I have often turned to superglue to fix (the seemingly endless) things that break in our house. \u00a0It has saved the day many times. \u00a0From toys, to window coverings, to kitchen gadget, and even decorations.<\/p>\n
And not once, in all my years of supergluing things, have I ever spilt glue on my hands.<\/p>\n
(Can you see where this is going?)<\/p>\n
……<\/p>\n
Until now.<\/p>\n
I pulled out my handy dandy tiny tube of Krazy Glue and started to squeeze the glue onto the toy… and I must have been stronger than I thought or there was an air bubble or something, because A LOT came out instead of a little. \u00a0And, of course, my fingers happened to be right next to the object. \u00a0A glob of glue dripped onto my fingers and I panicked. \u00a0I smeared my three first fingers together instinctively, and felt them grow strangely warm and then start to bond together. \u00a0In terror I quickly separated my fingers and ran to the sink. \u00a0I started scrubbing them in the water with soap, but to no avail.<\/p>\n
All of this happened in about 3 seconds.<\/p>\n
I looked down at my sad little fingers. \u00a0They were now white and hardened with glue. \u00a0The feeling of tight skin made me feel claustrophobic.<\/p>\n
I started angrily at my hands. \u00a0What a stupid mistake. I picked up the bottle of glue and scanned the back for information.<\/p>\n
“Caution: \u00a0Bonds instantly with skin.”<\/p>\n
Um, yes. \u00a0That’s accurate.<\/p>\n
After sulking for another minute (and silently vowing never to let my kids use superglue) I went to my source of endless information: \u00a0Google.<\/p>\n
I discovered that I can actually use Acetone nail polish remover to get it off. \u00a0 Excellent! \u00a0So I ran upstairs and grabbed my nail polish remover only to read on the label, “Acetone-free”.<\/p>\n
Groan.<\/p>\n
I decided it was worth a try anyway. \u00a0So I scrubbed and scrubbed. \u00a0To no avail.<\/p>\n
Then I remembered that I just purchased a fancy new nail polish remover for my jamberry nail wraps. \u00a0They said it worked better than normal nail polish remover, so I justified in my mind that it would do the trick. \u00a0And wouldn’t you know–it did! \u00a0I scrubbed and scrubbed and it eventually all came off.<\/p>\n
It was such a wonderful feeling to free my skin from the bondage of the glue. \u00a0A feeling I never imagined before. \u00a0But trust me, it’s satisfying.<\/p>\n
Moral of the story: \u00a0Never use super glue without gloves.<\/p>\n
OR<\/p>\n
Keep a bottle of acetone nail polish remover in your cupboard.<\/p>\n
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