Elastoplast, via Soup, have sent me some of their new plasters to review - which is awesome, because they are my favourite brand of plaster. They are perfect for blisters on your heel because in my opinion they are the only plaster that will not fall off.
Now they are even better, because they are waterproof. Yes, I know - a fabric plaster that is waterproof! Not only that, they will not fall off yet they will not leave any grey sticky stuff on you that is impossible to get off. It must be some kind of magic. I was very keen to put them to the test, so I got right to it.
The water just beads up and runs off the plaster, leaving it bone dry.
This test didn't seem hard enough, so I made up a bit of a Tough Mudder course for it. I left the plaster on my finger for exactly 24 hours. The course consisted of;
- 3 loads of laundry and then hanging it on the line.
- Cleaned the bathroom, including scrubbing the bath tub.
- Wrangled Monkey boy into halfway decent clothes.
- Met some other bloggers for lunch and inhaled a large Chicken Katsu
- Sat at the Estee Lauder counter and was colour matched with some nice foundation and given a 10 day supply (check their face book page, it's free)
- Met the wino mums at the park and drank lots of wine.
- Went home and attempted to order pizza online. How hard does it have to be?
- Went out for dinner (Thai) with Mr BC, then onto a movie (Dark Shadows - hilarious)
- Slept on the couch because my bed was full of small children who had wet theirs.
- Awoke to find Mr BC had gone fishing, made the children some breakfast, did MORE laundry, then thought Why on earth do I have a plaster on my finger?
To be honest, cleaning the bathroom did make the plaster a bit soggy, but it quickly dried and I forgot it was there.It looked a bit grungy after it's tough mudder course, but it came off easily and left absolutely NO residue, which is something I hate.
The Giveaway
I have one $150 voucher for one lucky reader to spend at House. No, not your house! The cookware retailer! There are stores across Australia, and you can shop online. Most of my mishaps that require plasters happen in the kitchen, so it fits well - once I cut my finger so badly it required 3 stitches and if that wasn't bad enough, water proof plasters hadn't been invented yet. Oh, the inconvenience! You can buy a decent set of knives and really do some damage if you want, which is why the winner will also receive two packets of Elastoplast waterproof plasters.
To enter, please leave me a comment telling me about the last time you needed a bandaid - the comment that makes me laugh the most will win. Australian residents only (sorry). Winner to be announced 27th May 2011. One entry per post please.
I'll be doing another fun test on Wednesday, make sure you drop by for another chance to enter!
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