How to Get a Ring that's Stuck Off Your Finger

It has happened to us all at one time or another, your ring gets stuck on your finger and you try everything to get the ring off.

The problem is the more you tug and pull on the ring, the more swollen your finger will get and the more stuck your ring will get.

Here are some simple tips to try the next time to get a ring that's stuck off your finger.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Hair conditioner can be rubbed around the ring on the finger to help it ease off. Hold your fingers toward the ceiling and gently rub the area with the conditioner. The ring should slide right off the finger after a minute or two.

2. 
   Crisco

   Dab a small amount of Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening around the ring and finger. Crisco will make the finger slippery enough for the ring to come right off

3. 
   Miracle Whip

   Miracle Whip smeared around the ring and finger will also help the ring to easily be removed.

4. 
   Preparation H

   Using Preparation H to help reduce the swelling in your finger will also help ease the ring off your finger. Wait a few minutes to allow the finger to reduce in swelling and remove the ring.

5. 
   WD-40

   If you ever get a ring stuck on your finger or a toe stuck in a bathtub faucet, reach for the WD-40. Spray around the stuck body part and everything should slip out and off.

6. 
   Windex

   The soap content in Windex will make your finger slippery enough that the ring will come right off. Just spray a little bit around the ring and finger and twist the ring gently.

Tips & Warnings

• Crisco got its name for the Greek word for "grease" combined with the abbreviation for "company"
• Peanut butter, regular butter and Vaseline can all be used to get a ring off a finger if it is stuck.
• Stuck ring picture by: www.jewelry-secrets.com
• Crisco picture by: milehiwolf.com
• Miracle Whip picture by: www.slashfood.com
• Preparation H picture by: www.walgreens.com
• WD-40 picture by: www.northarvestbean.org
• Windex picture by: www.drugstore.com

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[Lilfix]

on 10/21/2009 rawhyder...I want to apologize for using your image (which has been removed by me). I obviously had gotten some bad info on when and how I could use images and unfortunately, your image was one I used. Again, I apologize...Lilfix

[rawhyder]

on 10/11/2009 Image is copyright and used without permission. Image is taken from www.jewelry-secrets.com

Thank you!

[elyria]

on 8/15/2009 Great tips!

[rewrite810]

on 6/30/2009 Great tips, especially the hair conditioner idea. Thanks!

[veryirie]

on 6/25/2009 Having a ring stuck is so incredibly uncomfortable. All good tips here, but the WD40 tip made me laugh. haha You'd have to have someone there to grab the WD40, cause it would be hard to walk with your toe stuck in the bathtub faucet. LOL