Does anyone have any ideas for substitutes for Band Aids? It seems that certain parts of my skin, i.e. inside forearm, tummy, back of hand, etc., have become very sensitive to the adhesive. I actually have one place that looks like the sticky part has left a scar. I'm hoping it will eventually go away, but who knows.
I use the Band-Aids that are designed to stay on for up to a week. Their adhesive is different, so it doesn't cause me discomfort. I also make sure I buy latex-free bandages; you might have a latex sensitivity.
You can buy paper tape designed especially for adhesive-sensitive people. I've never seen a Band Aid made with it, though. I just use gauze with it.
Try New Skin. It's a product in a tiny little brown bottle with an applicator in it. You will find it uncomfortable at first, but blow on it to dry the liquid and you will never use a band aid again.
I, too, am allergic to regular Band-Aids. I use the stretch gauze with gauze pads. Works great! And, yes, the marks you have from the Band-Aid will go away eventually.
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I have Bell's palsy and am allergic to the adhesive on Band aids and paper tape. I am having a terrible time trying to tape my eye closed. Does anybody have an alternative to tape to keep my eye shut at night? I have scabs from where I taped my eye shut. I am allergic to carbs mix, wood alcohols and e-phenylelnediamine. Anybody have suggestions?
By Patty R
Mrs Joe, to keep the patches on your eyes, use one of those eye sleeping masks. Could hep make an easier transition.
All the best!
I have a friend that's having bad reactions to Bandaids. We are trying to find something to keep ouches covered. I can't find a strong enough tape to hold just gauze on. Any suggestions?
By BHCBADGIRL from MT
They have cloth bandages just for folks who encounter this! They also have "white" medical tape which I am not sure will cause a reaction or not; check with your local pharmacist or drug store!
I have a reaction to adhesives and I do better with the paper tape sold in rolls, but it doesn't stick as well as regular bandaids. I also tolerate the fabric bandaids better, for some reason.
Use duct tape. On a job once my boss got a pretty deep cut and put duct tape over it. Nothing else. When he went to the doctor (when we finished for the day) the doctor was impressed and told him that was probably the best solution for the cut he had because the tape itself was sterile and it was strong enough to hold the cut.
Try Coban tape by 3M, self adhesive, recommended by my hand doctor after some surgery, works great.
My mom (who passed away in Aug. 2009 from lung cancer) had a terrible allergy to most of the adhesives in tape and bandaids. Most of the time, the tape/bandage would cause more damage than the sore she had been trying to heal.
Her Oncologist gave her a roll of "paper tape" that worked like a charm. It had very strong adhesive qualities, but didn't irritate her skin at all! You can find it at Walgreen's.
God Bless,
Sheila in Springfield, IL
You could try "new skin liquid bandage". You just spray it on the open sore. My husband loves it (I haven't had a sore to try it on). It has an antiseptic in it too.
I have the same problem and have found out I am allergic to latex. Paper bandages work on me. I also have to tell the docto and dentist office that I'm allergic to latex so they can use non-latex gloves.
I am allergic to tape and must use it on ostomy bags. I've found that hockey stick tape works great.
You can also use a cotton strip, winding it over the bandage and taping the outside of the cotton (like binding up a sprained ankle). I don't know if your country has them but in Japan we can also get cotton mesh tubes that are finger size, arm size and head size, to hold gauze on wounds.
You can buy this athletic tape like stuff, the labs use it to hold on the cotton over the place they take your blood. It comes in fun colors as well. Just use that wrapping it around a few times over the bandage and it will stay in place. Good luck.
Maybe you could just try a sleep mask and eliminate having to use anything with adhesive at all.
Noooo duct tape not for allergy sufferers !!!!
There's a great product called: Hy-tape and it's sold by medical supply stores online.
It's a zinc oxide based tape, (which is great for promoting healing and without any sensitive reaction) and you can cut the soft tape to any length you need. It's on a roll of *5 yards*, and they're different (widths), but the most easy to work with is the 1/2 inch x 5 yards size. It's water and air impermeable too, so it stays until you remove it.
My husband has very thin skin. When removing a "regular" Band-aid from a wound site, he will pull up skin with the adhesive, creating another wound site! Does anyone know if there is an actual Band-Aid which uses "paper tape"? I know there is a paper tape, but it needs a gauze pad; then, there is the self-adhesive wrap. But, for a "quick and easy" solution, I would like to have an actual "workable" Band-Aid on hand.
By V.L.
Have you tried putting tissue on the wounds and letting the blood as it dries to adhere the tissue; like what a man would do if he cut himself shaving? Then when it is time for it to come off just wet it.
There is a product you can buy in the first aid aisle that comes in a roll. It is a soft, stretchable tape that comes in small widths and it looks wrinkly in the package. When you unroll it to cover a wound of any kind, you can stretch it a little, then the end of it will stick to its opposite end. It's wonderful because you can put anything under it (TP folded or gauze pads of any size, etc. plus medication) and hold it in place as long as you need. It's also reusable which makes it a real $ saver. Wish I knew the name of this product because it's great. I've found many uses for it around the house.
If you ask advice from your pharmacist, they can likely steer you toward a suitable bandage product.
I think the product might be Nexcare Coban Self-Adhering Wrap.
It sounds similar to Vet Wrap ! We use it on pets with wounds.
Look into "antiseptic powders" which promote healing, also keep the wound from sticking to anything you cover it with.
It's called Coban. It works really well. Also Nexcare Sensitive Skin Low Trauma Tape works pretty good too.
I would suggest Nexcare Sensitive Skin Low Trauma Tape. It stays on pretty good but comes off easy without tearing my skin. It's hypoallergenic too and I don't get redness and blisters because of the adhesive. Hope that helps.
Yes, and it sounds like the same as the wrap used on horses legs also.
We buy it at tractor supply and it is much cheaper. My husband has horrible circulation in his legs with extremely thin skin. This has been a life safer for areas that you can wrap it around. For larger flat areas we have ordered 3M Medipore plus Pad. It isn't cheap but it is worth the cost for us.
You're thinking of Kinesio-tape and it does work, it's like magic!
I play basketball and once every 3 month I sprain my ankle playing. Now my doctors, coach, everyone advises me to, wrap my ankle with tape before training, but I'm allergic to tape. What can I use instead of that tape, that can be a suport for that ankle?
By Simone R
I'd use one of those ankle support things that are made of elastic bandage fabric. Or get an athletic ankle support.
Also consider buying an ankle support made of fabric and elastic. You can try local pharmacies and also medical supply firms. There are many sites online to consider, also.
Try buying non latex tape instead of the usual stuff. I had the same problem but by using this tape there is no problem.
I would try Kinesio-tape, you can find it anywhere and my sister used it when she sprained her wrist (overworked it while typing which sounds pathetic bc it is pathetic) and she needed something that was strong but not adhesive plus she needed to be able to keep working (aka typing). Kinesio-tape was amazing! It looks wrinkly, kind of like waffle weave, when you put it on you stretch it a little bit and it will stick to itself plus I think the wrinkly-ness helps it stick to other things, but idk I've never used it on me. I also don't know how it would work on a sprained ankle but I would at least give it a try and find out hopefully this can still help someone out there even tho you've probably moved on
