Keeping fingers clean - cleaning pellets? lubing?

[donw]

i wash pellets by using hot, soapy water in an old pellet tin that i 'tumble' gently and rinse with hot, clear, water.

i then gently tumble them in a soft rag to dry, let stand overnite to dry thoroughly then lube by a few drops of pelloil and gently tumbling them in the tin i will carry them in.

to be honest...i haven't been able to see any difference, in accuracy, in lubed and unlubed pellets. but...the removal of swarf left over from the manufacturing process cannot be discounted.

i wash my hands thoroughly, with hot soapy water, after handling pellets (or firearms ammo)

[London177]

Lead is quite a good lubricant so I think pellet lubes are a con. Just like soap powders that wash whiter than white.....
As for the toxicity of lead it's bad for mammals and most of the natural world but it's especially harmful to children. If you wash your hands well after shooting you'll be fine.
You know as kids we'd put a few in our mouths for ease of loading! 

[Bullit]

Don't do it...and don't pick your nose.