FixiC Adhesive Patches Waterproof Fixation Reviews Summary

Adhesion Quality

Pros:

• "This is the best adhesion patch I have found. It stays on the entire 10 days and shows no sign of peeling on the edges."
• "These tapes are excellent for active people especially those who are outside in the summer months."
• "Great bang for your buck. I have used other patches and they always peel off but these don’t."
• "I love that these survive daily showers, sweating, etc.! I recommend 100%!"
• "These are SERIOUSLY LONG LASTING."
• "Fit Dexcoms G6 perfectly and stayed on for all 10 days."
• "These patches work great. They adhere very well and last the full 10 days when wearing the sensor."

Cons:

• "Gave these a try, but didn’t even last 24 hours before the G7 patch edge was coming up."
• "Tried three in a row and none of them would adhere. Easily peeled off."
• "They work better than the adhesive from Dexcom, but they peel up and fray throughout the week."
• "Not sticky enough. Came off really easily and irritated skin."
• "The adhesive begins to wear off in a matter of hours."
• "Edges began peeling up, requiring some additional med tape to help keep my sensor firmly in place."
• "One shower and they are falling off."

Skin Comfort

Pros:

• "Best dexacom covers I have found. Sticks well, does not peel like some. This is the only one I have found that does not irritate my daughter's skin."
• "Unlike some tapes, I have NOT had irritation or itching -- it breathes!"
• "I'm very happy that it doesn't give any allergic reaction and no red marks on my skin after removing."
• "This is one of the first patches to not cause skin irritation on my arm. The bandage would come off in some areas but took many days."
• "Super soft, non irritating to my skin & stays put! I soak in the bathtub every night & shower in the morning & these things stay on great!"
• "Causes me no skin issues."
• "And as a person with sensitive skin, I can say I had zero skin irritation."

Cons:

• "These gave me really bad chemical burns on my skin after only being on for 8 hours. NOT WORTH IT."
• "I could only wear this over patch for 2 days. It starting getting itchy, then red welts/hives formed."
• "20 days later I still have a terrible rash!"
• "It is a little hard to remove and pulls skin a little."
• "These are a little itchier than the ones I usually get, I know I have a sensitivity to adhesives but the adhesive on these is super itchy."
• "So I will say the patch did last the 10 days but after 2 days I developed a horrible rash."
• "While it does stay on the 10 days, it hurts to remove. This last time I had one on, it irritated my skin so much I removed it and put a new one on for the remaining couple of days I had left on my sensor, and I removed it and it left me with mild chemical burns."

Design and Appearance

Pros:

• "We ordered black so they look less medical. As soon as we put the patch on, he looked at his arm and said 'This one’s cool'!"
• "In the summertime, the color of these matches matches my skin tone perfectly."
• "The colors are nice and vibrant."
• "Love the colors, adhesion and water proof is great."
• "Nice color I’ve been using this product for a little while, and its working great. The adhesive did not irritate my skin even a little and great I decided to go with the beige color, now it easily suits everything I wear and not stands out like the blue patch I used before."

Cons:

• "While they stay, it's not at all what was pictured; the holes fit the G5, NOT the G6."
• "The patch is also very large. I would have liked it more if it didn’t take up as much space as it does."
• "The only negative is they look frayed."
• "These are really bad. They cover too much of the G6 and water actually gets trapped vs flowing through."
• "The edges got gross QUICK."
• "This thing left a terrible chemical burn."
• "Sadly, I found this product totally inadequate for my needs. It might be fine for kids, but I'm an older adult and felt conspicuous with this on."