Learn

Kid Scratching Mosquito Bites? Match the Patch ...

Yes, gentle patches can help a child who keeps scratching mosquito bites, but the right patch depends on what the bite looks like right now. Repellent stickers go on clothing...

What Prevents Blisters and Chafing on Long Runs...

For long runs, the options with the clearest support are well-fitted shoes with moisture-wicking socks, thin tape on known hot spots, a lubricant on skin-to-skin chafing zones, and a thin...

Best Bandages to Prevent Scarring From Minor Bu...

For a minor kitchen or household burn, the dressing most likely to limit scarring is a hydrocolloid sheet worn over the open wound until new skin closes it, with petroleum...

Best Cut-to-Size Hydrocolloid for Awkward Wound...

For awkward spots like fingertips, knuckles, toes, heels, elbows, knees and palms, the cut shape decides whether a cut-to-size hydrocolloid bandage stays sealed. Size the piece with at least a...

Waterproof Bandages for Cooking Burns: Dish-Sin...

A bandage that holds through a shower can still lift at the sink, because dish soap is a surfactant and surfactants lower the surface tension of water so it wicks...

How to Keep a Scratched Mosquito Bite From Scar...

A mosquito bite almost never scars on its own. The damage comes from scratching through the epidermis, and the mark that follows is usually post-inflammatory pigment rather than true scar...