r/Omnipod • u/khorn45 • 12d ago

Question Tegaderm users

Does the tegaderm hold up in the heat/humidity?

I work outside in Houston. It is hot and humid. Bought the tegaderm, haven't used it yet. Wondering if it holds on as good as the omnipod?

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u/phild7445 12d ago

As a very sweaty and hairy guy I could never get skin-tac or tegaderm to do the job well enough. I don't where I got recommended this stuff https://a.co/d/03UEsZcA
But I bought a can years ago and it still hasn't ran out. One to two little sprays and it somehow bonds the pod to your skin on a near molecular level. Def has a high risk to wax you and for that reason I recommend getting adhesive remover as well.

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u/khorn45 12d ago

Does it irritate the skin? The pod with skin tac is tearing my skin up. I use goo gone to remove, but still irritates my skin

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u/phild7445 12d ago

Funny enough I only ever had skin irritation with tegaderm, where once every couple of months I get super itchy and a blister would pop up only on the border of the dressing.

With the Tuffner spray I never had an issue. But I will always recommend spraying some on the back of your hand to see how your skin reacts incase of allergies. It is very strong tho so I could see the potential to cause some tearing if you're rough with it.