Nexcare Cares
Written: Mar 29 '07
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Pros: Keeps water out very well. They are thin and comfortable
Cons: Hard to apply one-handed. Stick so well, can be hard to get off!
The Bottom Line: I would highly recommend these, especially for adults who get small hand wounds--they are excellent at their "waterproof-ness"
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| roger69's Full Review: 3M Nexcare Absolute Waterproof Premium Adhesive Pa... |
I have a bad habit...I walk around Sam's Club just looking for things to buy--I'm sure I'm not the only one, right? Well, even though I am currently childless and stopped skinning my own knees 15 years ago, I decided that spending $10 on a box of bandages would be a good investment! I should mention that the container I got actually contains a mix of heavy duty flexible fabric bandages along with the waterproof ones (so your price may vary) but I will only be reviewing the waterproof bandages.
According to the package, these features of these bandages are:
* Seal well to keep water out
* Stay on in water
* Ultra-thin and comfortable to wear
* Clear, breathable material
* Adhesive seals around the nonstick pad to help protect the wound
* Easy "one-hand" application
For the most part, that is all true. The bandage does seal very well and keeps water out. Rather than the 'band-aid type where there is a 'pad' that extends to two edges, this bandage's pad is completely surrounded by the adhesive. This does result in a smaller pad area but I haven't found that to be a problem yet. At my age, most of my 'cuts' involves knives or other small slicing things that the bandage would easily cover, as opposed to scraping half my leg open. And as for keeping the water out, it does work very well. I've done a sink full of dishes without the bandage showing any signs of loosening. It is also quite thin and comfortable--I can't even think of anything to compare it to, as it is thinner than a 'normal' bandage or pretty much 'moves' with you. The one exception I found is around the thumb joint--I think there is just too much movement as well as moisture coming from the 'inside' (hand sweat)--it did stick but loosened much faster.
Now, as for the easy application, that is debatable. It is easier than pulling the two strips off a 'normal' bandage I suppose. The way these work is, it is sort of stuck onto a backing. You peel it off that backing using a tab and stick it on your wound and then you peel the 'tab' off the top of the bandage. The problem is, the thing is SO sticky, sometimes an edge will fold over onto itself and stick together. You can normally peel it apart, but if you are doing this one handed for a REASON (ie. one of your hands is injured!) then this is not possible.
But overall this is a great bandage, especially for use on your hands which get wet often. In fact, it can sometimes be hard to remove simply because it DOESN'T start to come off on it's own so you have no edge to pull from! If that is the worst thing I have to say about this bandage, I would say that's a good sign!
Recommended:
Yes
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roger69
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Member: Erin Davey
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
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