Features:

  • Waterproof design stays on skin in the bath, shower or pool
  • Covers and protect cuts, scrapes and blisters
  • 360-degree seal around the pad offers exceptional protection against water, dirt, and germs
  • Leaves minimal adhesive residue on skin when removed
  • Clear design is comfortable and transparent, a perfect match to your skin
Worth buy name brand and worth getting waterproof!

My husband thinks these bandages or bandaids are the best of them all. I usually buy the store brand of everything as an effort to save money. For the most part, the store brand is just as good as the name brand. This is not the case with bandaids, at least not to him. He likes that these have the waterproof feature and adhere completely around the pad that is in the center. Being a man, he is constantly using his hands and getting them wet in water, chemicals, grease, etc. so the waterproof feature is important. He likes that these are clear because it makes them less noticeable, especially if you are self-conscious about what your are trying to cover up. He has a wart on his hand that he is deathly afraid someone will secretly know isn't just a cut, lol. This particular package has lots of different sizes making this a great purchase because of the versatility that comes with having the right size you need in any situation. Overall, I am happy with this purchase because my husband is no longer fussing about the cheap bandaids that fall off. I would most definitely recommend these to other people. They are worth paying more for!!!!!!

Really great for small wounds

Us old folks who have thin skin and take coumadin or any "blood thinner" will quickly realize the value of the 360 degree adhesive. The adhesive is the key to success in bandages. They never come off until you peel them off. They trap any blood seepage, keep dirt out are hardly noticeable. The only challenge is opening the individual package. You need good finger nails to open the packet. They should give a case of these to anyone who purchases a Maltese puppy.

Comfortable and long lasting

These bandaids are great and work well on flatter surfaces (bottom of the foot, side of leg, jawline) and are relatively inconspicuous (perfect for if you cut yourself shaving). When put onto surfaces that bend more (edge of foot, between fingers), they come off very easily. As long as you use them correctly - put them on flatter surfaces - they adhere very well to your skin and can even last through a shower / swim. I would recommend changing bandaids at least once a day as sometimes the bandaid collects water and doesn't allow the wound to breath/ water to come out since it's so waterproof. There are also a plethora of sizes, meaning that they are perfect for covering up a variety of cuts. I personally used them to cover up some warts on my foot as I didn't want them to spread as I applied my salicylic acid and went through liquid nitrogen treatment. They did a good job of providing cushioning and keeping the wart and salicylic acid contained.

Waterproof indeed!

The bandages are indeed water proof. I had a small wounds on my hand, I covered it with a Nexcare bandage and swam for about 30 minutes, then took a shower. The bandage was stil water tight, after I tore off the bandage, the wound is dry. This is really a great relief, since I swim quite often, and small wounds tends to not heal well when soaked in water, let alone the concern of infection when swimming in a public swimming pool. I have tried some other water proof bandages before but they didn't work.

All the right positives compared to Band-Aid

When I was ready to buy a new box of bandages I didn't give it a second thought. Of course I would buy Johnson & Johnson Band-Aids just like I always have, and my parents before me, and my grandparents before them. I had tried other brands in the past in an "emergency" and they were next to useless so I have always stuck with the leading brand. I was ready to push the "order" button this time but my eye caught this product from Nexcare. Never heard of them. But I saw that they are made by 3M. Who in the world knows more about adhesives (Scotch tape, Post-it Notes, etc) than 3M? So I figured what could it hurt and changed my order to a box of 100 assorted bandages in the most common sizes. I'm impressed. Unlike everyone else who simply tried to copy Band-Aid, Nexcare pretty much reinvented the bandage. To begin with, it's not the typical shape but more of a diamond shape with rounded corners. The corners don't catch on clothing and other things like the squared-off edges of other bandages and the diamond shape is far more forgiving around areas that aren't flat like knuckles, wrists, toes, etc (doesn't it seem that bandages are never needed on flat, smooth expanses of skin?) There's another major difference as well. Most bandages leave a gap along the sides where water and other stuff can get to the wound. Nexcare surrounds the entire wound and seals in in against water and foreign objects, yet the material breathes and allows healing air to penetrate. Leave it to 3M to come up with that magic. One independent study showed that Nexcare leaked about 25 percent of the time while Band-Aid about 40 percent of the time, compared with more than 85 percent for lower-rated products. I can't count how often I've been disappointed by so-called waterproof bandages that peel off as soon as they get wet. Not so with the Nexcare product, it really sticks like glue but yet is ouchless when peeled off, even on hairy arms and legs. Another plus is that they do NOT contain latex. Bandages are something no one wears by choice and frankly this box of 100 will probably last me for years, so 3M isn't going to get rich off me. They are priced competitively but it doesn’t hurt that Amazon often has them on sale. Are they perfect? I can’t find any major faults with the bandages themselves but I do have one suggestion which is rather than toss all of the three sizes into the box randomly it would be nice if they put some sort of cardboard dividers to separate the sizes to make them easier to find when you don’t have a lot of time to fuss around looking for a bandage. I know this review is pretty enthusiastic about something as basic as a bandage but I do like these and now that I've tried them I think they're a big improvement from what I've been using till now.

The strongest bandage I've found. Recommended.

These are the best. They stay on for days, with showering. I had leg surgery and had multiple areas to protect. These do not come off until you remove them yourself. I did find them more difficult to remove. I had to slide something under the bandage to get it off my shin. They are also trickier to put on. Not like a regular bandaid. You need to peel away the paper that covers the part that goes against your skin, then put them on, then remove the paper on top after it is on. Once I learned how to use them, I found them to be extremely reliable. You can put any antibiotic cream you want on them.

These things do the job and stay on!

How many times have you cut your finger in the absolute worst place? Is there a "right" place? You look for a bandage, put it on, and then put another one on just to make sure the first one stays on. Just as soon as you "use" your bandaged hand off comes the bandaid. Water is your worst enemy while wearing a bandaid or two. Throw them all away and buy these bandaids! They stay on and water doesn't seem to bother them. My first born son was constantly in need of a bandaid, or 2. The only ones that stayed on were Nexcare! As a grandmother of 7 and a great grandmother of 2, I keep a full stock of Nexcare on hand (no pun intended) as well as in my handbag just in case. I never leave home without them!

Best bandage! - Must apply correctly

Apply to clean and completely dry skin, press down all around edges, don’t take the paper strips off right away ... leave for at least 30 seconds before removing. Gives the adhesive time to adhere well to skin. Be careful when removing from package and applying not to let any wrinkles form. If applied properly, this bandage becomes like a second skin, and will not come off until you peel it off, days later even. I have one on my thumb that is still sealed after hand wahings, dishes, showers. This may seem like a lot of work just to use a bandage, but worth it. You may need to replace a different type of bandage 10 times to this one if on hands. I get thumb splits in the winter that are painful if exposed, get wet, get bumped. These bandages help so much!

They really are that good - Tough, flexible, and ideal waterproof barrier.

Ok, so I may be a bit paranoid or perhaps that I just know my family's propensity to get cuts/scrapes/injuries, but I like to have a well stocked medkit in each of our vehicles as well as a primary medkit in the house. Just before our last summer camping trip I decided that we were running a bit low on bandaids, particularly waterproof ones. Previously we'd had a similar product and really loved them, but I couldn't find the exact ones so I did my usual search on Amazon and found these. After having used them on the camping trip I'm really kind of sad....because now I need to buy several more boxes of them to replace all the other bandaids I had previously stocked. Yes, they are that good. Let me go into the specifics of why they worked awesome for us. First, there are the little tiny bandaids (22mmx26mm) which I thought were going to be somewhat useless due to their small size, but they were actually the first to win me over. My 2yr old would get bugbites (no matter how consistently bugspray was applied), and then she would scratch the bites till they bled, and she would do the same for the scabs as soon as they would form. These little bandaids were ideal for keeping her sores clean and protecting them from her little fingernails. The medium size ones worked great at covering some small cuts and scrapes on my sons hands and elbows after he lost a duel with a pine tree (amazingly, they actually stayed on him for a couple days). The large ones are big enough for moderate cuts, but still a bit too small for a normal skinned knee or elbow. I am currently using one of them to cover up an area on my knee that has a couple stitches and needs to be kept dry. It works, but I think I'll try and pick up some bigger ones to keep on hand. My final comment is regarding the individual packaging on each bandage. This type of clear bandage is very thin and floppy and on the previous version it took some effort to get the bandaid placed without getting it stuck to itself since it is almost like trying to put on a piece of saranwrap. This version has solved that problem by having a thin piece of stiffer plastic attached to the outer surface of the bandage that helps it retain its shape as you place it over the wound. After you've got the bandage stuck down, that thin bit of plastic is pulled off and you're left with a clear, unobtrusive patch that is tough, flexible, and has made an ideal waterproof barrier around the wound. Yea....as I'm writing this, I've finished convincing myself to go ahead and just upgrade all my medkits to these bandaids.

The best bandage you can buy

These are the only bandage that can withstand a day's worth of hand washing intact. I will never buy any other brand again. The adhesive material around the bandage is completely clear, and fits like a second skin, which is nearly invisible. The bandage is close to my skin tone, so unless you are really observant, you wound even notice. Highly recommended!

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