I remember back when I was younger, a bandaid might stay on my finger for two or more days. These days it feels like no matter where I put them, the second anything rubs against them they just fall right off. And I’m not talking just name brand shit, but everything. I don’t feel like I have used a decent bandaid in years and they’re always frustratingly bad at staying on. In fact, the idea of “ripping off the bandaid” hurting is not something I’ve thought about in years because they never stay on long enough to have to be taken off.
Please let me know if this is real or I am just tweaking
It's been my experience with most of them too. The exception is the Band–Aid fabric bandages, those are legit and stay put better than anything else I have used.
Ok I’m glad that somebody else is experiencing this as well because I feel the same way. The only half decent ones are the slightly elastic ones that feel more like fabric than plastic
Extra humidity maybe
Less adhesive = less cost
Or they stopped using some carcinogens at some point and it just don't work as good
It's not always best to keep wounds completely dry but if you want something that'll stay on you basically have to nullify water and moisture/humidity. Those "shower shield" type barriers that adhere to the skin with over a decently large area and block all water won't come off until you're ready, depending on where the wound is.
Kinda' like how air-filtration masks that don't work as well were getting boosted for awhile because they feel nicer and les restricting and "informed consumers" are operating on superficialities and vibes, bandaids that don't hurt to take off were probably being pushed because people are superficially caring about how much it would hurt to take a bandaid off over its actual effectiveness.
I will say the official brand name bandaids are weak but the no-name brand from my local grocery store basically fuses to my skin.
They don't make 'em like they used to. "Ripping the bandaid off" appearing as a line in a new movie might see weird to an audience.
You're not being a boomer. I had a box of bandaids and they were very old - maybe as much as 10 years. But I've had very old boxes before and although most bandaids had turned to shit - I had at least a few good ones. But in that box - I had ~10 bandaids an they were all shit. Zero stickiness. They were useless. Thanks, Greedy Johnson and Fucking Johnson.
No, not just you. I’ve been using tape and gauze as an alternative for a while now.
Surprisingly well, doesn't come off even in places that move a lot or when you shower or wash hands etc
Do you use like a sty stick to prevent the glue and blood mixing or just drop it on there?
I use a band aid until there's no more bleeding then sanitize and just apply glue strait from the tube. I've also used some spray-on bandaids but they are expensive and super glue is cheap and usually already lying around.
There's also "liquid bandage" stuff, which is just superglue in a glass bottle with a brush applicator. The bottle prevents the glue from drying out, and the brush is really handy for spreading the glue around past the edges of the wound.
Not quite just super glue - medical super glue uses a slightly different formulation that doesn't irritate the wound like regular super glue.
An actual plaster or gauze is better, but it's not an uncommon tip - dab of super glue in the (cleaned) wound, squeeze it together for a minute, off you go.
Unless you're using medical super glue you should only do it in emergencies though - the regular stuff will irritate the wound and basically guarantee scarring, and should never be used around the eyes, ears, and nose.
Last I got a reasonably inconvenient wound (on my foot) I used wood glue bc I couldn’t find super glue. Don’t recommend. Took like four times.
