Is New Skin a good product to keep handy? What are it’s uses?
Yeeeeee Hah
Texan
Skin stuff - Appalachian Trail
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#2
i tried that stuff out last year and thought it sucked. i’m going to stick with neosporin, band-aids, and superglue!
outdoorjunkie
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#4
One of our friends had these blister block patches that you use when you start to get or have one. Its a thick skin like bandaide, very sticky. You put it on and leave it, for ever. It worked great. They fall off a week or more later and it leaves a nice repair under it.
Bushwhack
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#5
That stuff works wonders, I think that is what Bushwhack is talking about. I used it a lot when I was an Athletic Trainer in college.
The secret for blister treatments is to take a pin needle and poke a hole in the blister and drain all the fluid out and then fill a syringe with Bacitracin and fill the blister with it, this will cure the blister problem in that area. You won’t need a bandaid or tape over the area, but this is a treatment that works only after problem starts.
I doubt that many will be able to carry a syringe with them and do this treatment, but use it at home and it works!!
Mattitude
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#6
sorry about my first post, i confused 2nd skin with liquid bandage! liquid bandage sucks, 2nd skin works well. sorry!
scott
outdoorjunkie
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#7
I would second Band Aid Blister Block (also known as Compeed). It is a different product than 2nd skin. You have to warm it up with your hands and it sticks right to your skin. No need for extra tape or to put anything else over it. You leave it on til it turns white in the blister area or just let it fall off. You can find it at any walmart/target/drug store. Compeed was all I carried.
I didn’t use moleskin or 2nd skin cause they had a tendancy to bunch up and cause more blisters. I could have been applying it wrong. There were many people that used it sucessfully and really liked it .
Pushing Up Daisies
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#8
I used a lot of Compeed early in my hike, and liked it. However, I always had to put tape over it in high motion areas (i.e. heel area). My feet sweat a lot, so I never was able to get it to last more than a couple days without changing (edges peel up). It can get you through a bad batch of “break-in” blisters, and is a GREAT bandage for open blisters.
Overall, it’s good stuff, but can’t cure the underlying problem causing the blisters. I ended up unable to control my blisters, despite lots of Compeed and 3 different sets of footwear, and ended up hiking the last 1200 miles in Tevas. Foot heaven. When all else fails, let your feet out!
Chipper '02