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Discussion Thread 👍 Tuesday 3 February 2026 (aussie.zone)

submitted 3 days ago by melbaboutown@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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Yarrabyte is taking a self care day

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[–] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

A figure 6 and figure 8 ankle strapping {tape} are pretty simple.

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Yeah. I have some around here.

Edit: inspects handiwork Well... close enough? I just hope I got the kind I'm not allergic to.

[–] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A lot of body tapes leave behind a residue that can cause irritation. Cleaning the area with some form of solvent can help reduce that in my experience. Cooking oil, sorbelene or essential oils (eucy, tea tree, lavender etc) work as a solvent for it.

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago

Thanks, I might have some baby oil or just use cooking oil