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When growing a cactus at home or exploring the roads of the vast desert, you can lose joy on a fine day if you get stabbed with a cactus spine. Luckily, there are ways to help remove the cactus spines from your skin, hair, and clothing to alleviate the discomfort.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Remove the cactus from the skin

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   Use tweezers to remove the cactus spines from the skin. If you can see the cactus spines clearly, grab the tip of the thorn with tweezers and pull it out. To avoid breaking the thorn, try to do it in one move and pull it straight.
   • If the thorn is deep in the skin, place the tip of the tweezers at the point farthest from the wound and gently push it away.

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   Spread the tiny hairs of the cactus with plastic socks. Cactus fluff is thin hair like needles, shorter and softer than ordinary spines. To get rid of cactus fluff, put on gloves and round up a nylon sock, then rub the nylon socks over the skin stabbed by the cactus fluff to pull them out.
   • When the cactus fluff is removed, the nylon socks create the same adhesive force as tape without irritating the skin.

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   Treat any lingering hairs with a rubber adhesive. Use a cotton swab, tongue stick or small glue brush to spread a lot of rubber glue to the skin to be treated. Let the glue dry, then slowly and carefully peel off the edge of the glue layer. Repeat this as many times as possible to remove as much cactus fluff as possible.
   • How long it takes to dry depends on the brand of adhesive you use.
   • You may feel some pain when the adhesive dries. To avoid pain, you can take a common over-the-counter pain reliever like acetaminophen.

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   Cover the wound after removing the cactus spines. After removing the cactus spines, rinse the area with clean water for 5-10 minutes. Once you have removed the dirt and debris as much as you can, apply an antibiotic cream to the wound and cover the entire area with a bandage.
   • To be safe, wash your hands with antibacterial soap before washing the wound.
   • If you see cactus fluff in the wound, you can remove it with sterile tweezers.
   • Change the dressing at least once a day or every time it becomes dirty or wet until the wound heals.

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   Seek medical attention. See your doctor if you are unable to remove the cactus spines from your arms, legs, or any other sensitive area of ​​your body. If the cactus spines get stuck in the skin of your neck, throat, or any other sensitive area and can't get them out, get to the emergency room as soon as possible.
   • Cactus spines that are left in the skin for a long time can lead to infection.
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Method 2 of 3: Remove cactus spines from clothing

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   Remove the small thorns with cloth tape. Cactus hairs plugged into fabric will be difficult to remove, but usually you can remove most of the cactus fluff with cloth tape or a similarly strong adhesive. To do this, stick a piece of tape over the fabric to be treated, then peel off the tape. Repeat several times for best results.
   • Do not use this method to remove the cactus spines from your skin, as doing so could further damage the area where the stabbed is.

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   Remove the large cactus spines with the comb. Unlike small thorns, the large thorns and the round cactus fragments that cling to clothes are fairly easy to remove. You can use a tight comb and place the comb on top of the thorn, then brush down over the thorn to pull them off the surface of the fabric.
   • Once you've removed most of the cactus spines from the fabric, you can remove any remaining stubborn spikes with cloth tape or tweezers.
   • When using a brush, make sure to keep your hands as far away from the spikes as possible.

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   Wash the clothes in the washing machine to remove any remaining spikes. After you have processed as many cacti spines as you can, put the clothes in the machine and wash in normal mode. This will remove the cactus fluff that cannot be removed by hand.
   • Do not wash cactus spines with other clothes, as doing so may mean transferring only cactus spines from one item to another.
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Method 3 of 3: Remove the cactus spines from the hair

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   Remove large thorns from the hair with tweezers. If the cactus spines are large and clearly tangled in your hair, use tweezers to pull them out. Accompanying these thorns can be the tiny and invisible hairs of the cactus, so you should use gloves to protect your hands.
   • If the cactus spines have stuck to your scalp, ask a friend or relative to check for signs of major damage. If they notice any of these signs, see your doctor promptly.

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   Treat the tiny spikes stuck in your hair with the comb. To protect your hands, wear gardening gloves and use a snug comb over the stained hair. This will help you remove the tiny, invisible gums of the cactus and the lingering spines that tangle in your tangled hair.
   • If you find it difficult to do this, soak your hair in warm water for about 10 minutes to loosen everything and make it easier to remove the cactus spines.

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   Cut your hair if you can't remove the cactus spines. If you feel that you cannot remove the cactus spines from your hair, you may have to use scissors or razor to shave the affected areas. You may just want to leave the spikes in your hair, but this can often be extremely annoying, and if the spikes get into your scalp they can lead to infection. advertisement