They are an irritating inevitability of many household tasks - particularly building flat-packed furniture. For adults, removing a splinter is no big deal. But when it comes to children, it can be an ...

A mother has revealed her ingenious and pain-free trick for removing splinters involving using a simple Calpol syringe. Claire Bullen-Jones, from Wigan, shared the tip on Facebook, having used it to ...

SCHAUMBURG, IL--(Marketwired - May 10, 2016) - Everyone has been there. No sooner did you or your child touch that old wooden bench when a small sliver of wood slides into the skin -- causing a ...

A MUM revealed her ingenious hack for removing splinters on Facebook – and it has been shared over 65,000 times. Housewife Claire Bullen-Jones, 28, from Wigan said the secret to getting rid of ...

Anyone who’s had their bum attacked with tweezers after shuffling along a bench will know that splinters are no joke. They’re painful, embarrassing (if they’re on your bum, anyway), and can be a ...

THESE are the ancient life hacks which have withstood the test of time – and are surprisingly useful to this day. The New York Public Library has archived a series of tips from the 1900s, in the form ...

AS all parents will know, trying to carefully remove a splinter from your child's foot while also getting them to hold still can be something of a challenge... to say the least. Well it turns out that ...

Splinters can be an absolute nightmare, especially if you're afraid of needles. Not only is it irritating it's something you can't ignore, because it might get infected. When you spot one, or worse, a ...

A mum says she's been amazed by the popularity of her tip for removing children's splinters after she shared it online. Claire Bullen-Jones has been using the trick for years with her own children, ...

NEW YORK -- A Suffolk County, New York mom is miffed after spending months fighting her pediatrician's pricey bill just to remove a splinter from her son's thigh. When we researched, WABC found these ...

From preparing breakfast to helping with the washing up, these are the life hacks which stood the test of time THESE are the ancient life hacks which have withstood the test of time – and are ...