Comments on How to Remove a Ring That's Stuck on a Finger

Use a creamy hair conditioner and try rocking up one side at a time, as opposed to spinning or pulling the ring off of the finger.

My science teacher once told me that the trick to getting a stubborn ring off of your finger is depends on how big the finger is. When a person becomes relaxed and warm our body expands, and when a person is feeling cold, their body will contract. My suggestion is to fill a bowl with frigid water (add ice for a colder effect), place the ringed finger in the water and let it sit for a while. Place (as needed) a lubricant or soap, and gently twist the ring. The ring has a good chance of coming off.

After a night of drinking too much wine, my finger swelled up so badly around my ring it woke me up at 7 AM! Half asleep I tried to pull off the ring, twist it off, then finally I turned to olive oil, butter and a bag of frozen peas to reduce the swelling. Just as I was heading out to buy a bag of ice to soak my swollen finger, I tried Windex. Start twisting the ring at the base of your finger. The key is not to stop, keep going even if it hurts a little. It took about 15 seconds to remove the ring!

My wedding ring was stuck on my finger. A local jeweler had a tool that slipped under the ring. The tool had a guard on the bottom and a mini-round saw on top. The jeweler turned the round saw until it hit the guard on the bottom, thereby cutting a thin incision through my ring while missing my finger. It took less than a minute, the ring can be easily repaired, and it did not hurt one bit. I would have done this sooner if I knew it was so easy.

If all else fails, and you have time, you can have a local jeweler cut your ring off for free.

Get a glass of soap water and put your finger in it while twisting the ring off. Since soap is slippery, it will get between you rring and your finger ad will help it come off.

I forgot where this one came from, but it works.... Take regular sewing thread and wrap it around the finger just above where the ring won't budge and wind it tightly up the finger. This should be a very quick process as you don't want to cut off circulation of blood to your finger. The ring should slide right off and then remove the thread immediately. This also works in combinations with other methods mentioned.

I work at a jewelry store and we use windex all the time to clean the glass. When i began working there i asked what to do if someone gets a ring stuck on their finger. They simply said to spray a little windex on their finger and it will slide right off. Now, while this may not work when the finger has swelled around the ring, but it is a handy tip nonetheless.

I'm an orthopaedic surgeon and get called to see many people with injured arms hands that have a stuck ring as a result of the injury. Cooling the hand and elevating it above the heart for 20 minutes work wonders for reducing swelling. When thering won't come off with some lubrication at this point (soap, KY jelly, lotion, etc.) I take some dental floss (I actually use surgical packing, but dental floss works as well), and wind it around the finger, starting AT THE TIP!. You must wrap tightly, to force any fluid out of the finger. Once the finger has been wound to the level of the ring, advance the ring off the finger while unwinding the string. I have never had to cut a ring off to remove it, and have actually taken off rings that haven't been off peoples fingers for years!. Please note - I am a surgeon, and am merely publishing my technique. I cannot be held responsible for any complications resulting from non-medical personal that administer self care. Seek medical personal with any problems.

Use Windex, or any type of glass cleaner, spray on the base of your finger. Now gently work the ring off. Try to avoid stones in the ring if the stones are the soft porous type. Such as - turquoise, coral, pearl, or amber. If the stones are glued in, check them to make sure that they are secure (the glass cleaner could loosen the glue bond).

Wrap dental floss tightly around your finger, right up to the ring. Then (if you can) slip the dental floss through the ring. Proceed to unwind the dental floss while it is still in the ring. Voilà - no more stuck ring!

Lubricants always help, but what really does the trick for me is to hold the ring with my thumb on the underside of the knuckle and my index finger on the top of the knuckle. Apply a lot of pressure with your thumb and slowly work the ring over the knuckle. Don't apply any presure on the top of the knuckle. I believe this works because the top of the knuckle doesn't bulge out very much when you simply try to pull the ring off by brute force. The bottom of the knuckle tends to bulge out a lot, making it difficult to get past that point. Applying pressure on the bottom accomplishes two goals: compresses your knuckle and minimizes the bulging caused by trying to pull the ring off. If you spend most of your energy pushing on the bottom of the knuckle, you'll find that relatively little force is required to slowly inch the ring over that knuckle.

I used a natural vegetable oil soap (made by Bissell), to remove my wedding rings from a swollen finger. It is the oil that is used for cleaning wood floors. If there is already an abrasion from repeated attempts to remove the ring, perhaps it is a better idea to try something else.

It's not a simple thing to do, but usually you have gained way to much weight if your rings won't come off. So, it's time to get busy on your health and find the diet and exercise that's best for you.

My Mother hadn't taken off her wedding ring in years. Recently she had to undergo surgery and they required her to take off all her jewelry. Her fingers were swollen and she was really having a hard time. My brother-in-law told her to spray her finger liberally with Windex and then gently twist the ring back and forth. Sure enough, the ring came off.

I asked my local jeweler once, and he said they use window cleaner. Oils and liquid soaps may damage the luster of the ring. Spray the window cleaner on your finger and the ring slips right off. I tried it, and it worked!

My wife was on the verge of cutting her antique platinum engagement set off when we tried the tip of raising your arm and taking a Tylenol. It seemed to be working, but we tried one additional tip. We rubbed the finger with Preparation H. I had heard that it helps to reduce the swelling. After about 5 minutes, my wife finally twisted the rings off.

Getting the swelling down is a good start, but the best method I have found, is to thread a piece of string under the ring, and then wrap the ring around the finger (the thick part), in a corkscrew fashion about a dozen times or so (the more wrapping, the easier to remove the ring). Now slowly pulling the end of the string which is through the ring, You will, of course, have to unwrap the string as you go. The ring should be forced off rather easily. The string both compresses the finger due to the wrapping, and provides good leverage against the ring. I have personally used this technique on several occasions.

I've found that rinsing your hand in warm water while putting soap around the area where your ring is stuck on helps get the ring off. While you're applying soap, gently twist the ring, don't pull, and it should come off eventually.

Spray a good amount of window cleaner on your finger and work the ring off little by little, spraying more if the ring is not budging. This was the only thing that worked for me when I was nine months pregnant and my wedding band was stuck; we tried butter, soap, holding my arm up, ice and olive oil before I found this tip.

The local fire department has a special tool for cutting off things; including ring. They do it very carefully and without damaging your ring. My hand was swollen, the ring was stuck and cutting off circulation, someone said call the fire dept. Once you have called, they will ask that you drive over to the nearest station and one of those handsome guys will come out and gracefully cut off the ring.

My Mother hadn't taken off her wedding ring in years. Recently she had to undergo surgery and they required her to take off all her jewelry. Her fingers were swollen and she was really having a hard time. My brother-in-law told her to spray her finger liberally with Windex and then gently twist the ring back and forth. Sure enough, the ring came off.

My finger was swollen due to medication I was taking, and the finger kept swelling and nothing worked. I was out of town and didn't want my ring cut. As a last resort I held my arm and hand over my head pointing straight up, with ice on the finger, for a half hour before using a liquid soap on my finger (which I had to keep over my head or the finger would swell again). Finally the ring came off. I also got different medication when I got back home.

I've found that rinsing your hand in warm water while putting soap around the area where your ring is stuck on helps get the ring off. While you're applying soap, gently twist the ring, don't pull, and it should come off eventually.

My wedding ring was stuck on my finger. A local jeweler had a tool that slipped under the ring. The tool had a guard on the bottom and a mini-round saw on top. The jeweler turned the round saw until it hit the guard on the bottom, thereby cutting a thin incision through my ring while missing my finger. It took less than a minute, the ring can be easily repaired, and it did not hurt one bit. I would have done this sooner if I knew it was so easy.