[sitharus]

Good point, I totally forgot that because cleaning my workbench and hand washing after work is just second nature to me now.

Metallic lead is dangerous if inhaled or ingested, but not a big concern for momentary contact with your skin as metal, especially given most modern solder is only 40% lead.

Your body will remove a small amount of lead, so hobby soldering is unlikely to cause long term problems.

[TheSpiceIsLife]

You can also take lipoic acid, methionine, and n-acetyl-cysteine, to help the body remove bioaccumulated heavy metals.

This is proven to work via hair-tissue mineral analysis before starting therapy, during, and after.