# What's in blisters?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-blisters/267237>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 2, 2004, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-blisters/267237 "2004-10-02T21:49:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Carvanal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/57b2e6/32.png) [@Carvanal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carvanal)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2004, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-blisters/267237/1 "2004-10-02T21:49:52Z")

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You know, the type you get on your hand/feet after rubbing them excessively, the ones that look like bubbles. Exactly why are blisters formed because of excess rubbing, if it’s meant to be a cushion, it doesn’t seem to work very well since they hurt! Also, if you pop a blister, will it get infected and what are in the ‘bubbles?’

Thank you very much for any help. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2004, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-blisters/267237/2 "2004-10-02T21:51:04Z")

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Lymph fluid.

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**Author:** ![bummerboy2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@bummerboy2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bummerboy2)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2004, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-blisters/267237/3 "2004-10-02T23:05:36Z")

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[Here](http://www.ohsuhealth.com/htaz/derm/injury/blisters.cfm) is a site that should help you out.