I am new to home care and have a recently discharged from rehab patient who has a lot of adhesive left on his skin from telemetry monitoring. I know it has been there for awhile because last I checked they don't do tele monitoring in rehab, and he was there for two weeks! He is very upset that no one seems to be able to get it off. Apparently so far alcohol nor soap and water has helped. Does anyone know a good safe way to do this?
There are many types of adhesive removers now on the market, including wipes and sprays. The spray comes in a small bottle, which you would spray directly onto the area. The wipes resemble alcohol pads but are actually adhesive remover wipes. I would not recommend using WD40 at all, especially since there are specific products designed to remove adhesives.
Dianacabana
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We use baby oil in our house. Nice smell too. Although I never used it on my baby... It's amazing with all sorts of adhesives.