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To bloody hate HRT patch glue?!

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Excitedannie · 25/09/2023 13:24

What is this new hell?! I've tried everything to rid myself of the black squares on my thighs - baby oil, everything, I end up scrubbing until I'm raw! There must be a solution that I'm missing?! My thighs look like a chequerboard!!!

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KneeQuestion · 25/09/2023 23:08

Best results are on the front of my thigh. Have tried on my bum too.

cleowasmycat · 25/09/2023 22:56

KneeQuestion · 25/09/2023 16:50

I just wish the fuckers would stay stuck!

I do all the things you’re supposed to but a few hot flushes or a sweaty night and they are off.

Whereabouts are you sticking them?

cleowasmycat · 25/09/2023 22:54

amicissimma · 25/09/2023 16:42

Switch to tablets. Swig of water, gone.

Many people can't use tablets. They are not as safe as transdermal which will always be recommended first. Also the progesterone usually isn't body identical.

redastherose · 25/09/2023 22:50

Avon skin so soft! Squirt on your skin before a shower and then tip he glue just washes off with a sponge or scrubby and some soap.

MorvernBlack · 25/09/2023 22:49

I must have the skin of a rhino, as the black mark just peels off easily.
I'm quite in awe of those who can stick them on their thighs though, my trousers/jeans would just rub them off. Conversely I can't get on with gel at all, it takes forever to dry and when I shower the skin that I've gelled feels slimy.

Poppyseed14 · 25/09/2023 22:47

TheLaughOfRustyLee · 25/09/2023 17:07

My arse is covered in it now. I've given up trying to get rid of it. I just have to try and find a bare'ish spot for each new patch. My arse looks like the final discount section at the backend of Asda.

Mayonnaise works according to the tv.

I'd try it but I'm happily single so I can't be bothered.

🤣🤣🤣🤣

AnnaMagnani · 25/09/2023 22:45

I use @Weddingpuzzle 's method of using the old patch to get the glue off.

It's not perfect but far far better than anything else.

mrsbyers · 25/09/2023 22:44

You can get medical adhesive remover , coloplast brava do it , I use it for stoma bag and associated sticky products

UnaOfStormhold · 25/09/2023 22:40

The spray (Lenzetto) is brilliant - none of the faff of spreading gel, takes less than a minute to dry and no marks left behind.

GrimGrinningGhosts · 25/09/2023 22:33

Weddingpuzzle · 25/09/2023 14:25

I use the patch that I am discarding to remove the black grubby stuff. The glue sticks to the glue IYSWIM? Rub it off that way.

Absolutely this.
Pull the skin taut if it’s still stubborn.

LizzieSiddal · 25/09/2023 22:33

everycowandagain · 25/09/2023 13:32

Baby oil does work but you need to put plenty on and massage it into the glue residue really well, in little circles. Then put more baby oil on a cotton wool pad and wipe the residue off.

This is what I used to do and it does work but even quicker is to use loo roll instead of cotton wool (which I had run out of). The glue came away much easier, I was very surprised !

Russooooo · 25/09/2023 22:33

Shinyandnew1 · 25/09/2023 22:28

Baby oil-Rub it all over the patch, then let it sink in whilst you clean your teeth. Rub it with a cotton wool pad and then get it in shower-all gone.

This is exactly what I do - even the cleaning my teeth but 😂

Guiltridden12345 · 25/09/2023 22:33

ooh - and I peel one side of the patch first, stick that side down, and then pull the other side’s backing off as I stick it down. So i never touch the sticky side of the patch at all. I’ve never had any issues with them coming unstuck. And I exercise and get sweaty and swim a lot!

Doingtheboxerbeat · 25/09/2023 22:31

I just circler rub with my dry finger (on my dry bum/thigh) the way you would rub to get chewing gum off your fingers 🤌. No need for lotions potions and ointments.

Guiltridden12345 · 25/09/2023 22:30

Re sticking, no moisturiser where you’re sticking it, plain soap only on that bit (not stuff like dove with moisturiser in it) and use a place with as little friction from clothes as poss - bum gets too much friction from loo trips in my experience as your pants rub down and up over the area as do trousers/jeans. I put mine on my lower stomach, just above my pubic line, and it’s hidden by underwear and bikini bottoms but doesn’t get rubbed off on loo trips as you tend to pull underwear down/ loosen trousers from the front first.

Passthecake30 · 25/09/2023 22:29

I also prefer the patches as the gel completely dried out my skin, and made it very itchy

Holidaynovice · 25/09/2023 22:28

Same as Hankunamatata, on bum cheek. I can't see them so AFAIK they are not there 😏

Shinyandnew1 · 25/09/2023 22:28

Baby oil-Rub it all over the patch, then let it sink in whilst you clean your teeth. Rub it with a cotton wool pad and then get it in shower-all gone.

Guiltridden12345 · 25/09/2023 22:25

Baby oil! Drip a bit into hand and rub gently over the gluey residue for a minute, then wipe off with a cotton pad or flannel. It melts away! I too rubbed raw til someone told me this!

gel has its own drawbacks - timing it right for showers/swimming etc was tricky for me and it gave a big boost of hormones rather than the lovely slow drip of the patch. I’ve found patches much better for me as I have quite up and down emotions linked to hormones, so consultant recommended patches for that slow bit continual drip reason and it’s been great.

Hankunamatata · 25/09/2023 22:24

To get them to stick. I wash area with soap not shower gel as leaves a residue. Make sure skin is dry and importantly don't touch sticky side. Press then blast with hairdryer. Mine only stay on my upper butt, they peel off my thighs, stomach or hips.

Passthecake30 · 25/09/2023 22:22

Just tried miscellar water and alcohol sanitizer, it faded my square from yesterdays removal but it’s not gone. I tend to pick mine off while going to the loo… might get some wipes!

laloue · 25/09/2023 22:21

I have to have the gel because of other medication…I spend my mornings drying my legs with the hairdryer before I can get dressed for work …different faff, but a faff nonetheless!

Hankunamatata · 25/09/2023 22:21

I stick them on my butt and then I don't notice the patches😳

WiddlinDiddlin · 25/09/2023 22:20

I've tried loads...

Best so far (I use these for Libre sensor and for pain meds patch)...

Tac-away wipes - removes glue without scrubbing, bloody brilliant.

Skin-tac wipes to add sticky if something is lifting before its due to come off or to make an area extra sticky before you stick something down.

Shadypaws23 · 25/09/2023 22:14

Alcohol wipes work for sticky stuff - they even got a label off shoes that I couldn't budge
Alcohol type hand gel might work too