Band-Aid Liquid Bandages Don’t Seal The Deal

I’ve heard people rave about the new liquid bandages for quite some time, but had never tried it out until recently. Suddenly I got this callous on my thumb and at some point in time, I cut through it with some paperwork and it would not heal. It was just the callous, with a cut and often times it split open and hurt!

During a busy day at work I was typing and apparently using the space bar with my left hand a lot,  because it was screaming at me by lunch time. (Ever try to use the space bar with the wrong thumb as you type? If you took typing class you know it’s nearly impossible, but I digress.) So I wandered off to the medicine cabinet in search of antibiotic ointment and a band aid or two.

One of my coworkers saw me perusing the cabinet and pointed out that we had packets of Band-Aid Liquid Bandages, raving about how great they are when you are typing and I should check them out. Which I did. A swab-like item soaked in some chemical (the liquid band aid I presume) pops out of the pack and I slathered it over the gash in my left thumb.

I let it dry and then went back to work. It then promptly cracked back open again, but more painfully this time. Which is when I went, washed my hand really well, dried my hand really well and re-applied another liquid Band Aid swab to it. And the same thing happened again.

I can only surmise that these things are great for scrapes, but not for cuts. Using it for a cut was not only disappointing, but I genuinely disliked the results. This one is a big pan from me. Ouch!

Written by Gidge, who is a mother of a 5 year old boy and 3 year old twin boys. A transplanted Hoosier, die-hard Colts fan and professional call center manager, she likes long walks on the beach, penguins and playing ping-pong. Her turn-ons include sleep and silence. Read all about her life here.