You got that input here: http://www.okshooters.com/showthrea...d-Super-Glue&p=1385703&viewfull=1#post1385703
You got that input here: http://www.okshooters.com/showthrea...d-Super-Glue&p=1385703&viewfull=1#post1385703
Sure enough, I missed the single most important post in the thread. Thanks.
Hey, no prob. If you can't find any real dermabond at a good price to keep on hand, let me know.
I suffered from dry cracking skin for years. One night I couldn't stand it any longer and out of desperation I applied a liberal amount of hand lotion and put a pair of nitrile gloves on overnight when I went to bed. Haven't suffered in the last 2 years.
OK, I consider this thread to be bad juju. I posted my thoughts and less than an hour later, I have a sizable gash (but shallow) on my left index finger. Time to break out the Superglue! 
Document with pics and healing evidence for the doubters!
I did it just a couple of weeks back when I gouged a chunk out of my finger while cleaning the wheels on my truck.
I did it just a couple of weeks back when I gouged a chunk out of my finger while cleaning the wheels on my truck.
The worst part is these little cuts and skin cracks are unbearably painful, whereas I sometimes get a comparatively large cut or cash and don't even notice it until I notice the blood running down my arm or leg.
Funny how that works.
Funny how that works.
Back from the dead, indeed.
Dermabond, Skin Stitch and other commercially available cyanoacrylate wound adhesives have a flex agent added to improve durability for the 5-7 day typical span of use. Applying petrolium based antimicrobial ointments will loosen the bond and cause the adhesive to peel/ loosen earlier.
As far as wintertime dry hand cracking leading to big snivels as we laced boots on frozen desert pre dawn mornings back in the Army days- Using the thickest, greasiest hand lotion whenever we had the chance reduced the amount of cracking. I liked Hydrous Lanolin. The Mech Infantry guys all had big pump top jugs of Aafees hand lotion in their Bradleys. Even Govt. Crisco works.
Once cracked and bleeding daily, we'd clean as good as conditions allow (Lick out finger cracks until kind of clean, dry on whatever looks clean) and carefully slop Superglue into and on the cracks. Looks like hell after a few weeks of continued gluing, but prevents the tears and blood dribbles all over your clothes.
Dermabond, Skin Stitch and other commercially available cyanoacrylate wound adhesives have a flex agent added to improve durability for the 5-7 day typical span of use. Applying petrolium based antimicrobial ointments will loosen the bond and cause the adhesive to peel/ loosen earlier.
As far as wintertime dry hand cracking leading to big snivels as we laced boots on frozen desert pre dawn mornings back in the Army days- Using the thickest, greasiest hand lotion whenever we had the chance reduced the amount of cracking. I liked Hydrous Lanolin. The Mech Infantry guys all had big pump top jugs of Aafees hand lotion in their Bradleys. Even Govt. Crisco works.
Once cracked and bleeding daily, we'd clean as good as conditions allow (Lick out finger cracks until kind of clean, dry on whatever looks clean) and carefully slop Superglue into and on the cracks. Looks like hell after a few weeks of continued gluing, but prevents the tears and blood dribbles all over your clothes.
My daughter and I have Ehler-Danlos syndrome.
We have odd skin, it wont hold stitches. The glue works great. Just clean the cut and dry it off then pull the sides shut and glue over the top.
I have been doing this for many years, my daughter cut her forehead, Mom freaks out, so off to the ER we go. They busted out the green glue and fixed her right up.
We have odd skin, it wont hold stitches. The glue works great. Just clean the cut and dry it off then pull the sides shut and glue over the top.
I have been doing this for many years, my daughter cut her forehead, Mom freaks out, so off to the ER we go. They busted out the green glue and fixed her right up.
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