A wrap-around bandage for body tips, including fingers, toes, and other similar-shaped body parts wherein at least one section of the bandage wraps around the body-part to secure the bandage.

A bandage comprising a substrate having a first surface with a plurality of superhydrophobic particles attached to the first surface. The plurality of superhydrophobic particles can be porous diatomaceous earth particles having a hydrophobic layer conforming to the surfaces of the DE particles, where the hydrophobic layer is bound to the DE particles. The plurality of attached superhydrophobic particles can render the first surface superhydrophobic, while a second surface opposite the first surface can be hydrophilic or hydrophobic. The substrate can be breathable in order to maintain skin health for the tissue underlying the bandage. The substrate can be selected from porous films, apertured films, textiles, nonwoven materials, impregnated composites thereof, and combinations thereof.

A wound covering includes chemical sensor within a detecting temperature and pH at the skin surface. Changes in temperature and changes in pH at the wound surface are communicated by providing modifications to the visual indicia. The combination of either a change in temperature, a change in pH, or both provide a changing visual indicium that can communicate to the bandage wearer, or a medical caregiver, that a need to change the dressing and/or treating of the wound is in order. The visual indicia may be expressed as a change in color, or a change in the shade of a color that is located at or transmitted to the outer surface of the wound covering. The condition of a wound may be determined without the need to undress the wound for visual inspection.

A skin patch that is adherable to human skin over a blemish on the skin has an outer layer that forms a physical barrier over the blemish when applied thereto and a hydrocolloid layer attached to the outer layer that contacts the blemish when applied thereto. A thermochromic material is on the skin patch and/or waterproof packaging encapsulating the skin patch. The thermochromic material indicates the skin patch is at a predetermined temperature.

A skin patch that is adherable to human skin over a blemish on the skin has an outer layer that forms a physical barrier over the blemish when applied thereto and a hydrocolloid layer attached to the outer layer that contacts the blemish when applied thereto. A thermochromic material is on the skin patch and/or waterproof packaging encapsulating the skin patch. The thermochromic material indicates the skin patch is at a predetermined temperature.