Skin tac adh 4 oz. Skin-Tac-H

I used Skin Tac in wipe format for six months. I am very happy with it. It leaves my skin lightly tacky and the infusion sets stay in place. No matter what I do, or even if I take a long soaking shower. I decided to try bottled Skin Tac. So far, I am pleased. While less convenient than wipes, it lasts longer. I will keep a box of wipes for travel. Since I am usually at home, this format works well. When applying, wipe the applicator ball against the inside lip of the bottle. Then apply. Otherwise, the applicator swab contains too much and will run. Clean the infusion set site with an alcohol swab before applying this adhesive. [+ 2 years] .. Update Time!! .. The same bottle lasted almost two years at this point. Wow! Less than $15 bucks for two years. Now that's economical!! It's time to order a new supply (and while I'm at it update this review). Application: Use an alcohol swab in an outward spiral from the center of where you want the infusion set to adhere. I usually repeat this twice, trying to thoroughly clean my skin at the site. Allow to dry (just a couple of seconds). Using the applicator swab at the end of the applicator (attached to the Skin Tac lid), apply to the infusion set site. Swipe from the top edge across the length of the site, since it will tend to run a bit when it first touches the skin. Allow to dry (quite a few seconds). Insert the infusion set and press down on the tape to get it to fully adhere to the tacky skin. Allow to adhere quite a while (minutes) before getting it wet. Lasting Power: Do all that and it will last. It easily lasts three days for my infusion sets. I expect it would easily last a full week or more. It lasts through long, soaking showers. I suspect it would last through a tub soaking. It does the job. Cleaning: An alcohol swab is your friend. When preparing my next site (next to the current site) I use an alcohol swab to first clean the new site, then clean the remaining residue of Skin Tac from the old site. No doubt about it. This is a good product, in a very economical format. Enjoy!

As a Type 1 diabetic, I wear a DexCom CGM (continuous glucose monitor) on my stomach, which has an adhesive backing and is supposed to stay attached to my stomach for 7 days before I swap out the sensor and re-attach a new one. Well, the adhesive would sometimes wear off after 6 or even 5 days of wearing it, which was bad because insurance will typically only cover just enough sensors to last a few months, assuming a FULL 7-day sensor cycle. And nobody can afford sensors beyond what insurance will pay for (a 12-week supply runs me over $300 AFTER insurance... the healthcare system in the U.S. is garbage, but I digress). Anyway, my endocrinologist recommended that I apply some of this product to the adhesive to get it to stick on for a full 7 days, and boy does it work perfectly. I've had the same bottle for 2 and a half years, and it still works perfectly. It took a few weeks to get used to the right amount to apply to my adhesive before sticking to my skin; if you use too much of this liquid, for example, then you may end up soaking the adhesive too much, and it actually makes it harder to get it to actually adhere to your skin for some reason. But once I realized that I should only apply a small amount to the edges of the adhesive, it started working perfectly. I never apply my DexCom sensor without it. Just be careful to not let too much of it get on your fingers, because it is very sticky and kind of annoying when I apply it, since I have to physically pat down the sensor adhesive after applying this product in order to get it to stay down. It also definitely leaves some residue, which you can ignore and wait for it to dissolve after a few days of showering, or you can easily remove with an alcohol wipe. I use the remover wipes by the same brand: Skin-Tac-H Adhesive TacAway Remover Wipes, 50 count

My wife uses this stuff for her Dexcom and Omni pods and it works like magic. She has a reaction to whatever is in the adhesive where when taking off her medical devices it removes the top layer of skin. Using this stuff has helped that a lot. Still happens a tad bit but not as bad as it was.

This stuff is great. I use a CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor). The sensor will function for at least 2 weeks, but the tape that keeps it attached to your body doesn't. I like to swim, play tennis, and take the occasional shower, and the adhesive on the tape will just let go, and the tape will unravel within a week. Once the sensor is "loose", it will start failing quickly of course. But with Skin Tac, I can be assured it will stick to me for at least the lifetime of the sensor (2+ weeks on average). I apply a thin layer on the adhesive tape (trying to avoid skirting the outside, since any spills will cling to your fingers or clothes...) before I apply, let set/dry, and it will sit for at least 2 weeks. I imagine it would work similarly well with insulin pumps, etc. It cleans up/dilutes easily with alcohol (use your regular swabs, cotton balls with rubbing alcohol, or the special Skin-Tac wipes), and that also helps with removing. (Note: It's very sticky, so if you try to take it off without some alcoholic help, you may tear off the epidermis of your skin. Don't do that. It will hurt. After all, you use it because you want it to stick really well, right?) You can also use it to 'patch up' sections of the tape that start "letting go". However, I find that if you overuse it, it will dry up, just make an inflexible, hard surface out of the tape, that will not stick because it's just too rigid. So, there definitely is such a thing as 'too much' of a good thing.

As a type 1 diabetic, I use Skin-Tac to secure the sensor for my Dexcom Platinum G4 continuous glucose monitor. Typically, the adhesive that comes with the sensors last me several days after which the edges start coming up. At this point, I like using Skin-Tac to 'glue' the edge back down. I initially bought the Skin-Tac wipes, but in order to use those, you have to touch the wipes which always leads to sticky hands afterwards. This Skin-Tac in a bottle allows you to use the applicator and not get any of it on your hands. Additionally, buying the liquid in a bottle is much more economical because you get much longer use out of it. The only complaint I would have is that it takes quite a long time to become tacky enough for it to work well for me. I have to apply it and then walk around for a couple of minutes before it's tacky enough to be useful. Additionally, the applicator ball is somewhat big for my needs so I often apply more than I need and depending on what color T-shirt I'm wearing, the Skin Tac will try to attach to my shirt and leave a messy mix of Skin Tac and t-shirt lint on my skin.