Amazon Basic Care Advanced Fast Healing Hydrocolloid Gel Bandages, Adhesive Wound Care Pads, 0.83 x 1.65 in, 20 Count Pack

I love hydrocolloid bandages. They keep wounds moist for faster healing, provide cushion for comfort, and minimize scaring. These are waterproof and amazing. I use them for blisters or any wounds where the skin is broken. The bandage forms a waterproof seal around the wound. Wound exudite is drawn out and absorbed by the bandage, evidenced by the white bubble that forms. This wet moist bandage keeps the wound clean but more importantly acts as a type of cellular "scaffolding" so that new tissue has somewhere to grow from/on.Using these bandages prevents scabs from forming. Scabs hurt, can limit range of motion, take a long time to heal, and leave scars.I'm not sure why hydrocolloid bandages are not more known or utilized in USA. I used one for a bunch biopsy wound site after getting a mole removed. The post surgical wound healing paperwork said to use aquafor or petroleum jelly to keep the wound moist and loosely cover with gauze. I found this to be messy and gross. The hydro colloid bandage achieved all the jelly would and was a much cleaner and dryer solution.To my surprise, when I mentioned it to my dermatologist (resident) she didn't seem to even know what it was? I'm really shocked that she didn't seem to know about it. I'm equally shocked that general public doesn't seem to know about hydrocolloid bandages either. Everyone thinks you have to "air it out" for wound care, however, if you want to heal faster and with less scaring, keep it moist and let your body heal itself.The bandage can last up to 7 days. However with a lot of wound exudite and weepiness in the beginning stages of healing, (moisture/liquid from the wound) the bandage needs to be changed more frequently. This will be obvious in the white portions and or if the seal of the bandage has been compromised and weeps out.

I cut myself incredibly bad with a mandolin right where my knuckle is. These bandages have been a GOD SEND. The only issue I’ve had is that the movement makes it hard for the bandage to sick (but I can’t really blame that on the band aid because what bandage wouldn’t have issue being on a highly used knuckle?). I’ve put an additional bandage on top so it stays in place, but when the outer bandage comes off, I can see that so long as this was held down on the edges, it had enough stability to stay in place. It’s allowed my cut to stay moist and I truly believe sped up the healing process so much faster than it would’ve otherwise been because I’ve never seen a cut close this quickly before. I really feel safe that my wound isn’t exposed to a bunch of debris and given an optimal environment to heal quickly. It should also be noted that these come in sterile individual packages which I greatly appreciate

I bought these to cut up and use as pimple patches and they are amazing. A few months of using these and I still have a lot left. They are effective in removing gunk, very easy to peel off and do not leave residue or irritation on your skin. Will definitely buy again.

First, please know that All Health and Care Science are the same company (distributed by ASO) so they are basically the same product in different shapes. This means that in my opinion that perform the same, and any differences between them are on based on the shape.These bandages performed very similarly to the Band Aid brand hydrocolloidal bandages as well. So for the money ($8 for 20), these are a good deal. I can’t seem to find the Band Aid brand bandages in the store anymore and buying these online is a better price than buying the Band Aid brand online.Now to review performance: I have been using these bandages on my fingers and hands because of cracking due to dry skin. The bandages work well but I find that they do not stay on for a long time at all. When I put them on overnight, the corners of the bandages stick to so much lint (from blankets) and hair (from my cats). By morning, the edges of the bandages are not sealed anymore. There are probably ways around this if I wrote gloves all night but I personally haven’t tried that. When I put these on during the day, hand washing means these stay on for about an hour until the seal is just gone. So in my current use, these don’t stay on for more than a few hours due to actually using my hands. If used on a place on the body covered by clothing, I’m sure these would last longer (I can’t confirm the “up to 7 days” claim).Two quick notes:-For fingers, I think that the shaped/contoured design is better at staying on than the oval.-I have cut these bandages to use smaller pieces as appropriate - thus using one bandage for two places on my hand. It is just tricky to get the wrapper backing off of the second piece. But since the entire bandage is hydrocolloidal, this is an option.All said, this brand performs like the other brands of hydrocolloidal bandages that I’ve tried. I find the technology very effective for healing, I just use a lot of them because of the above mentioned issues which all of these bandages have.

The Band-Aids are very small pretty much only to cover the affected area. It is not the same size as a normal Band-Aid. I learned that fall however I have to tell you the minute you put this on. You don’t take it off for like two days or seven as they say it completely isolate a wound but it heals in less than 24 hours. When you take it off, you’ll know when to take it off, but the sides will start to peel and then clean it off your wound with just some warm water wash kind of thing or Betadine. And reapply again with a toe cap and then repeat the steps if needed Unbelievable how fast it heals.

Excellent product! As a nurse who performed wound care for several decades, I was hesitant to purchase this item to protect a superficial buttock wound my mom developed. This is an area prone to moisture and friction, but this product stayed in place. Just cleanse and dry the site well before applying.