How can I get rid of this splinter?!
Question:
How can I get rid of this splinter?
I got a splinter in my foot. It's small enough that I can't yank it out with tweezers, and I considered cutting the absolute topmost part of skin to give me room to pull it out. Then I discovered that it hurts a lot just touching it too hard with tweezers; cutting anything around it will surely be excruciating.
So, does anybody have some good ways to remove splinters?
Answers:
Take a bath or shower. The wood will swell as it absorbs water, possibly beyond the skin, letting you get a grip on it. No time? A drop of iodine does the same thing, quickly, but it'll sting a little.
If you can't get it, don't worry about it. Organic splinters (wood, cactus spines) will be slowly broken down by your body, which even moves them away from pressure points. (Bodies are way cool, yes?)