Compeed - changed?

On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 11:12:49 +0100, Richard G. <[email hidden]>

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Haven't used them recently to be honest, one of the advantages of finding a
pair of boots that don't give you blisters!

Quite 🙂

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However, I did buy an emergency
pack recently and noticed there were several new products, the most
interesting being a small bottle of compeed liquid that you can paint onto
the affected area. Again, have no experience of using it, but my impression
was that this is likely to work better than anything that has to be stuck to
the foot.

Interesting! I'll go and look it up. Thanks! 🙂

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In Article <[email hidden]>,Peewiglet

Quoted message said:

Has anyone got any experience of this? I was really sorry to encounter
what seemed to be this change, because previously I thought they were
just about the best product of any description I've ever come across.

Haven't used them recently to be honest, one of the advantages of finding a
pair of boots that don't give you blisters! However, I did buy an emergency
pack recently and noticed there were several new products, the most
interesting being a small bottle of compeed liquid that you can paint onto
the affected area. Again, have no experience of using it, but my impression
was that this is likely to work better than anything that has to be stuck to
the foot.

Regards,
Richard G.

In Article <[email hidden]>,Peewiglet

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Interesting! I'll go and look it up. Thanks! 🙂

One thing I forgot to mention, the shop I went to was having a compeed sale,
strange things to have on sale I thought, until it was explained to me that
the packs on sale were past their use by date. I didn't even realise they
had a use by date, so it might be worth checking your box to see if they've
expired.

Regards,
Richard G.

On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 11:33:52 +0100, Richard G. <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Interesting! I'll go and look it up. Thanks! 🙂

One thing I forgot to mention, the shop I went to was having a compeed sale,
strange things to have on sale I thought, until it was explained to me that
the packs on sale were past their use by date. I didn't even realise they
had a use by date, so it might be worth checking your box to see if they've
expired.

V. good point, thanks! I'll see if I still have the packaging.

Hmm....

Best wishes,
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Has anyone there used Compeed? In 2000 I discovered Compeed blister
dressings, and found them just fantastic. Although they quickly looked
awful on my foot, they sealed the blister, took all the pain away very
quickly and allowed the blister to heal underneath. Compeed deposits
were *really* difficult to get off the bath, and there was always a
lot of gunk left in my socks, but I felt that those disadvantages were
entirely outweighed by their effectiveness with blisters.

This year I used them again on the Pennine Way, and found them
noticeably different. Although I followed the application instructions
to the letter, I couldn't make them stick properly. The edges kept
lifting (even though I taped them down as recommended in the
instructions: I'm sure that wasn't a recommendation back in 2000).
They didn't take the pain away, and my blisters didn't heal. In fact,
they got larger and larger as the walk went on, even though I
re-applied the Compeed several times. I noticed it was much easier to
get them off the bath, though, and so I wonder whether the composition
is now different. They seemed to feel a little less substantial as I
applied them, though I suppose it's possible I imagined that.

Has anyone got any experience of this? I was really sorry to encounter
what seemed to be this change, because previously I thought they were
just about the best product of any description I've ever come across.

I stopped using compeed myself after I got tired of having to throw away
perfectly good pairs of socks because the residue from the compeed had
firmly attached itself to the fabric rendering the sock useless. Anyway,
since I started to use decent footbed inserts I dont seem to get blisters
anymore (Fingers crossed)
When I still used them I found the only way I could ever make them stick
properly was to apply them to a freshly washed and dried foot. Any attempt
to apply them 'on the hoof' would be doomed to failure, the natural oils in
the skin seemed to prevent the adhesive sticking properly.

cheers,
Simon

Peewiglet said:

Has anyone there used Compeed? In 2000 I discovered Compeed blister
dressings, and found them just fantastic. Although they quickly looked
awful on my foot, they sealed the blister, took all the pain away very
quickly and allowed the blister to heal underneath. Compeed deposits
were *really* difficult to get off the bath, and there was always a
lot of gunk left in my socks, but I felt that those disadvantages were
entirely outweighed by their effectiveness with blisters.

Quoted message said:

This year I used them again on the Pennine Way, and found them
noticeably different. Although I followed the application instructions
to the letter, I couldn't make them stick properly. The edges kept
lifting (even though I taped them down as recommended in the
instructions: I'm sure that wasn't a recommendation back in 2000).
They didn't take the pain away, and my blisters didn't heal. In fact,
they got larger and larger as the walk went on, even though I
re-applied the Compeed several times. I noticed it was much easier to
get them off the bath, though, and so I wonder whether the composition
is now different. They seemed to feel a little less substantial as I
applied them, though I suppose it's possible I imagined that.

Quoted message said:

Has anyone got any experience of this? I was really sorry to encounter
what seemed to be this change, because previously I thought they were
just about the best product of any description I've ever come across.

I've never tried Compeed, but this sounds very like an odd experience
I had with using vit E oil to heal blisters. I had found it very
effective, applying it as a dressing oil on the fabric pad of
elastoplast strips. Then suddenly, instead of healing very well, it
started actually making the blisters (or cuts etc.) seriously worse. I
discovered that the problem was that I'd changed the type of dressing,
and the vit E oil was dissolving something toxic out of either the
plastic or the glue and importing it into my skin. Back to the old
type of dressing, problem vanished.

This seems to be a little known problem, since you will find some
research papers praising the virtues of vit E for assisting wound
healing, and others which find it makes things worse, describing
exactly the kind of symptoms I observed, but no mention of dressing
types.

That's what happens when you "expand" the education system so that you
get more "scientists". God knows what will happen when Nouveau Labour
manages to wheelbarrow 50% of the population through university, apart
from the wonderful statistics Govt ministers who have been trained
never to answer questions will be able to quote endlessly to use up
the interview time instead of answering questions.

Grrr!

My doctor says I should stop thinking about the education system, it's
very bad for my heart.

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I used compeed a couple of years ago on the Cotswold Way when I got a
blister on my heel. I found it to be far less satisfactory than Spenco
Second Skin. This is also a gel material, but you cut it from a sheet
and hold it on with plaster. The ability to cut the exact size/shape you
need makes it better than Compeed in my opinion. Also, it's squishier,
and so seems better at absorbing the rubbing.

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"Peewiglet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Has anyone there used Compeed? In 2000 I discovered Compeed blister
dressings, and found them just fantastic. Although they quickly

looked

Quoted message said:

awful on my foot, they sealed the blister, took all the pain away

very

Quoted message said:

quickly and allowed the blister to heal underneath. Compeed deposits
were *really* difficult to get off the bath, and there was always a
lot of gunk left in my socks, but I felt that those disadvantages

were

Quoted message said:

entirely outweighed by their effectiveness with blisters.

Had a blister with this years new summer boots first time on. Used
Boots version of Compeed, a bit cheaper and did not appear to leave
the gunge behind. thankfully just used them once and not had any
further problem with the boots

cheers
Graham

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In Article <[email hidden]>,Peewiglet

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Has anyone got any experience of this? I was really sorry to encounter
what seemed to be this change, because previously I thought they were
just about the best product of any description I've ever come across.

Haven't used them recently to be honest, one of the advantages of finding a
pair of boots that don't give you blisters! However, I did buy an emergency
pack recently and noticed there were several new products, the most
interesting being a small bottle of compeed liquid that you can paint onto
the affected area. Again, have no experience of using it, but my impression
was that this is likely to work better than anything that has to be stuck to
the foot.

germolene have something similar , a sort of artificial skin, that I
used last weekend as a trial and it seemed pretty effective.

Also heard the new Scholl blister plasters are very good.

--
Darren

On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 10:46:33 +0100, Peewiglet <[email hidden]>

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just about the best product of any description I've ever come across.

Can confirm from very recent experience that Compeed is still working
superbly well (and no gunk on socks)

SteveO

NE Climbers & walkers chat forum;
http://www.thenmc.org.uk/phpBB2/index.php

NMC website: http://www.thenmc.org.uk

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In Article <[email hidden]>,Peewiglet

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Has anyone got any experience of this? I was really sorry to encounter
what seemed to be this change, because previously I thought they were
just about the best product of any description I've ever come across.

Haven't used them recently to be honest, one of the advantages of finding a
pair of boots that don't give you blisters! However, I did buy an emergency
pack recently and noticed there were several new products, the most
interesting being a small bottle of compeed liquid that you can paint onto
the affected area. Again, have no experience of using it, but my impression
was that this is likely to work better than anything that has to be stuck to
the foot.

germolene have something similar , a sort of artificial skin, that I
used last weekend as a trial and it seemed pretty effective.

Also heard the new Scholl blister plasters are very good.

I took some of the new Scholl blister plasters with me on a week long
backpacking trek a couple of months ago. My boots fit comfortably,
but I thought blisters would be quite possible when walking 125 miles
over the mountains of the Lake District. Anyway, I did get a couple
of blisters on my big toes, and I found the Scholl plasters to be very
good. They eased the pain and the blisters healed quickly. They did
leave some glue on the inside of my socks that took 2 or 3 washes to
remove, but on the whole a positive experience.

Michael S

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I took some of the new Scholl blister plasters with me on a week long
backpacking trek a couple of months ago.

Did they come in a blister pack?

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