How Do You Remove Surgical Tape Residue?
The Best way is with a Surgical cleanser
Scrub Care
Exidine
-2 CHG 2%
Chlorhexidine Gluconate 2% Solution
It is what they use in surgery to prep patients with and also what they scrub with prior to performing surgery. You may be able to find it at a Home Health Agency type place or ask your physician if they could supply you for a charge with a bottle. Just a drop on a sponge is all you need and it will clean a very large area.
The distributor is Cardinal Health – McGaw Park,IL 60085
For questions you can call 1-773-268-5800 M-F 8am – 4:30pm (got it off the bottle)
Sometimes they can tell you if they supply people outside of the medical facilities or where you can obtain their products (i.e. Home Care Stores, online, etc.).
Next good way is:
Rubbing alcohol (Painful if abrasions are on skin) or Fingernail polish remover works
Note: Personnally my skin is oily already and adding the oil became messy. just my take on this.
Recovering from surgery of any kind can be a slow and painful process. Having your bandages removed is a relief until you are faced with the sticky residue left on your skin. This stickiness is important when your bandages are on, but once off it pulls the hairs on your skin and causes other things to stick to you. By following a few simple steps with basic supplies from home, you can remove the residue and the annoyance it brings. Pour cooking oil or baby oil onto a dry washcloth. Use enough to saturate a 2-inch square space on the cloth. Rub the oil-saturated wash cloth on the sticky area in a circular motion. As the oil absorbs into the skin and the residue, add more. Oil works to remove sticky residue because the stickiness is a polar compound. No amount of water or rubbing will break down the stickiness and remove it. But using a nonpolar compound, such as oil, it breaks down the residue, allowing you to get rid of the stickiness. Repeat this step until the residue loosens and bre
