They may not be a matter of life and death, but knowing how to remove a splinter correctly can relieve someone from ongoing ...

So how do you use a potato to remove a splinter? Here are the instructions from the Farmers’ Almanac: “Cut a potato into thin slices. Place one slice on the splinter (use the side without the skin).

Splinters are fragments of wood that can puncture and get stuck in your skin. They are common, but painful. In many cases, you can safely remove a splinter yourself at home. If the injury becomes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California ER doctor Joe Whittington recommends using a clean, unused medicine syringe to create a suction to easily remove a ...

Splinters are fragments of a foreign object—usually wood, but they also can be thorns, plastic, or metal—that break off and embed into your skin. They're annoying, and even a tiny sliver can be ...

August 18, 2008 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google If you've got a bunch of small stubborn splinters that are evading your attempts with the tweezer, the Parent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Picture this: You're enjoying the weather outside on the porch when you brush up against a piece of wood and suddenly feel a sharp ...

Tweezers are essential. While they might get buried in your drawer or bathroom cabinet for weeks at a time, it’s in those moments of need — wherein a dozen or more rogue hairs sprout up out of nowhere ...

Splinters are everyday injuries commonly involving a small shard of wood, glass, metal, plastic or a thorn that becomes embedded in the skin and the soft tissue underneath. The outer skin layer, known ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Splinters are everyday injuries commonly involving a small shard of wood, glass, metal, plastic or a thorn that becomes embedded ...

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