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Any tips for removing marks left by menopause patches?

27 replies

TVonyable · 13/08/2026 10:40

How do I get the marks from patches off my thigh? I’ve just gone from gel to patches.

I shower daily but they’ve left a mark. Any tips?

Any tips for removing marks left by menopause patches?
OP posts:
Itsnouse · 13/08/2026 10:43

i assume you mean the sticky residue left around the edge of the patch? If so you need a surgical adhesive remover spray. Appeel is the one I use. Expensive but it’s lasted a long time.

MrsTomRipley · 13/08/2026 10:45

Or for a cheaper option - nail varnish remover

JustMyViewOnThis · 13/08/2026 10:51

I asked this last month… and the advice was rub the patch you have just removed over the sticky lines. I was sceptical but it actually does work! Then apply new patch, and repeat next time.

Piggles1979 · 13/08/2026 10:53

Baby oil works for me

DoYouThinkAbout · 13/08/2026 10:59

Baby oil or a good scrub

passthecheese · 13/08/2026 11:07

Baby oil or nuxe body oil

PhysicsBowlChampion · 13/08/2026 11:08

Baby oil - cheap and easy. No need to buy special removers which presumably are oil based anyway.

herbetta · 13/08/2026 11:15

Facecloth, rub hard to get the sticky off when your skin is warm in the shower/ bath.

Icanthinkformyselfthanks · 13/08/2026 11:51

Baby oil is magic. 😉

ThatAgileMintBiscuit · 13/08/2026 11:56

I wasn’t able to remove and was showering at the time. I saw some fake tan remover on the side and thought I’d give it ago - it came straight off! 😊

shopaholicanon · 13/08/2026 14:26

I just use a scrub mitt from Amazon. The ones to take off fake tan in the shower. When used with shower gel they remove the black marks within a few seconds.

JellyMouldJnr · 13/08/2026 14:28

Eye make up remover works as well.

Makepumpseleven · 13/08/2026 14:28

Another vote for baby oil and a brisk rub with the towel after your shower.

Doggymummar · 13/08/2026 16:09

My partner got me alcohol wipes for Christmas that are perfect

Tarkan · 13/08/2026 16:32

Baby oil here too. I have very dry skin and psoriasis so I get the bonus of it helping with that in the areas I use it.

MurielTheTerrible · 13/08/2026 16:35

I just have a scratch at them in the shower and that removes them. I also switched from my thigh to my bum (because they kept coming loose and someone on here suggested it). Not only do they stay on better, the marks are significantly reduced.

Victorius19 · 13/08/2026 16:37

I wear patches over my Dexcom sensors and they're a bitch to remove. Nail varnish remover on a cotton pad is the best thing I've found.

Campervanadventures · 13/08/2026 16:40

TVonyable · 13/08/2026 10:40

How do I get the marks from patches off my thigh? I’ve just gone from gel to patches.

I shower daily but they’ve left a mark. Any tips?

Baby oil. My DH does mine 😉

TVonyable · 14/08/2026 00:25

Thank you everyone! Used bio oil, worked a treat, will buy some baby oil

OP posts:
likelysuspect · 14/08/2026 00:26

I use the patch Ive just taken off and scrape it along the black lines and they come off

ThisWiseRobin · 15/08/2026 09:45

Olive oil

TheSpottedZebra · 15/08/2026 12:21

Can i be nosy and ask why you went from gel to patches? I've got an hrt consultation in a few weeks and am trying to educate myself!

Betty59 · 15/08/2026 12:22

Definately use old removed patch to rub over adhesive residue to remove it,