“An alternative to using a binder is KT Tape, or kinesthetic tape, which is tape that is meant to be adhered to your skin to provide joint support to athletes. Here is another good post about trans tape binding to check out!.Trans Tape’s website: How to: Minimize Skin Irritation.Warning from a trans nurse on Trans Tape binding, and another.A blogger’s opinions on the pros and cons of tape binding.A picture of someone binding with KT tape to show how it’s done.Warning: picture of irritated skin & blisters from using KT tape and not removing it properly.General do’s and dont’s of binding with KT tape.Info from a company rep on tips to reduce irritation when using KT Tape regularly on sensitive skin on the chest.If the tape you’re using is causing skin problems, it’s possible it doesn’t have a type of adhesive that is body-safe. Do not use duct tape or packing tape, only use tape meant for the body like KT Tape or TransTape.If you decide to try tape binding, here’s some info/tips: Overall, we recommend binding with a binder over binding with tape. Our Binding FAQ has info on safe binding with a binder and How to buy a binder without parents knowing. So the way the product is supposed to be used (binding for a week without any breaks) is inherently unsafe. Generally speaking, you shouldn’t be sleeping while binding or binding 24/7 because you need to give your body a rest. The other issue is you’re supposed to follow the same safe binding guidelines when tape binding as you do with binding with a binder- but the website wrote “TransTape was intended for multiple day use and can be worn up to 5 days depending on your level of activity and how often you are showering.” Over time, tape binding would be less cost-effective than binding because you have to keep buying somewhat expensive tape while you can use a binder for years if you take care of it. Tape binding also seems like it would only work with small-chested folks, and folks with a bigger chest would probably find binding with a binder to be more effective. Basically, there are a lot of unknowns- there isn’t much research on it yet, so we can’t say for sure it’s safer to bind with a traditional binder or not We think it can still damage the ribs because it stops being elastic when stretched to a certain point, especially if it’s wrapped around fully. It seems it would stretch the skin more than binding and make your skin less elastic possibly, and having tape on the same parts of the skin for a long time is not a good idea because it can damage the skin. We have heard of people getting skin irritations or sores from either wearing it too long or from removing it, but we don’t know as much about ribs and breathing and such. We have been receiving some asks about binding with tape recently, and so we’ve decided to post our blog’s opinions on it: Binding with TransTape/KT tape (Open chest binding)
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