Tiny Plant Stickers

• Plant stickers (e.g., stinging nettle), cactus spines or fiberglass spicules are difficult to remove because they are fragile. Usually they break when pressure is applied with a tweezers.
  • Wax Hair Remover: Apply a layer of wax hair remover. Let it air dry for 5 minutes or accelerate the process with a hair dryer. Then peel it off with the spicules. Most will be removed.The others will usually work themselves out with normal shedding of the skin.
  • Tape: Another option is to lightly touch the area with packaging tape or another very sticky tape.