Nexcare Skin Crack Care, Skincare Solution for Cracked Skin, Keep in First Aid Kit - 0.24 fl oz Bottle

FIVE STARS! I have bought Nexcare Skin Crack Care for many years. I can’t live without it! It is the only type of liquid bandage that works for the cracks on my fingers to keep the splits together so they don’t re-open and bleed. I type all day at my job, and this stuff is imperative! I use it daily. This is also the only product I have found that does not burn and send a sharp, cutting pain down my fingers/hand when it’s applied! I’ve tried multiple other similar products and they hurt terribly when applied and smell awful.

Works great to seal a crack!

I was extremely pleased for many years with the original Band-Aid Liquid Bandage which contained the miracle ingredient 2-octyl cyanoacrylate, a human-safe version of superglue which is currently used by doctors/surgeons/vets as the best available product. This Nexcare product doesn't work as well in any respect compared to the original, and 3M knows it, but it is no longer sold over the counter to people (evidently too many folks were not careful in using it). Note that acetone (horribly stinky nail-polish remover) or mineral oil or any superglue remover does remove this human-safe version of superglue, but this was not common-enough knowledge and folks did not have a remover readily available when they misused it. So it was removed from the consumer market several years ago, evidently due to liability concerns.I used the original Band-Aid liquid bandage for many years for my painful winter skin cracks. A miracle product since it instantly cut the pain. When it was discontinued I tried literally every other product on the market and all had serious deficiencies. This Nexcare liquid bandaid is adequate in filling skin cracks except it doesn't cut the pain at all (my main gripe) and doesn't last nearly as long.I just serendipitously stumbled onto the wikipedia entry for Cyanoacrylate, which includes this in its introductory remarks:"2-octyl cyanoacrylate is a medical grade glue encountered under various trade names; e.g., LiquiBand, SurgiSeal, FloraSeal, Dermabond, Orabase, Surgi-Lock and Nexaband. This was developed to be non-toxic and less irritating to skin tissue."I searched amazon and the only two products in the list of 2-octyl cyanoacrylate products above from wikipedia that are sold (by amazon) are Dermabond (0.5ml for $17) and Surgi-Lock 2oc (2.0ml for $40). There is no other liquid bandage that compares to a product with the main ingredient cyano 2oc -- at least that is what the medical establishment believes (and I know from years of experience, having tried all the liquid bandages on the market). Sorry the real stuff is expensive, but you get what you pay for (plus they can charge doctors nearly any price and get away with it).===============================================================Off topic somewhat, the doctors in our family have recently turned me on to an excellent non-liquid bandage which they use, but a year later, pharmacies still do not sell this quite amazing product. However Amazon does sell it, "3M Micropore paper tape" (also called "3M Micropore surgical tape" because that's what surgeons use). 12 small portable rolls of 10 yards(!) each are about $10, which will last you forever. I have been using the 1" wide version for the past year (also have the 2" wide version, but haven't had a wound that wide yet :-) and am very impressed by its properties. You can easily tear it by hand (no scissors needed!) to the length you want, you can put it on a wound in one layer or wrap it around a finger one or more times. It is "micropore", ie. it lets the wound breathe, and is waterproof enough to stay on through a couple of days of showers.================================================================12/26/14 update: "3M Vetbond" is currently the most cost-effective of the thin medical-grade cyanoacrylate products.Apply one layer (1 drop), let dry (blow on it for faster drying), then apply one or two more layers (drops) and let dry between each, to get the desired thickness.One bottle should last for at 50 two-drop skin crack fixups.By the way, the "3M Nexcare skin crack care" product is almost useless in comparison to "3M Vetbond"

Great first aid gel! I put it in my cracked skin and seem dry fast, feel painless, and seem effective. Hope this will be like this in future if cut again.

I like nexcare bandages but was very disappointed with this pricier option. Better off with the cheaper rite aid brand.

Good stuff for cuts

Have tried many other (liquid bandage, Nu-skin, etc) and they all sting or burn and don't work! Nexcare Skin Crack Care is the ONLY thing I have found that works without burning and stays on to allow the crack time to heal. Have been unable to find it in the stores recently so I'm ordering from Amazon. Thankfully they still have it and it's not been discontinued, which was my fear! Since I frequently get cracked skin on my fingertips and thumbs in the winter and they are extremely painful, I am so happy that it's still available. Agree with other reviews that the bottles are tiny and the liquid does turn yellow after awhile (still effective). Eventually it will harden up tho (keep it TIGHTLY closed to delay this happening) but I will gladly put up with that since it's such a life-saver for me. My biggest problem is that I'm clumsy and the bottle is so tiny I occasionally drop the bottle or tip it over and I'm like Oh Noooooo! LOL It would be nice if they made the brush a little longer so you can reach the liquid at the bottom :)

Having to wash my hands frequently throughout the day, especially at work, this product has been a lifesaver with the pain of cracked fingertips.

This stuff is brilliant. I wish I had discovered it earlier. I have the kind of dermatitis which occasionally leaves my finger, or usually thumb ends split and they don't heal well. I hate to have my hands covered in sticking plaster, but equally hate to go about with open wounds on my hands. The Nexcare skin crack is painted on like nail varnish and covers the affected area. You may need two coats at first, then it gives a brilliant cover all day, even through numerous hand washings. Not only does this protect the open wound but it helps these unhealable cracks to heal too. I found that mine had healed the next day.

Excelente producto, superó por mucho mis expectativas

Es un líquido que sirve para reparar las grietas de las manos, también lo he usado con alguna herida, hace una especie de película protectora (como si fuera una tirita) q a la ver repara y cura la grieta.

This is a great product. I have often suffered from cracked finger tips and cuticles in winter. Nexcare really does solve and fix the problem in a way that I have never had before. I highly recommend it.

Excellent products.Works a treat on a cracked thumb.Pity there is no U.K supplier as this takes a long time to come from America.