My energy-filled boys get their fair share of bumps and scrapes in the course of their days and I have to admit that I’m often sporting just as many little injuries as they are. While bandages are always in the cupboards as a result, it wasn’t until last year that I discovered Nexcare bandages. The tight-sealing, waterproof bandages are the same ones used in hospitals and I love how easy they are to apply compared to traditional bandages as well as how much better they are at staying in place covering a wound.
Now Nexcare is innovating once again with its new Tegaderm dressings. These bandages take a new healing concept that is currently mostly used in hospitals, called moist healing, to help minor injuries heal faster and with less pain. Unlike the dry healing method, which allows a scab to form over a wound as the skin underneath repairs itself, moist healing seals the wound with a protective, breathable dressing that keeps the wound moist by containing the body’s fluid. I was intrigued to learn that in addition to faster and less painful healing, moist healing also generally results in less scarring as well!
I received an assortment of Nexcare products to test out myself including the new Tegaderm products. I decided to use one of the Tegaderm dressings to treat a burn on my wrist since it was in a bit of an awkward spot and since I’ve sometimes had burns end up scarring as they healed. I really liked the way the Tegaderm dressing kept the burn clean and protected, and it did indeed heal without a single trace of a scar. These dressings are also perfect for blisters, scrapes and post-surgical incisions.
Nexcare wants to help your family better treat all those minor scrapes, burns and other injuries that seem to be a part of every busy family’s life, so the company is very generously offering one lucky Mommy Kat and Kids reader a prize pack containing an assortment of Nexcare products including Nexcare Brights bandages, Tegaderm dressings, Acne protective covers, Absolute Waterproof tape and many others, an $80 total value! To enter to win, just leave a blog comment about which of the products in this prize pack your family would find the most useful. And if you’re eager to test one out right away, make sure to visit the Nexcare website to download a $1 coupon good for any Nexcare product.
My youngest son’s playschool teacher once told me, “There’s a special kind of magic in a bandage,” and it’s true that often when my boys demand a bandage for an injury, they feel better because of the care rather than because the bandage does anything immediate to minimize the pain. With other brands, that’s often the only benefit that’s provided since my active kids soon manage to loose their bandages anyways. But Nexcare has always provided better protection, which is why it’s a brand I always keep in the house. And for even quicker and more effective healing, the new Nexcare Tegaderm dressings are a great new innovation. Give them a try and see what you think of moist healing!
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Amy Stack says
I think my little boys would love the brights coloured bandages, but I would use the clear, waterproof more often for myself. With two rambunctious, preschool boys, a klutzy mom and a home improvement “weekend warrior” one of us usually has some minor boo-boo. We could really use this prize pack! 🙂
jan says
the brights would be lots of fun
Lillian Brown says
Absolute Waterproof tape would suit this family …all great products
Kristina Ziegler says
Everything would be super useful with two very active boys in my house!
Wanda says
my 2 kids would love to use the coloured bandages.
Carolle H says
I think the waterproof tape would be perfect for us
cheryl hodgkins says
Nexcare Brights bandages would come in real handy
Marilyn Legault says
I’m interested in having the Tegaderm dressings on hand.
marla says
The tegaderm
Natasha says
tegaderm looks interesting
Heather says
I would use the tegaderm. I am a bit accident prone.
Silvia D says
All would be used but i think the Skin Crack care would be very useful !
Joni W says
i think i’m allergic to the bandaids. i would have looooooove the bright coloured ones. I’m strange that way.
Tina L. says
I think the Absolute Waterproof would be most useful.
Gene says
My kids, and their various injuries, would love the ‘brights’
Jeannie says
I think the waterproof bandaids would be the most useful in our home.
Chris Stockford says
I would!
Doris H says
The waterproof tape would be great!
deni says
The waterproof bandages would be useful around here.
Angela Mitchell says
The Brights would be used a lot in our house I think.
Nicole says
The Absolute Waterproof would be handy in our house.
Suzanne G says
I would like to try out the Tegaderm and I would find it the most useful in our household.
Kristine Ewald says
WAterproof bandaid 🙂
Jennifer P. says
Definitely the Absolute Waterproof for us – our daughter is a big swimmer, but also a big “faller” on the playground etc, so she always need really good waterproof solutions.
MrDisco says
the water proof bandages (not band-aids, that’s from the enemy camp) would be useful for when i’m swimming in the ocean
Sharlene says
All of them – I have 4 kids + a new baby – we’re always out of bandages.
shelley says
We would use the bright coloured ones- they always seem to make the “hurts” go away faster 🙂
jacqueline says
Every bandage would be used up…my lovely LO’s are rather quick to tumble, I think is the nicest way to say it….always a scratch or a cut
Christy E says
Waterproof bandages. Keeps it dry & clean in the pool
Miriam Wilton says
with winter coming the skin crack cure would be so amazing.
kristen visser says
the color band aids are pretty cool!!
Donna Maroulis says
I discovered Nexcare Skin Crack Care several years ago – what a wonderful product – I recommend it to anyone who suffers from dry , cracked skin in winter !
Donna Maroulis says
Food waste is a pet peeve of mine – too many people go hungry in the world for us to be throwing it away ! I use Glad food storage products all the time !
Lynda Cook says
They would all come in handy in my home, so I can’t just pick one, we are accident prone…lol
Kerry Amburgy-Dickson says
Their latex-free line.
Doris Calvert says
The Nexcare Brights bandages we go through a ton
stacey dempsey says
There is one there that says Skin Crack care . I have never heard of that one and it sure would be helpful . With my allergies my hands get really dry and sometimes the skin cracks and it hurts and usually there is not much to do about it so that would be good My dad gets this too and my son so we would all love to try this
Andrea Lamont says
Our daughter is very accident prone, and goes through bandaids like crazy, so all of this stuff would be very useful in our house!
Lori Bazan says
Nexcare Brights bandages are a must try but all the bandages and dressings would be helpful and handy to have, just incase needed.
Brenda Penton says
I think we would find the Acne bandages most useful. I currently buy them now for myself and teenage son.
patty george says
the waterproof ones would be great as the kids are in the pool all the time
Cheryl B. says
Absolute Waterproof tape is a must in my household..
Angela Smith says
We have two (almost teenagers) so we would definately use the acne!!
kathy downey says
The Waterproof tape would be perfect for my home
Karen C. Hill says
I would love the Tegaderm for myself as I’m always burning myself when cooking/baking but the absolute waterproof bandages would be great for my little one
MoniqueWeiss says
Great giveaway
rochelle haynes says
We could use all of them
sharon boyle says
Absolute waterproof
Lindsay T says
The brights would definitely be a hit at my house!
Jonnie says
My boys would make good use of the Brights, I would use the Tegaderm products and my husband would love to try out the skin crack care.