It can be painful to remove a splinter from your skin.A visit to the doctor's office is necessary for people who find splinters so painful.Use household products instead of digging into your skin to remove splinters and money from an office visit.
Step 1: Take a look at the splinter.
To look at the splinter, use a magnifying glass.How deep is it under your skin?Put the splinter under the warm water in the faucet and wash it with a clean cloth.
Step 2: Use tape to pull out the splinter.
If you have a splinter that is sticking out of your skin, you should use this.Put a piece of duct tape on the affected area by tearing off a small piece.Pull the tape away from the splinter.Pull the tape off if the splinter appears to be tilted to the right.Make sure the area around the splinter is dry and that the tape is clean.There is old tape covered with debris that could cause an illness.
Step 3: To get the splinter out, try using glue.
The skin surrounding the splinter should be covered with craft glue.Let the glue dry.Once the glue is dry, peel it off.The splinter should stick to the glue and come out.Make sure you use a very mild, non-toxic glue, like one used in classrooms, instead of super glue or wood glue.When you attempt to pull the splinter out, the glues can cause more damage to your skin.
Step 4: To get the splinter out, apply baking soda.
To make a paste, mix baking soda with water.Start with a small amount of baking soda and some water to make a paste.Apply the paste to the splinter and cover it with a band-aid.Allow the band-aid and tape to sit for 24 hours.Use a pair of tweezers to remove the splinter from the band-aid.It's easier to spot the splinter with the baking soda paste.It makes it easier to remove the splinter.
Step 5: To remove a splinter, use an over-the-counter product.
You can find it at your local drugstore.It is similar to the baking soda.The splinter has an affected area.It should be covered with a band-aid for 24 hours.The band-aid should be removed.The splinter should come out.You won't need to pull the splinter out with the help of the tweezers.The splinter should come to the surface on its own.You can also use hydrogen peroxide.
Step 6: There is a splinter and you can apply salts to it.
Wrap the band-aid over the splinter with epsom salt.The splinter should be encouraged by the salt.When the splinter falls out, repeat this process every day.
Step 7: A warm milk and bread mixture is a good idea.
Warming milk and bread can be used to remove the splinter.Put the milk in a small kettle and put it on the stove.When the milk is warm, apply it to the skin.Milk can be poured into a bowl.Place a few pieces of bread in the bowl and let them sit for a while.Put the moistened bread under a band-aid or piece of gauze after applying it to the splinter area.Remove the pieces from your skin as soon as possible.The splinter should be drawn out by the warm milk and bread mixture.
Step 8: The area should be soaked in white vinegar.
The skin around the splinter can be shrink due to the acidic nature of vinaigrette.The splinter may come to the surface because of this.White or apple cider can be used for this method.If you want to soak the area with the splinter in the vinegar, pour a half cup of it in a bowl.After 10 to 15 minutes, check to see if the splinter comes out.It will take a little while for the vinegar to work.If this method doesn't work the first time, you can try again by soaking the area in warm water.If there are wounds around the splinter, keep in mind that vinegar can sting.If you have cuts or wounds on your skin, be careful with the use of vinegar.
Step 9: Remove the splinter with a banana peel.
The method uses a banana peel.The peel has a lot of water in it.A small square from a banana peel can be cut out.Put the banana peel on the affected area with a band-aid.Allow the banana peel to sit on the area overnight.The peel will cause the splinter to rise.The splinter will stick to the peel.
Step 10: Use an egg to get rid of the splinter.
An egg can be used to help get rid of a splinter.Start by cracking an egg.Remove the yolk.You should see a paper-like structure inside the shell.Place a piece of the shell on your splinter and secure it with a band aid.The band aid should be left on overnight.The shell will encourage the splinter to come out of your skin.The band aid can be removed in the morning.The splinter should come up on its own.
Step 11: The slices of potato should be applied.
The method uses the inside of a white potato to encourage the splinter to come out on its own.You will apply the potato directly to your skin if it is fresh and free of mold.The potato can be cut into pieces.Use a band-aid to keep the slices in place.If you want to check the potato piece regularly, let it sit for an hour.It may take as long as a day or two to fully remove the splinter.The splinter from the potato should come out in the morning.