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[caruga]

I'm wondering what the chemicals are and if it were to get into a wound and into the bloodstream, does it have any potential for harm?

[niner]

There are a lot of different things that might be called plaster.  Most don't have adhesive chemicals, rather they rely on the physical properties of the plaster itself as various calcium compounds form, become hydrated, and crystallize.  Do you know exactly what you came into contact with?

[caruga]

There are a lot of different things that might be called plaster.  Most don't have adhesive chemicals, rather they rely on the physical properties of the plaster itself as various calcium compounds form, become hydrated, and crystallize.  Do you know exactly what you came into contact with?

 

I can link to the product if that helps: here

[niner]

 

There are a lot of different things that might be called plaster.  Most don't have adhesive chemicals, rather they rely on the physical properties of the plaster itself as various calcium compounds form, become hydrated, and crystallize.  Do you know exactly what you came into contact with?

 

I can link to the product if that helps: here

 

OOOoohh... I thought you meant "plaster" as in the stuff they finish walls with.  You're talking about an adhesive bandage.  In the states we often call these "band aids", after the trade name of the first widely popular adhesive bandages.  I'm pretty sure that the adhesive they use is non-toxic, as wound contact would be pretty likely.

[caruga]

 

 

There are a lot of different things that might be called plaster.  Most don't have adhesive chemicals, rather they rely on the physical properties of the plaster itself as various calcium compounds form, become hydrated, and crystallize.  Do you know exactly what you came into contact with?

 

I can link to the product if that helps: here

 

OOOoohh... I thought you meant "plaster" as in the stuff they finish walls with.  You're talking about an adhesive bandage.  In the states we often call these "band aids", after the trade name of the first widely popular adhesive bandages.  I'm pretty sure that the adhesive they use is non-toxic, as wound contact would be pretty likely.

 

 

Thanks.  That was my assumption as well.

Yeah, I knew americans said 'band-aid' but I thought it was a brand name as you say.  Kind of like calling a cola a coke or a vacuum cleaner a hoover.  My dictionary app didn't say "UK usage" so I ran with it.