Go right out and buy some Tweezerman tweezers. They will set you back $15 or $20, but you MUST have them. They are sharp, fine, strong, and the ultimate in splinter removal. My kids think I am a miracle worker. The ole burn-a-needle trick will never go down in our house again. And they won’t let me squeeze it out, either, becaue it hurts.
You can get the slant-edged ones, or the very pointy ones, or the kit that has both. I have four pair in constant readiness (ok, two are for my eyebrows...).
Oooh they have ones especially for splinters!!
2nd that emotion from Mindy about Tweezerman (available from Walgreens, other drugstores and most beauty supply stores). We have both the pointed set and the chisel cut set which is all we’ve ever needed to dig out the narliest of splinters.
And tell Annie I am a total P-word when it comes to splinters, so she gets a purple heart for her bravery in battle.
Talk about parents (dads) with their dilegence, huh?... My dads a doctor (medical), think I’d have had it made, huh? MOM PULLED OUR SPLINTERS OUT AND DAD WOULD SEW US UP! My dads’ shaky hands would relate to “Norm” if you took him off the stool for 2 weeks straight. What I’ve found with my baby girl (she’s 2 now) is to sedate the heck out of her, of course she is a bloodhound.
Alan
Splinters totally suck. My husband has this awesome splinter remover thingy that has a magnifying glass attached to the end of it. It would be a pretty cool thing if it wasn’t a tool of torture.