How to Get Super Glue Off Your Skin

While Super Glue is ideal for fixing things, it's downright scary when the glue bonds to your skin. Most fast-bonding glues, including nail glue and plastic-bonding glue, contain cyanoacrylate and require careful handling, but if you do get in a bind, here's how you can extract yourself from the sticky situation.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Acetone-based nail-polish remover
• Soap
• Warm water
• Shallow bowl
• Nail-polish remover
• Soap

1. Do not attempt to tear or force apart the glue. This could rip your skin.

2. Apply acetone-based nail-polish remover to the area. The acetone breaks down the bond.

3. If there's a lot of glue on your skin, soak the skin in nail-polish remover to dissolve the bond.

4. Clean the area with soap and water after removing the glue.

5. If you don't have nail-polish remover, soak the affected skin in warm, soapy water.

6. Slowly roll the skin to work the bond apart as the warm water soaks through. Continue doing this until the skin is free of glue.

Tips & Warnings

• If you get Super Glue in your eye or mouth, keep the eye or mouth open while you rinse it with water for 15 minutes. Seek medical attention immediately.

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[baileybopmyers]

on 9/28/2009 the nailpolish got almost all of it off then i went to bed got up the next morning washed my hands and put lotion on and it came off

[baileybopmyers]

on 9/28/2009 the nailpolish got almost all of it off then i went to bed got up the next morning washed my hands and put lotion on and it came off

[britches]

on 6/22/2009 Almost done commenting- I just wanted to say I spoke too soon, after more persistence I noticed it IS coming off. WOOT!

[britches]

on 6/22/2009 ps: this acetone is not helping too much... time for more googling!

[britches]

on 6/22/2009 Hahaha, I want to know what kind of kinky ass stuff you're all doing with this super glue? In your ear? Bleeding profusely? All over your chest?!?! Ha! I half expect the next post to say "Help! I got it in my hoo hoo!" Haha.

Mine's just on my fingers, annoyingly. And thankfully they aren't glued *to* anything. *whew* :D