Whether you're hiking, barbecuing, or just rough-housing outdoors, this is the time of year for cuts and blisters. If you can't find a bandage, a dab of super glue will do in a pinch.


After you've cleaned the wound and stopped any bleeding, apply a very small amount of super glue to the area and quickly spread it around before it dries. The glue will harden into a mesh that essentially acts as replacement skin until your body is able to heal itself. Super glue is non-toxic, but it might cause some minor skin irritation, and takes a long time to come off, so it's probably best to only use this trick for small wounds and if no proper bandages are available.

This trick is fairly well-known, but it bears repeating as summer begins and everyone starts heading outside.


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