We’ve Been Putting On Plasters All Wrong

What’s the most annoying injury you can get? A paper cut, right on your finger.

Apart from the bleeding and the often smarting pain you can get by slicing the tip of your finger open, paper cuts are often really annoying to treat with plasters, as small surface can lead to the plaster easily falling off.

Well…apparently, we’ve been applying plasters all wrong – and our minds are blown at just how wrong we’ve got it.

Watch the video below.

In a TikTok video posted by @lifehacksa, they show a short, handy guide in how to make a plaster adequately fit your finger.

Before applying the bandage, it is recommended you use scissors to cut a slice at both ends of the plaster, before removing the protective plastic backing.

Instead of just wrapping the plaster around your finger, fold down the newly cut flaps in a criss-cross fashion.

This ensures the bandage stays on your finger tightly, keeps your cut covered and helps your graze heal.

This will be very useful to have, particularly after unwrapping all our presents and getting a few cuts…

TikTok has proven itself a more vital educational tool than all our years of schooling, with the video sharing app also showing us the correct way to complete our skincare routines. 

According to a TikTok from qualified skincare consultant and facial practitioner Mattie Lacey-Davidson (@mattie.skincare) you probably aren't washing your face for long enough each day. 

The TikTok influencer insisted that you should be washing your face for at least 60 seconds before you rinse in order to let your cleansers work their magic.

While it's definitely a step we've been missing in our skincare routine, we can't argue with Mattie's logic.

She told her followers: "Think about it. It's a wash-off product so it needs time on the skin to work. I always do it for 60 seconds. If I'm double-cleansing, that's 60 seconds each."

You can read more about it here.

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Topics: Life, Health

Kimberley Bond

Kim is a journalist at Tyla, and has previously worked at the Evening Standard, Radio Times as well as several national newspapers. A showbiz obsessive and a television fanatic, Kim is particularly interested in celebrity gossip, A-list events and the latest releases on either the big or small screen. Contact her at [email protected]

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