/hot water still irritates the skin, so use cold water!