I just started my kayak and I have yet to notice any smell or fumes from the epoxy, is it suppose to smell and give off fumes?

> I'm laying up my kayak right now and I'm hoping to fibreglass over the
> x-mas holidays. My problem is that I built a cedar strip canoe years ago
> and burnt my face quite badly with the fumes. Now it takes very little for
> my eyes to puff up and itch any time I mix up even a small batch of epoxy.
> I'm wondering if anyone has had any experience with barrier creams. There
> are some that purportedly protect against epoxy fumes.