Crusty noses

theuntaggablek

So I know it's gross, but this board discusses every other yucky kid bodily function, so....

what are your techniques for getting rid of the nose crust?

LO has a yucky cold (well, really, the whole house does). We do the saline spray & bulb thingy (which is a feat with a screaming, wiggly boy), and wipe the nose right away when it's snotty, but he's got some serious nose crust going on.

OhSewCrafty

Boogy Wipes. Seriously - they are a bit pricey, but work like magic. They are super, super soft wipes with saline solution on them. They are unnecessarily huge for a tiny nose (the size of a normal tissue) so I usually rip it in quarters and shove the other pieces back in the container. Makes them last longer too!

 

theuntaggablek

Thanks! I thought I'd heard of something like this at some point.

Googling, and hoping the company's search engine is really right that the stores round here carry them. It would be a shame to pay shipping on an already-indulgent (but totally worth it, perhaps?) thing.

stephy1221

OhSewCrafty:

Boogy Wipes. Seriously - they are a bit pricey, but work like magic. They are super, super soft wipes with saline solution on them. They are unnecessarily huge for a tiny nose (the size of a normal tissue) so I usually rip it in quarters and shove the other pieces back in the container. Makes them last longer too!

 

I second this. My DCP had never heard of them so I brought in a pack for them to try out and they were impressed as well. 

kj07

Our daycare uses Boogy Wipes too.  I'm cheap so I just keep burp clothes all over the house and use those for nose wipes.  Although, in true FFFC fashion, B had a huge snot slug coming out of his nose when we were in Target yesterday.  Neither DH nor I had anything tissue-like on us.  So I just wiped his nose with my finger and then wiped my finger on the underside of my t-shirt.  It was a classy move.

OhSewCrafty

ken&kendra:

Thanks! I thought I'd heard of something like this at some point.

Googling, and hoping the company's search engine is really right that the stores round here carry them. It would be a shame to pay shipping on an already-indulgent (but totally worth it, perhaps?) thing.

Nah, they're everywhere - no worries! I've seen them in Target, Giant, WalMart, BRU, Bye Bye Baby, KMart, etc. 

jillybean800

Boogie Wipes are great! They break up the crust, but Alexander would still squirm away from them. You can get them at Target!

chrisncassie

I just use toilet paper, if its dried crust I use a wash cloth and get it wet with warm water.

janneann1127

OhSewCrafty:

Boogy Wipes. Seriously - they are a bit pricey, but work like magic. They are super, super soft wipes with saline solution on them. They are unnecessarily huge for a tiny nose (the size of a normal tissue) so I usually rip it in quarters and shove the other pieces back in the container. Makes them last longer too!

 

These are worth the price. They clear away the boogies like magic.  

theuntaggablek

Ok, so I've been living under a rock. (or a boulder of dried-up snot? Eww.)

I'll check these out next time I'm at Rite-Aid or Target. (Or now I have an excuse to make a Target run this afternoon!)

 

JLSmith124

We use a washcloth with warm water. I haven't tried the boogie wipes, we may need to invest in these!

Kellina

Never tried boogie wipes! For the crusties, you could use some vaseline or A&D!

pitterpatter129

Just another vote for the Boogie Wipes!  Not only do they work but they smell really good!

 

jillybean800

My husband got the big economyc anister of boogie wipes.  I made fun of him at first but we did go through all of it when he was sick. I also use it after meals because it removes food crust really easily and isn't as rough on his skin as a paper towel or washcloth.  They are very smooth.  The big canister is cheaper per unit.

LibberDuck

kj07:

Our daycare uses Boogy Wipes too.  I'm cheap so I just keep burp clothes all over the house and use those for nose wipes.  Although, in true FFFC fashion, B had a huge snot slug coming out of his nose when we were in Target yesterday.  Neither DH nor I had anything tissue-like on us.  So I just wiped his nose with my finger and then wiped my finger on the underside of my t-shirt.  It was a classy move.

I've totally done this before, probably more often than I should admit.  I'm just really bad at remembering to put tissues in my purse.