2 Toms Skin On Skin Squares (200)

New boots on a pre-season run, a rower's grip, a long day on the sideline: skin rubs, a hotspot flares, and the session gets cut short. These small hydrogel squares sit over that hotspot and take the friction off the skin, so the rub lands on the square instead of the skin. The pack holds 200 squares, around 2.5cm each.

The gel is water-based, so it cushions the spot where the skin has gone hot and sore from rubbing. Each square is single-use: peel one, place it over the hotspot before or during activity, and it takes the load off that patch of skin. At about 2.5cm they suit the common friction points, heels, toes, the ball of the foot, or a hand where a grip rubs. Two hundred to a pack is enough to keep a season of sideline kits stocked or cover a busy training group.

For a club trainer these live in the bag next to the tape and underwrap, so a rubbing boot gets sorted on the bench instead of sidelining a player. Order through Straptor and your tape, recovery gear and these squares come in the one delivery, from an Australian-owned business you can ring for advice. We keep them stocked for national dispatch and at the East Bendigo walk-in.

Features

• Hydrogel squares that cushion a rubbing hotspot
• Water-based gel that takes the load off rubbed skin
• Sits over the friction point so the rub lands on the square
• Around 2.5cm per square, sized for heels, toes and hands
• Single-use squares, 200 to a pack
• Trainer-bag kit alongside the tape and underwrap

Specifications

• Product: hydrogel friction squares (2 Toms Skin On Skin)
• Square size: approximately 2.5cm (1 inch)
• Pack count: 200 squares
• Gel: water-based hydrogel
• Use: single-use
• Brand: 2 Toms

What's in the box

• 200 hydrogel squares, approximately 2.5cm each, in a resealable jar

Usage

Clean and dry the skin over the hotspot first. Peel one square and press it over the friction point before you start, or as soon as you feel a spot beginning to rub. Replace it if it lifts or the session runs long. The pack may ship as 2 Toms or an equivalent hydrogel square, so call our team first if the exact brand matters to you.

Care and storage

Keep the squares in the sealed jar, out of direct heat, and dry until you use one.

Common questions

What are they for? Friction and rubbing hotspots, the spots where boots, kit or a grip rub the skin raw. You put a square on the hotspot so the rub lands on the square instead of the skin.

How big are they and how many do you get? Each square is about 2.5cm, and there are 200 in a pack, so they suit a shared sideline kit or a training group.

Are they reusable? No. Each square is single-use. Peel a fresh one when you need it.

Do they treat a blister that has already come up? No. They cushion a rubbing hotspot, they are not a wound dressing. For a blister that has opened, or skin that is not settling, see a pharmacist or physio.

Australian-owned retailer. 2 Toms Skin On Skin is a friction-management accessory that cushions a rubbing hotspot; it is not a wound or injury treatment and no medical or healing claim is made.

To round out the bag, browse the rest of our strapping accessories range, and if you are building out a wider recovery setup, see the recovery and rehab range.