Elastoplast strip whinge!

Orionaut said:
I guess this would fall under the remit of being a "Nostalgia isn't what it used to be" rant.

Anyway!

I am sure that anybody who grew up back int he Dark Ages (1960's) will remember Elastoplast!

Now, 1960's Elastoplast had tensile and adhesive properties that Duct tape can only dream of.

One strip, applied to a wound, would remain resolutely stuck fast regardless of whatever you threw at it. (Hand washing and even visits to the local swimming pool!0

Indeed, the moment every Schoolboy dreaded was when the wound was healed and the Elastoplast needed to be removed. Typically by peeling up one corner and then (With teeth suitably gritted) swiftly and in one smooth movement tearing it off. This would rip out any hairs that might have grown under it and (at least that is how it felt) the top layer of skin as well!

Now, FF 50 years the modern stuff is useless!

The fabric is a mere shadow of its former glory and, even worse, the morons have made the adhesive water soluble! There merest whiff of moisture and the plaster falls off!

The cynic in me suspects that this is entirely deliberate! By downgrading the product they can end up selling a lot more of it! But then that is the way of many products these days ********! :mad: :mad:

Bah! Humbug!

Please fully star out all swearing in future. Thank you.
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I remember them well. Also remember badly grazing me knee and had an Elastoplast on it but the wound bled quite a lot and formed a scan with the plaster infused as a reinforcement matrix. The streams when that had to be pulled off could be heard down the street.


These were proper plasters. You had to have a long bath and soak the plaster to try to help tease it off. When they did come off they invariably peeled off some skin in some places or left a layer of glue which had to get scrubbed off.


Still I much prefer the, to the new ones. I don't even bother anymore with modern plasters, they just fall off by the time you left the bathroom.
 
FoxEye said:
Wounds heal faster if kept moist. A graze will heal fastest with a bit of antiseptic cream + plaster than if left to form a scab.

Bits of tissue or cotton wool = messy disaster :p
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antiseptic cream then wrap in cling film then tape either end, then to protect cling film you an stick one of these tube shaped support bandages over.

heals even deep lacerations very quickly.

being soggy all the time reduces the scarring a lot as well.
 
I agree OP I remember as a kid dreading my mother putting an Elastoplast bandage on any injuries as the removal of the bandages usually hurt more than the initial injury.

/Salsa
 
Antiseptic cream god you are all so middle class , The was only one thing my mum used for cuts burns bumps bee/wasp stings pans stuck on heads even sunburn ...


Stork Margarine
 
If you want a plaster which sticks and won't come off easily, then get the blue plasters, same as used in hospitality!
 
yozzer2001 said:
Antiseptic cream god you are all so middle class , The was only one thing my mum used for cuts burns bumps bee/wasp stings pans stuck on heads even sunburn ...


Stork Margarine
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Even the riff-raff have access to antiseptic cream these days ;) It's called progress!

Doesn't mean we had it when I was growing up, but there's no excuse for not having it in your bathroom these days.

Along with some Melolin wound dressing pads, for good measure ;)

I think you're confusing being middle class with being averse to pain, which I certainly am :D
 
I use it when I play badminton to stop my forefinger from falling off and the stickiness is rubbish. I've only been using it for about 9 months but I swear in that time the adhesive properties of it have dropped off dramatically.
 
Elastoplast do some called Heavy Duty Waterproof. They are pretty close to the original stuff and will stand up to most reasonable abuse!
Keep a pack at work. PC cases - why do they ALWAYS have such sharp edges?!
 
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