An adhesive bandage is disclosed for protecting blisters or wounds, or for preventing
chaffing or the formation of blisters. In one embodiment, the bandage includes
a protective layer for covering the blister or area of skin to be protected, and
an adhesive layer surrounding the protective layer. The opposite side of the bandage
contains a low-friction layer or surface and a separate sheet of low-friction material
adjacent to but movable with respect to the low-friction layer or surface. The
sheet of low-friction material is attached to the bandage in such a way that it
can move with respect to the bandage in response to frictional forces, thereby
minimizing a transfer of frictional forces from clothing or the like to the bandage.
A method of treating blisters, as well as a method of preventing chaffing and the
formation of blisters are also disclosed.
