Get Rid of Splinters with ... Banana Peel?

Bread moistened with milk is supposed to work as well.

I would usually just use a pocket knife. I don't have to wait 5-10 minutes, so it seems easier to me.

"The enzymes will help dislodge the splinter and heal the wound."

Bwahahahahahaha

Sounds like advice printed from a Kansas Public School PTA flyer.

To me, it sounds like the Synthetic Skin promotional materials.

I promise that the next time I a splinter, I will tape on a banana peel and report the results.

I haven't tried (or heard of) this, however using tree sap works wonders. Just pick some of it off the tree bark, leave on for a couple minutes and it takes the sucker right out!

Ummm...
Tweezers

as a little kid, my great-grandmother showed me that you could apply a little mud to a splinter or bee stinger and as the mud dried (and subsequently shrank), it would draw the splinter or stinger out. toothpaste works too.

but yeah, as an adult, screw that waiting around stuff...i'm going at it with tweezers or a pocket knife!

They also say you can dry a banane peel and smoke it, but none of it is true. ;)

@duh, why can't you smoke a dry banana peel? You won't get high, but you can smoke it.

Duct tape. See which angle the splinter is in the skin (is possible). Put the duct tape firmly over the splinter and pull it off quickly.

My dad's a beekeeper and this is a handy tip for bee stings. You have to get stung by a bee not a wasp, hornet or yellow jacket. It doesn't work on those stings. If a bee stings you (they can only sting you once) the barb stays in your skin and the bee dies. Remove the stinger with tweezers being careful not to squeeze the venom sac hanging on the end of the barb pulsing away shooting more and more bee venom into you. Put a drop of honey on the spot where you got stung and a band-aid over the honey so you don't get sticky. The pain will stop immediately. This works. I have gotten stung too many times so I know about this.

Honey is good for burns, too.

One more thing. The FDA says honey can be cut up to 50% with corn syrup and still be called 'honey', 'all natural', 'real honey' and 'organic'. Local honey is your best bet for 100% real honey.

I always prefer my honey to be local. Saves driving time.

Bowie knife?

OMG banana peels are a miracle! All morning was a nightmare with our resident splinter remover (the dad) gone for the weekend. Usually we wait until he gets home (even for my own splinters!) but couldn't wait all weekend, especially because my boy couldn't walk because it was in his foot. So I (the mom) had to force the issue with tweezers, a pin, soaking in the hot tub, soaking in warm soapy water, crying, screaming, teddy bear hugging....to no avail. It felt like days rather than hours! Then I remembered reading about banana peels removing splinters in First Magazine a long time ago. So I looked it up and found this info about it, whoohoo! We went to the store, got a banana, taped part of a peel on the area, and about 10 minutes later we couldn't even find it. The area was a little tender from all the trauma but there was no longer any pain, he could walk, and most important, NO SPLINTER!!! Thank GOD for miracle home remedies!