Can anyone recommend a good Zinc oxide tape please?
Sticky, cheap and available online are my requirements!
Sticky, cheap and available online are my requirements!
Zinc oxide tape
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Look on the bay for sports tape.
The poundstores carry it, but they don't deliver
Himself used them for a while, and to be honest, they all seemed much of a muchness, regardless of the price.
First link I found on ebay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PhysioRoo...SportingGoods_OtherSports&hash=item2ed19e7306
Horrible stuff zinc oxide; brings me out in a wet blistered rash.
M
The poundstores carry it, but they don't deliver
Himself used them for a while, and to be honest, they all seemed much of a muchness, regardless of the price.
First link I found on ebay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PhysioRoo...SportingGoods_OtherSports&hash=item2ed19e7306
Horrible stuff zinc oxide; brings me out in a wet blistered rash.
M
We use it at work for securing breathing tubes in patients with brain injuries. The whole of NHS Scotland moved to a cheaper supplier (fair enough) but we found it worse than useless for our purposes-
Was nowhere near sticky enough. For the life of me I can't remember the make of it now... Not all ZnO2 tape is created equal!
Was nowhere near sticky enough. For the life of me I can't remember the make of it now... Not all ZnO2 tape is created equal!
Ouch!
Blisters are what I am trying to avoid. Instead of just buying some I have foolishly started reading reviews and now can't make up my mind.
As kiltedpict points out not all zinc tape is created equal.
Hopefully someone will be able to recommend one that they have found reliable.
Is it primarily for blisters? Duct tape can be used as effective; both are not breathable...
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The hydrocoloidal plasters are absolutely brilliant for blisters They stay on too. The last one I used stayed on for five days and when it peeled off the blister was totally healed.
Just realised....if you're using the zinc oxide tape for first aid, do you mean the stuff with the padding in the middle of the strip?
cheers,
M
They stay on too. The last one I used stayed on for five days and when it peeled off the blister was totally healed.Just realised....if you're using the zinc oxide tape for first aid, do you mean the stuff with the padding in the middle of the strip?
cheers,
M
Aldi had some half decent cotton sports tape in a couple of weeks back, there's still some left in some of the branches. Kept my foot going after pouring boiling water in my crocs. Not online though.
If your preventing blisters between the toes, hikers wool is great. It felts around the toes, I never hike without it. Boots do some.
Hippo tape is amazingly sticky, it won't come off skin unless peeled off. Strongest sticking Duck type tape on the market and it welds other plasters in place.
If your preventing blisters between the toes, hikers wool is great. It felts around the toes, I never hike without it. Boots do some.
Hippo tape is amazingly sticky, it won't come off skin unless peeled off. Strongest sticking Duck type tape on the market and it welds other plasters in place.
The hydrocoloidal plasters are absolutely brilliant for blisters
Just realised....if you're using the zinc oxide tape for first aid, do you mean the stuff with the padding in the middle of the strip?
cheers,
M
The hydrocolloid plasters are brilliant that's for sure. I use the Compeed ones and they have never failed.
The zinc tape I am after is without the padding, just plain tape for attaching dressings, strapping sprains and blister hot spot protection............ oh and adding grip to hockey sticks!!
its ok they do it live and then let them go againMoleskin is great but I am a vegetarian and therefore morally opposed to the skinning of moles
The king off all Zinc Oxide tapes is LEUKOTAPE, I have tried most cheap brands but this stuff doesn't crincle or curl at the edges.
The trick is to apply it well before (as in the night before) and allow your body heat to activate and set the adhesive, If you just apply and go i find that's when you get problems
The trick is to apply it well before (as in the night before) and allow your body heat to activate and set the adhesive, If you just apply and go i find that's when you get problems
Thanks for the top tip ph1572.
I ended up buying some Metolius brand Zinc oxide tape.
But I will try some Leukotape next time.
I ended up buying some Metolius brand Zinc oxide tape.
But I will try some Leukotape next time.
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