# "Activ-Flex, Finger-Wrap" bandages **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 11, 2007, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/activ-flex-finger-wrap-bandages/418741 "2007-09-11T02:39:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/activ-flex-finger-wrap-bandages/418741/1 "2007-09-11T02:39:56Z")
The other day I cut my finger (as usual, while cutting an onion). I was out of appropriage bandages, so I went to the drug store and decided to try a new kind. It’s the “Activ-Flex Finger-Wrap,” made by Johnson & Johnson. It’s a transparent tapered strip without a pad, with a totally adhesive surface. 1. No pad: If you’re wearing a bandage that doesn’t have a pad, and you bump the wound on something, it really hurts like hell. This bandage is specifically aimed at finger wounds, and how do you avoid all contact until the wound heals? 2. Transparent: Gee, you (and everyone else) can watch all the festering gore 24/7. There’s no escape from it. 3. Totally adhesive: You know how careful you have to be when removing a bandage whose pad has slightly stuck to the wound? Well, imaging a bandage without a pad, but whose entire surface is stuck to your finger, including the wound. There is no way to remove it without taking the congealed blood, etc., along with it. Now I have a fresh wound that has to begin healing all over again. I don’t know what kind of injury this product is made for, but it’s a total disaster in treating a finger cut. At least it’s waterproof. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/activ-flex-finger-wrap-bandages/418741/2 "2007-09-11T03:32:19Z")
That does not sound like a good idea. Maybe the idea is to put it on and leave it on until your scab has fallen off. Although that will never happen when it’s glued on with a bandaid. I never leave my bandaids on very long anyway - just until the bleeding’s stopped, then I let the fresh air do it’s thing. So, in summary, I agree with your OP. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/activ-flex-finger-wrap-bandages/418741/3 "2007-09-11T05:18:49Z")
[QUOTE=panache45] 2. Transparent: Gee, you (and everyone else) can watch all the festering gore 24/7. There’s no escape from it. [/QUOTE] You know how there are “Finding Nemo” and “Pooh” bandages for kids? Someone needs to call Rob Zombie, quick. ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/activ-flex-finger-wrap-bandages/418741/4 "2007-09-11T05:19:31Z")
From J&J: > [@](#): > > ``` > ・Ultra Thin, Inspired by Skin > > ``` > > ・360°Flexibility Moves with You > > Advanced medical technology outperforms, outflexes, an outlasts ordinary bandages. > Clinically proven to heal wounds faster and minimize the appearance of scars. > 100% waterproof seal provides long-lasting protection against dirt and germs. > Specially designed bandage absorbs fluid, so there in no need for a pad. > > HOW THEY WORK > ACTIV-FLEX represents the newest development in first aid - hydrocolloid technology - clinically proven to help wounds heal faster. By keeping natural moisture in and germs out, ACTIV-FLEX allows the skin to breathe and move, yet provides 100% waterproof protection. > ACTIV-FLEX also reduces the chance of scarring. > > WHAT TO EXPECT > Upon application, the specially designed ACTIV-FLEX bandage absorbs fluids, so there is no need for a pad. By absorbing fluid, ACTIV-FLEX creates the ideal environment for rapid healing. > Unlike ordinary bandages, ONE ACTIV-FLEX bandage delivers true multi-day protection, often lasting until the wound is healed.