BAND-AID Brand Hydro Seal Adhesive Waterproof Bandages, All Purpose Hydrocolloid Gel Bandages for First Aid Support Better Healing for Minor Blisters, Cuts & Scrapes, FSA/HSA Eligible, 10 ct

These work miracles, as someone with a lot of ongoing skin issues. As long as the skin around the injury is dry, these stay adhered very well, even when you wash your hands. In fact, hands are a very important use case for me, since it keeps the injury site clean and doesn't collect water from handwashing the way cloth bandaids do. That said- depending on if you need some very creative angles on your hands, the All Health brand might be better, because it's much more flexible- though All Health doesn't cushion against pressure as well because of that. Band-aid brand is especially good for mostly-flat stretches of skin, or ones that curve only a little. (Band-aid brand is also eligible to be paid for with FSA or HSA funds, while I have not been able to do so for All Health.)For both brands (and indeed the others I've used as well), though, if a little water gets under the edges, it will start to peel up early and you'll want to replace the bandage with a new one- water getting underneath will have the same effect on the bandage as the fluid draining from the wound, which is to say it will absorb it and stop sticking.Relatedly, if a wound is seeping too rapidly (or bleeding more than a very little bit), these won't have time to absorb the fluid and it will just build up under the bandage until it leaks out (though at least it still won't stick to the wound site in that case). In that case, I would recommend starting off with a more traditional bandage with some kind of medicated ointment (neosporin or some other kind of antibacterial, or, if you've cleaned it thoroughly and it doesn't look like any chance of infection, zinc oxide ointment to help dry out the wound a little), and wait until the wound has healed a little more and seeps a little less. Then you can switch to these hydroseal bandaids, which seal out contaminants and cushion the wound. (Be aware that these bandaids don't work particularly well with any ointments under them on the wound. The residue of zinc oxide when it's dry seems to be fine, and any ointment that dries completely might be fine, but it's even recommended on the bandaid box to skip any ointments, creams, or lotions, to ensure they will stick correctly.)In my experience, if the wound is still seeping even a little blood, these will be less effective in healing. They work best on wounds with small amounts of clear discharge only. Even if the bandaid itswlf seems to behave the same in both cases. I don't know why.For blisters, either you can just stick one on top of the closed blister to cushion it and absorb any disrcharge through the skin; or you can carefully pierce the blister, clean it thouroughly with isopropyl alcohol, and then put the hydroseal bandaid on it; or you can carefully remove the entire flap of skin over the blister, clean it with isopropyl, and then put one of these on it. In my experience, all these have their place- I would leave the blister unpopped for as long as possible so the skin underneath can start to regenerate in natural conditions, but if it's starting to become painful due to the pressure of fluid buildup or physical pressure on the blister location pushing the fluid around and causing the skin within the blister to tear, you may find piercing it helps. In any case, making sure the whole thing is very clean is important. And for blisters in particular (as opposed to scrapes with fluid discharge), no matter whether you're leaving them closed or not, keep the hydroseal bandaid on as long as possible, and don't try and remove it before it starts coming off on its own. This is important in general, but for blisters it seems to be even more important. Not sure why.Also, IMPORTANT: Don't use these over a wound that shows any sign of infection (and/or little tiny blisters the size of a pinhead appearing around the initial wound site). That will just spread any bacteria around, and then the infection will get worse and then your skin doctor will frown at you and you'll end up needing a bunch of oral antibiotics. Which, in my experience, is troublesome. Learn from my experiences, and if you see anything even vaguely like an infection, look into the appropriate medicated ointments and traditional non stick bandages instead. Maybe consult a doctor about it if you can. If you need those waterproof, I'm pretty sure clear bandage covering adhesive sheets exist, although I have not yet tried them.Overall these are a very important part of my medical supplies and work absolute wonders- as long as they are used for the correct situations.Also, prices fluctuate a lot, so check Amazon often, and look up different bulk listings, and compare the unit prices. Amazon has still been usually better than the local stores, but it's not guaranteed.

Had a wound on the back of my hand for several months that would scab over, but never fully heal. Used these bandages 2 or 3 times and the wound finally healed. I work in construction and would constantly irritate or reopen the wound. These bandages sealed the wound and protected it. Even lasts through handwashing and showers. I use these for difficult healing wounds and use the regular bandages for everyday cuts.

These blister bandaids are amazing- I keep a few in my purse at all times just in case! They stay on well and work better than any other blister protection that I’ve tried. I highly recommend if you get blisters easily or if you’re breaking in new boots.

They blend in well but are easy to peel.

We love these! My husband is Irish and was in the sun for many years. The Dermatologist has cut and scraped things off. Typically post protocol is apply the goop and keep the area covered until healed. That method still leaves nasty scares unless you use scarguard. My husband had several removals on his back so Im the one dressing it. Read about these and tried it on a 2” scraping the Derm did . Wow what a difference. The deep scraping healed flatter and much better looking than any previous removals. They are waterproof and don’t irritate his sensitive skin. Bought 3 sizes and always have these on hand.

These are great for fingers and toes or anywhere a small bandaid won’t stay on. You can leave it on a couple days and water doesn’t make it fall off.

I got these because i bit my skin around my nails and bleed but to help them heel i wanted something that looked natural like my skin and something that would help me not bite and these are pretty durable held up in the shower and every day work

sliced off about a half dime size patch of skin just to the third skin layer in some spots, not to bone or anything. these were absolute LIFESAVERS, some of the earlier pictures (this is over about 10 days or so) are with larger versions of these but they both worked great.I needed to change them once a day for the first two days but after that it seemed fine and I've used the same smaller one for like 4 days now. I have never cut off so much skin at once yet it was one of the least painful cuts to heal I've ever had. these bandages are just amazing.you can use your finger, you can wash your hands and shower and you dont have to peel off a painful scab accidentally when you have to change them. my cut never really scabbed up, which I think is the point, so it never really hurt to move.considering how long these last they do the work of like 5 normal bandages a piece. definitely worth the money. I usually just glue deep cuts closed, but for big open scrapes or cuts this is just the best option.