February 24, 2017

Best care for wounds with Nexcare Sensitive Skin

Dominique Advertorials, Parenting Views, Recommendations

Tiger girl on a swing at the park

Being the only girl with two elder brothers, Tiger girl has grown up loving spending time outdoors at playgrounds. She loves being in the park climbing structures and constantly challenges herself to be able to keep up with her elder brothers.

Tiger girl taking a piggyback ride from Monkey Boy

This girl is quite the daredevil and is not afraid of heights. She gets an adrenaline rush for attempting what may seem to be the near impossible for her age. As a result, she often ends up with grazed hands and knees when she misses her footing and slips and falls. Ouch!!

Even though Tiger girl has quite a high tolerance for pain however sometimes the oozing blood from the wounds get to her and she she ends up bawling due to the pain that she is experiencing.

Tiger girl getting a drink as she walks on the curb

My Experience

As an experience mom of 3, I always carry plasters with me so that I handle boo-boos immediately when they happen.

The boys used to get scraps and cuts very often when they were younger if they fell at the playground or accidentally hit against a playscape. The plasters kept within my wallet get used up very quickly.

I have tried different brands of bandages with the boys. The plasters that we used either stuck too tightly to the skin and made the boys squeal when it was taken off or doesn’t even adhere to the skin.

The experience that I had with 3M Nexcare Sensitive Skin Bandages, Adhesive Pads and Tape had been really eye opening.

3M Nexcare Sensitive Skin Plasters, Pads and tape

The latest bandages from Nexcare Sensitive Skin Range by 3M are specially crafted and does not cause any comfort or redness from the peel caused by sensitive reaction to the bandage during removal.

3M ™ Sensitive skin silicone adhesive allows the force of removal to be experienced in the adhesive. This new range of product literally “falls off” without tugging at the sensitive skin of young old or fragile.

I have been impressed with the how durable the Nexcare Sensitive Skin bandages are and how easy and painless it is to remove them.

I do not need to endure any more hassles of my kids screaming in pain when bandages are removed as their skin is not tugged on during the removal process.

You can watch the Sensitive Skin Demo below to see how gentle the 3M Nexcare bandages are as compare to other leading brands in the market.

Tiger girl’s experience with Nexcare

Nexcare Sensitive Skin Bandages

My girl gets scrapes quite often. I normally put a plaster to cover the wound and prevent it from being infected when it occurs.

With the assortment of sizes of plasters one can easily find an appropriate size to cover the wound. Being clinically designed for sensitive and fragile skin it didn’t make her skin turn red when it was removed.

Tiger girl with a bandage on her hand

What we liked about the 3M Nexcare plasters

Made from Hypoallegenic material
Latex Free
Ease to peel out from the packaging. Even Tiger girl could put on the plaster herself without hassle
Water and moisture resistant.
Available in three different sizes

Nexcare Adhesive Pads and tape

Recently Tiger girl got some scrapes on her hands when she fell while running around in the park. As you see (from the picture below ) quite a large area of her arm was injured. A single plaster would not be large enough to cover the whole surface area and several plasters would have to be used to prevent an infection from occurring. I decided to use their adhesive pads instead of sticking multiple plasters on her hand.

Wounds on Tiger girl’s hand

Placing the 3M Nexcare Sensitive Skin Adhesive Pad on Tiger girl

To ensure that the adhesive pad remained snugly on Tiger girl’s arm I used the tape to reinforce it. This tape is extremely easy to use and you do not even need to use a scissors to tear it off from the roll.

What we liked about the 3M Adhesive Pads and Tape

3M™ Sensitive skin silicone adhesive allows the force of removal to be experienced in the adhesive making the removal pain free.
the tape is easy to be torn and doesn’t cause chafing of the skin.
Easy to re-position without losing its adhesive properties.

This new range of 3M Nexcare Sensitive Range is not only for kids. It was formulated for individuals with sensitive skin. It is ideal for the very old, very young, those with fragile skin due to chronic illness, skin with lots of hair, skin prone to adverse reactions from adhesives or skin disorders such as eczema.

It certainly receives a thumbs up from me and Tiger girl.

Visit the 3M Nexcare™ Facebook Page to know their latest offers and promotions.

Special Promotion

From now till the 31st of March you can purchase can purchase Nexcare sensitive skin range of with the promo code “NEXCARE5” to get additional 5% discount on top of what is offered on at LAZADA

You may also get 3M Nexcare Sensitive Skin range of products in major Guardian, Watsons and Unity stores.

Disclaimer: This is a sponsored collaboration between Nexcare from 3M and Dominique’s Desk . All opinions are my own.

June 4, 2015

Writer’s Workshop: Choosing to be Happy

Dominique Parenting and Kids, Parenting Views, Thoughts alpha thursday, mama kat's writers workshop

Are you Choosing to be Happy?

Happiness is certainly a choice. It is a decision which one has to make on a daily basis. It is something which has to be actively sort after and not as elusive as it seems.

Even though there are 101 things which are able to rob you of your happiness. It is up to you to decide where you should or should not LET it be robbed. Your mindset is what drives the weather of the day. The colors which you see and whether you choose to address the issues that you face with a positive or negative attitude.

Here are ten things that make me happy.

A recent selfie which I took

1. Dressing up and looking good so that I’m all ready to face the day.
When you look good you will feel good. Appearances do matter and it does help to start off the day on a positive note.

Tiger girl posing with her waffle ice-cream

2. Spending one on one time with the kids.

Here is a picture that I took of Tiger girl when I took her out for some girl time shopping and a waffle ice-cream treat.

Monkey boy at the airport before leaving for Vietnam

3. Being able to let the kids have their own unique experiences.

Monkey boy traveled to Vietnam with the school last month as they had a 4 Days 4 Nights learning journey to Ho Chi Min. He got to visit a village school, harvest tapioca, catch fish and learn more about the Vietnamese culture.

Almond Flour Pancake with Milo Ice-cream and strawberries

3. Making breakfast for the kids and seeing them happily eating what I cooked.

The kids have been asking for pancakes these holidays so I’ve been testing several different pancake recipes to make them a healthier breakfast which is not only nutritious but filling.

A yellow rose

4. Looking at beautiful flowers.

I love looking at Roses. There is something magical in their visual appeal which lifts up ones spirit. The perfectly formed petals and their sweet scent sure brightens up my day.

A small collection of the Father’s Day gifts

5. Preparing presents for love ones.

Father’s Day is around the corner and the kids and I are putting aside a top to toe pampering package for R. Tiger girl and I made the Hama bead crafts pictured above and we set down and discusses with her brothers what items would be most useful for their dad.

Doggie boy and me

6. Chilling out with the kids.

Spending time with them playing board games, going on a bicycle ride or enjoying some time at the pool is really fun and relaxing for me. It is certainly a great way to bond with them.

Speaking at a Social Media sharing session at Mary Kay

7. Sharing my Expertise with others.

It brings me great happiness to share what I know with others. Enriching the life of other women is certainly very fulfilling and I’m really happy to be given the opportunity to teach others how and see how they grow.

Shi Fen Waterfall in Taiwan

8. Travelling and visiting various places of interest.

I really love travelling and seeing the wonders of nature. I’m really happy that I get to travel several times a year with family and go on couple trips with R.

A wefie of R and me

9. Spending time with my #1 Love

It is certainly a joy to be able to spend time with R as a couple. Although he is now posted overseas for work we still try to carve out time to spend time with each other. The short trips that we have together certainly is bliss to me.

Shopping for shoes with Tiger girl

10. Shopping

I’m sure that you will agree that all ladies love to shop. I’m no exception also however nowadays I try not to splurge too much and do calculate carefully if I do have the budget for certain buys that I desire.

What makes you happy?