I need to buy better band-aids

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0x4E4F@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 22 pts · 2y (2 replies)

There are ones that can withstand getting soaked.

Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Yeah but I ran out of those unfortunately. The ones I have left get a drop of moisture and the glue completely dissolves

0x4E4F@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 2y

Yeah, I know the feeling...

I usually add something like electrical tape over them if they fall off.

adj16@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y (5 replies)

Just going to leave this link here for anyone coming into this thread looking for answers:

https://a.co/d/5Ct0pIB

They’ll last through showers and they’re strong enough to hold your pee in. Don’t ask me how I know.

poppy@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I assume OP is talking about bandages on fingers, and it’s much harder to get a good seal on your fingers even with these :(

adj16@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

Spoken like someone who’s never tried to pee and been blocked by a bandaid before

jarredpickles87@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (2 replies)

You know we all have to know now. You can't say some wackadoo shit like that and not expect questions. Let's have it. Come on now.

adj16@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Ok well…I sustained an injury to the tip of my dick and it turns out that’s a location that rubs on the material of your boxers or pants all the time. So I was in pretty constant discomfort. Decided to try a bandaid, and of course the standard ones really don’t sit all that flush and they would just snag and pull off inside my underwear. Then I tried one of those waterproof ones and it conformed to the shape perfectly. “Don’t worry, you won’t forget about something attached to the tip of your penis,” I told myself. But damn if those things don’t sit so comfortably you completely forget they’re there. And by god let me tell you, the absolute shock, fear, and confusion a man can feel when he’s dick in hand, has relaxed all his bladder muscles, and fully expects to start peeing, only for some phantom-handed chokehold to hold it all back a half second after release…well it’s not something you’re likely to forget.

jarredpickles87@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Thank you for this treasure, and I'm sorry that you had to endure such a thing. May no man need to deal with what adj16 has.

shalafi@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

These are the shit:

https://www.band-aid.com/products/adhesive-bandages/hydro-seal-all-purpose-bandages

I can go on forever, but they do more than just stick well.

You can get hydrocolloid bandages from other makers, But Band Aid is the best.

psud@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

But you can only use them on new wounds. If one fails, for example on a finger abrasion injury (the only place I have ever had those fail) you need to replace it with a different type of dressing.

They do stick better than any of the alternatives I have tried and that provide the best healing environment

aegis_sum@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Buy kids bandages, they're usually much stickier.

b00m@kbin.social · 3 pts · 2y

You can always use a bit of saran wrap if no finger cots are at hand

SpookyLegs@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

I never understood why people wear band aids. Either I'm a super human or cuts really don't get infected very often