LIFE HACKS
GOT A STUBBORN SPLINTER? BEFORE YOU START DIGGING AROUND WITH A NEEDLE, TRY A SOAK FIRST.
PUT THE FINGER IN WARM WATER FOR A FEW MINUTES TO SOFTEN THE SKIN AROUND THE SPLINTER. SOME PEOPLE ADD A SPLASH OF WHITE VINEGAR AND A LITTLE SALT, TOO.
THE SOAK MAY HELP A SHALLOW SPLINTER WORK CLOSER TO THE SURFACE, MAKING IT MUCH EASIER TO GRAB WITH CLEAN TWEEZERS — AND A LOT LESS PAINFUL THAN DIGGING FOR IT.
JUST DON'T KEEP POKING AT A DEEP ONE. IF IT'S REALLY STUCK, SWOLLEN OR INFECTED, THAT'S NOT A LIFE HACK — THAT'S A DOCTOR.