What happens if you put superglue on your skin?

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asked Mar 25, 2020 in Body/Skin by ygradywee (310 points)
What happens if you put superglue on your skin?

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answered Mar 25, 2020 by Cathy21 (85,770 points)
Getting superglue on your skin is usually not bad unless you happen to stick your fingers or other parts of your skin together.

Then when your skin sticks together the superglue will glue the skin together but if you do get your skin stuck together with superglue you can easily remove the superglue and get your skin unstuck from the superglue by using some nail polish remover that is acetone based.

The nail polish remover will dissolve the superglue and your skin will come unstuck.

Lighter fluid will also usually work to get rid of superglue on your skin to get it unstuck but make sure to wash your hands to remove both the superglue and either the lighter fluid or acetone based nail polish remover.

In some cases some people may get slight burns on their skin or rashes from getting the superglue on their skin.

When you get superglue on your skin you can get the superglue off your skin using a few different methods.

If the superglue has not dried fully then soaking your skin in some warm soapy water for a few minutes to 10 minutes should help soften the superglue and cause the superglue to come off your skin more easily.

Then the superglue should just wipe off your skin.

If the superglue has dried on your skin then you can use some acetone based nail polish remover that will remove the superglue by dissolving the superglue.

Then just wipe the superglue off your skin and wash your hands with some soap and water to get rid of both the nail polish remove as well as the superglue.

If you still have a bit of superglue left on your skin then you might need to use an emery board to get the rest of the superglue off your skin.

I've also gotten superglue on my skin and glued two of my fingers together and then used acetone based nail polish remove to get rid of the superglue and then my fingers came unstuck.

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