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Vulkan Zinc Oxide Tape

Recommended Price :- £3.99

Review

I sent this review in because it has helped with so many niggles and injuries I think it is an essential piece of running equipment. I bought mine from a running shop although not sure what the brand or make is. After visiting a physio with a painful knee (just below the knee cap) I was shown how to strap up with Zinc Oxide which helped massively, I purchased a few rolls as I wasn't sure how long I may need to use it. A couple of months later I started to feel a pain in my arch of the foot, again the physio showed me a technique to stop the onset of plantar fasciitis which worked again.

I have since used the tape to stop nipple chaffing, a blister on my foot and also to support a sprained ankle during a cross country race. I have also since found you can buy sprays (thanks to the physio again) to act as a extra strength adhesive to make sure during activity it wont peel off....it does work but it takes some time later to get the tape off!!

Good Points

Cheap

Lot's of uses

Easy to take to training / races

Gets you back out training quickly

Helps reduce time on the physio table

Easy to apply

Comfortable when on

Bad Points

Possibly getting hold of it without going online.

Conclusion

I have no idea what is in the tape or how it works but I can't get enough of it. I have since noticed it a lot more while watching other sports on telly i.e football, rugby. I don't know how I survived without it and think every runner should have it in their kit bag.