>Skin tac adh 4 oz. Skin-Tac-H

I used Skin Tac in wipe format for six months. I am very happy with it. It leaves my skin lightly tacky and the infusion sets stay in place. No matter what I do, or even if I take a long soaking shower. I decided to try bottled Skin Tac. So far, I am pleased. While less convenient than wipes, it lasts longer. I will keep a box of wipes for travel. Since I am usually at home, this format works well. When applying, wipe the applicator ball against the inside lip of the bottle. Then apply. Otherwise, the applicator swab contains too much and will run. Clean the infusion set site with an alcohol swab before applying this adhesive. [+ 2 years] .. Update Time!! .. The same bottle lasted almost two years at this point. Wow! Less than $15 bucks for two years. Now that's economical!! It's time to order a new supply (and while I'm at it update this review). Application: Use an alcohol swab in an outward spiral from the center of where you want the infusion set to adhere. I usually repeat this twice, trying to thoroughly clean my skin at the site. Allow to dry (just a couple of seconds). Using the applicator swab at the end of the applicator (attached to the Skin Tac lid), apply to the infusion set site. Swipe from the top edge across the length of the site, since it will tend to run a bit when it first touches the skin. Allow to dry (quite a few seconds). Insert the infusion set and press down on the tape to get it to fully adhere to the tacky skin. Allow to adhere quite a while (minutes) before getting it wet. Lasting Power: Do all that and it will last. It easily lasts three days for my infusion sets. I expect it would easily last a full week or more. It lasts through long, soaking showers. I suspect it would last through a tub soaking. It does the job. Cleaning: An alcohol swab is your friend. When preparing my next site (next to the current site) I use an alcohol swab to first clean the new site, then clean the remaining residue of Skin Tac from the old site. No doubt about it. This is a good product, in a very economical format. Enjoy!

As a Type 1 diabetic, I wear a DexCom CGM (continuous glucose monitor) on my stomach, which has an adhesive backing and is supposed to stay attached to my stomach for 7 days before I swap out the sensor and re-attach a new one. Well, the adhesive would sometimes wear off after 6 or even 5 days of wearing it, which was bad because insurance will typically only cover just enough sensors to last a few months, assuming a FULL 7-day sensor cycle. And nobody can afford sensors beyond what insurance will pay for (a 12-week supply runs me over $300 AFTER insurance... the healthcare system in the U.S. is garbage, but I digress). Anyway, my endocrinologist recommended that I apply some of this product to the adhesive to get it to stick on for a full 7 days, and boy does it work perfectly. I've had the same bottle for 2 and a half years, and it still works perfectly. It took a few weeks to get used to the right amount to apply to my adhesive before sticking to my skin; if you use too much of this liquid, for example, then you may end up soaking the adhesive too much, and it actually makes it harder to get it to actually adhere to your skin for some reason. But once I realized that I should only apply a small amount to the edges of the adhesive, it started working perfectly. I never apply my DexCom sensor without it. Just be careful to not let too much of it get on your fingers, because it is very sticky and kind of annoying when I apply it, since I have to physically pat down the sensor adhesive after applying this product in order to get it to stay down. It also definitely leaves some residue, which you can ignore and wait for it to dissolve after a few days of showering, or you can easily remove with an alcohol wipe. I use the remover wipes by the same brand: Skin-Tac-H Adhesive TacAway Remover Wipes, 50 count

As a diabetic this stuff is great! Apply a little to where my glucose monitor goes and they never fall off! Apply a little on the site for my pump too! Zero issues! I use both the bottle of liquid and the one time use wipes: yet I reuse the wipes over and over again and just add a bit of the liquid from the bottle.. I keep the wipe in the little pouch it comes in and then in a ziplock bag until I need it again.. has worked very well for me!

This stuff is great. I use a CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor). The sensor will function for at least 2 weeks, but the tape that keeps it attached to your body doesn't. I like to swim, play tennis, and take the occasional shower, and the adhesive on the tape will just let go, and the tape will unravel within a week. Once the sensor is "loose", it will start failing quickly of course. But with Skin Tac, I can be assured it will stick to me for at least the lifetime of the sensor (2+ weeks on average). I apply a thin layer on the adhesive tape (trying to avoid skirting the outside, since any spills will cling to your fingers or clothes...) before I apply, let set/dry, and it will sit for at least 2 weeks. I imagine it would work similarly well with insulin pumps, etc. It cleans up/dilutes easily with alcohol (use your regular swabs, cotton balls with rubbing alcohol, or the special Skin-Tac wipes), and that also helps with removing. (Note: It's very sticky, so if you try to take it off without some alcoholic help, you may tear off the epidermis of your skin. Don't do that. It will hurt. After all, you use it because you want it to stick really well, right?) You can also use it to 'patch up' sections of the tape that start "letting go". However, I find that if you overuse it, it will dry up, just make an inflexible, hard surface out of the tape, that will not stick because it's just too rigid. So, there definitely is such a thing as 'too much' of a good thing.

I do like another product better, but it has been out of stock in many stores for months. So I decided to give skin tac a try knowing other friends like it. I was quite impressed. There is a built in applicator in the bottle cap. With the other brand I had to use qtips and it made a stick mess. It works fairly well and is half the price of the other brand. I may just write off it not being as sticky (but still holds my pump sites and dexcom sensors on well) as the other brand and save half the cost a bottle.

My daughter is on a wireless diabetes pump. It is supposed to stay on for 3 days but often came off after a day, especially on any hot, humid days. OmniPod recommended I try this product. I use it every time I change her pump and it has never come off early again. I have recommended this to others. I just apply a thin layer, wait about 2 minutes, and press the insulin pod on her arm, leg, or abdomen. The 4 oz jar has lasted over a year and still has a third of the Skin Tac left. It also comes in pre-soaked pads but you get so much more than what you need in a pad so you throw away a lot. The bottle with the swabber is a MUCH better deal. If the screw-on cap goes on a little tight, because some Skin Tac got on it, just use a little rubbing alcohol to remove. There are Skin Tac remover cloths but we haven't found they were needed. We can remove her pump pod and any residue comes off easily with a little rubbing alcohol, which we use to clean the new site anyway. After we clean her skin at the new site for the pod, we clean off the old site of any residue with the alcohol swab. WARNING: Skin Tac is REALLY sticky. Pay attention when using so the bottle doesn't get knocked over--you obviously can't recap it immediately because the swab is attached to the wand from the cap.

I’ve been using this stuff for years to help my insulin infusion and continued glucose monitoring sets stay adhered. I apply a circle around the set sites to include where the protective patches I put over them will cover. Everything stays on so well and I holds up in the heat and humidity. This product also protects my skin from irritation from the adhesives of the sensor.

REALLY G00D PR0DUCT. I AM AN 0ST0MATE, I HAVE TR0UBLE KEEPING SUPPLIES 0N AND ADHERRED WELL. I WAS HESITANT T0 TRY THIS 0NE AFTER EXHAUSTING ALL THE 0PTI0NS SPECIFICALLY F0R 0ST0MY PATIENTS BECAUSE THEY JUST DID N0T W0RK. I WAS W0RRIED IT MIGHT BURN DELICATE SKIN AND IT D0ES N0T, IT DID N0T B0THER MY SKIN. I HAD N0 BAD REACTI0N EITHER, MY SKIN IS HEALTHY L00KING AND LAST BUT N0T LEAST WHILE IT H0LDS UP WELL F0R A FEW DAYS, F0R THE TIME I CAN WEAR A SET 0F SUPPLIES BUT I WAS W0RRIED IF IT W0ULD BE A PR0BLEM REM0VING SUPPLIES 0N CHANGE DAY AND IT WAS N0 PR0BLEM, WHILE IT HELD WELL WHILE USING , IT GAVE ME N0 ISSUE REM0VING SUPPLIES WHEN NEEDED.