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splinter/thorn in finger
ceridwen
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Just a quick query - I've had some sort of splinter/thorn from a plant in my thumb for a few days and its irritating - any ideas on quick/easy method to remove it please?
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Use a needle and scrap along it not with the sharp end of the needle though with the side of it, then get some savalon on your handLoves Vegas shopping and beauty products!0
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it needs doing soon, they can go septic pretty quicklymake the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
and we will never, ever return.0 -
ooh...whoops....not a cheering thought....but thanks for that....the "septic" possibility that is.....
All further suggestions welcome purlease....
...some might say that serves me right for doing a bit of guerilla gardening...which is how come the thorn/splinter and me "got acquainted"...oh well....:cool:0 -
Please dont wait for suggestions, gardening thorns etc can give you a lot worse than septic but i didnt want to alarm you too much - do it now - an ice cube on it for a couple of minutes before hand really does helpmake the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
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Reet...just off to look out an icecube tray and see whether I can find some room to cram it in the freezer....
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You can soak it in really salty water to try to draw it out. When was your last tetanus jab?Loving the sunny days!0
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Doesnt need to be an ice cube, just grab anything frozen out of the freezer
oh dear -I was trying so hard not to mention the word 'tetanus':p
Was that a scottish reet or a geordie reetmake the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
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let us know when you,ve done itLoves Vegas shopping and beauty products!0
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I find if I cover a splinter with a plaster for an hour or so its much easier to get out as the skin goes softer around it.:DYummy mummy, runner, baker and procrastinator
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We have a tub of magnesium sulphate paste in the house for problems like this. It draws out the splinter so you don't have to dig it out. Available at most chemists.0
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