Sticky removal from skin! aka Today I was the patient

[cherubhipster]

Hi guys,

This is sort of embarassing for me, but I thought this would be a great place to turn to for an answer.

Today I had a GI procedure and they stuck all these sensors to my abdomen with these round adhesive pads. They ripped them off, but I CANT GET the stickyness off and it's driving me crazy!!

My skin is also super sensitive, so that doesn't help.

I've tried the soap and water technique (scrubbed for a half an hour) but still can't get it all off.

Also, I tried nail polish remover (burned!) and Hydrogen Peroxide, but no luck.

Best remedies for this?

Thanks!!

[leslie :-D]

and for extra cleaning power, a couple gtts of acid.

leslie

[Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN]

Good idea, use an SOS pad.

I know you are just kidding . . . . because on that already tender skin that would be a big OWIE!

steph

[RN1982]

Yeah I'm joking. I agree with leslie though. Add a few drops of sulfuric or hydrochloric acid, sticky problem should be eliminated.

[Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN]

Then we'd just need a wound vac . . . .

steph

[sandromeda]

Back to the question... my unit (PICU) stocks "detachol", and it works great... smells like baby oil, and I think it's mostly mineral oil.

[VivaLasViejas, ASN, RN]

Then we'd just need a wound vac . . . .

Speaking of wounds . . . .my daughter's mini-weiner dog has a cyst that keeps getting bigger under his chin and so I made an appt for tomorrow and what do you know . . .he scratched it, it popped and is leaking. So, I bathed him and cleaned the area and now he is outside in a kennel.

So, I get to cancel that appt . . . .

steph

You might not want to do that..........he may need antibiotics, as well as a funnel to keep him from ripping at it and getting it infected.

Just my :wink2:

[Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN]

You might not want to do that..........he may need antibiotics, as well as a funnel to keep him from ripping at it and getting it infected.

Just my :wink2:

He needs his second puppy shot anyway so we will take him. Thanks Marla.

steph

[casi, ASN, RN]

I work on Tele and we use a lotion that appears to be mostly rubbing alcohol to break down the stickies from the tele pads.

As other people have suggested I would try the mineral oil before the rubbing alcohol.

Otherwise I can't help but wonder if a nice thick coat of lotion left on for awhile would help.

[climbingkp]

baby oil / olive oil has always been helpful at getting adhesives off the skin. let a thin coating sit on the skin for a few minutes, then rub it in a gentle circular motion (rather than scrubbing/rubbing) it in. that seems to help gather the sticky stuff up into a little ball better.

good luck!

[cherubhipster]

Wow, thanks everyone! So, I don't have any rubbing alcohol or baby oil in the house of course...(and no goo gone either, though I do have commet ). So I suppose no matter what, at this point I am waiting until tomorrow to remove this gunk. I guess that gives my skin a rest though, it is not in good shape anyway.

Thank you so much! I'll post to let you know what I try and how it works.

[RazorbackRN, BSN, RN]

We use some adhesive remover swabs called AllCare. I'm not sure what they're made of exactly, but the smell like GoJo or GOOP (you know that stuff mechanics use to get the grease off their hands??).

[Sparkle]

Greetings cherubhipster, I'll add another possible removing agent. You might want to try

good old peanut butter ! ? allow it to rest on the sticky part for a few minutes, and rub small circles. Peanut butter dissolves many glues, esp bubble gum in hair. I've never used it for this problem. The non-crunchy variety certainly won't hurt the skin. Good luck. I wish you well. -- Sparkle:up: