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Vinegar
Posted by Mmsg (Somewhere, Europe) on 09/22/2013
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Another YEA for vinegar soak for splinters. After about 10-15 minutes of soaking (I only had wine vinegar), the edges of 2 hair-thin spliners came out of the sking far enough for me to painlessly pull them out with tweezers.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by D (Naples, Fl) on 11/03/2012
I recently picked up a prickly pear in the grocery store and squeezed it for ripeness. I asked the produce attendant about the taste and he said he never had one. I asked some ladies and they said there were alot of seeds inside and it didn't taste anything like a pear. I decided not to buy one and a few minutes after putting it back my hands started stinging. The pear did not feel prickly really just bumpy. I went to immediately wash my hands with soap and water and could hardly stand the pain or touch them with a towel. It felt like tiny splinters or needles all over my palms and fingers yet I couldn't see anything! When I searched at home with a magnifying glass I could hardly see anything but tiny white, almost clear splinter like needles. In my search for help, I did not see anything on Earth Clinic so I went searching further. The first advice when handling this fruit was to wear gloves! Too late....... As I searched I found that double face tape may help get the needles out, I did try but it was too painful. I also tried pantyhose as it stated that when you rub in one direction it may catch the needles. It did help a little.
I heard so much about ACV on Earth Clinic I decided to give it a try. It seemed to help ease the pain a bit so that I could try to at least touch them. I used a magnifying glass and tweezers to try to remove the tiny white, almost non-visible needles from my hands. I washed again with Apple Cider Vinegar and then soap and water. I will continue to wash with ACV for the remainder of the evening and tomorrow if necessary to help ease the stinging now that the needles have been removed. I did find that prickly pear is used to help in a number of things, one being diabetes and maybe even hair loss because of it's nutrients. If you decide to give it a try please use caution in handling. I am so grateful to Earth Clinic and it's readers for your help and feedback over the years--I hopes this helps someone else who may have been stung by the pear needles.
Vinegar
Posted by Austin (Texarkana, Texas) on 11/11/2011
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Vinegar for Splinters
Thank u so much. It just made my day because I was just about to go to a wedding in Arkansas with a huge splinter in my thumb. My mom just told me to tweeze it out but it didn't work. Then I looked up this website and it saved me from my worst dipleasure in the world. Thanks a bunch.
White Vinegar
Posted by Ada (Geneva, IL) on 09/07/2009
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Splinter deep under index fingernail
Just want to say Thank you. I followed the instructions above soaking my finger in white vinegar then applying pressing to the end of the splinter. It moved just enough to pull out with tweezers!! Thank you so much. Thought I was going to have to go to urgent care.
Epsom Salt, Calamine, Castor Oil
Posted by Tiffiany (Wasilla, Alaska ) on 09/08/2016
ACV splashed on and left on for at least 10 minutes, really get your skin wet with the vinegar, yeah it's going to sting (don't splash it into your eyes or put it up into your nose or private parts). Then rinse off with cool water. If area still itches soak a washcloth in ACV and leave on for 10-20 minutes then rinse in cool water. Husband has worked in commercial construction for over 25 years and this is what we use.
Epsom Salt, Calamine, Castor Oil
Posted by Diane (Southern Ca.) on 09/09/2016
Thanks,
As for my particular situation with loads of fiber-glass splinters in my palm and fingers, using vinegar on the condition of my hand would have been too painful for my situation as most of my palm was red. I could see that working on a few splinters though. For me the calamine lotion stopped the itch as did the Tinacin. I have had wood splinters before and PRID worked well to get wood splinters out very well. But PRID did not work on the Fiber-glass splinters. The most painful part was in the webbing of my hand between the thumb and forefinger. Working the fiberglass splinters in that area was murder!
Drawing Salve
Posted by Timh (Louisville, Usa) on 01/15/2012 2048 posts
... and not only wood, I got the same thing happen climbing a fiberglass ladder with a heavy bucket of paint in one and the other hand.
Homeopathy Silica
Posted by Gail (Toronto, Nsw Australia) on 09/04/2010
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I think the 'herb' you are concerned about is actually homeopathic silica (not a herb) it is great for helping expel foreign objects from your body. I stood on a sea urchin and the spines broke off in my foot - they were very deeply imbedded - but after taking the silica pillules for a few weeks all the spines miraculously came out. I would be very wary about using it if I had any type of clips etc in my body. Can't make any comment about the effect of OP though, which I have tried for the first time a couple of hours ago (1tsp VCO). I was thinking though that some of these really bad side effects might come about if you were to inadvertently swallow a bit of the oil you are swishing about in your mouth - I don't think that would be too good for you after 10 mins of swishing!
Bread Poultice
Posted by Ricky (Clayton, Nc) on 06/14/2015
I have a splinter deep in my finger. Will this help?
