THE OUCHLESS BAND-AID

Finally a band-aid that won’t rip off your skin and provoke a hearty “ouch” when pulled off. Dr. Steve Koontz of Johnson & Johnson and his team have, in fact, created a liquid version of the traditional bandage that stays on hard-to-cover areas yet won’t come off when you’re in the shower.

Drops of liquid bandage are placed on an applicator swab which is then rubbed over a dry wound. A chemical reaction causes a clear yet hard film to form in just a minute. As the wound heals, the bandage just fades away.

(Adapted from Speak up Ano XVI nº192)

GLOSSARY:

come off = soltar-se

swab = cotonete

rub over = aplicar

wound = ferimento

heal = sarar

fade away = dissolver-se