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Super glue might work too.
Wow the future is now
That shit's been around since I was a kid (long time ago...)
It burns like fuck too. Feels like putting alcohol on a fresh cut. Unless they changed what's in it anyway.
I remember one time I wrecked my bike as a young teen (flipped over the handle bars because I was being super cool riding with no hands and the front tire hit something and spun like 90 degrees). I went back home and used like a whole bottle on my shoulder and knee areas that had been scraped pretty badly by asphalt. Pretty sure it's not meant to cover large surface areas like that. The pain was intense. It did form a gross rubber-skin layer though, so I guess it works?
Yeah, definitely not meant to cover large areas. Great for blisters. Does sting like fuck.
Ancient bowler technology.
super glue was originally developed as a surgical adhesive
I have personally used superglue to close wounds on my fingertips so I can at least be functional. I wouldn't advise anyone else to do it.
First need to get everything extremely clean so as not to seal in any dirt. Then it needs to stop bleeding and dry it in a way that does not introduce any new dirt or other crap. Then can apply superglue in a layer, let the burning pass. I use a new little tube of it each time.
It's annoying because it starts to peel at the edges and catch on things, so still need to be cautious. I think it slows down overall healing. I try to remove it during a shower and spend some time with a regular bandage over it to let it have normal healing time. If you can tolerate, clean dry cotton gauze (non stick if you can get it) kept on with minimum adhesive is better than a gunky sticky bandaid.