Most ring wearers will know how hard it is to remove a very small ring on their finger. Pulling it out hurts a lot and can take forever to remove. Using butter simply doesn't do the trick anymore and Google doesn't do any good. Is there a fast, painless way to remove those stubborn rings?
Notes: Please no cutting off of fingers or rings. I need my hand and ring to be fine, undamaged please.
It is completely possible to remove the ring by using some string/dental floss. I've seen it done personally before.
The way to achieve this is by wrapping the string around the finger just before the ring, then push the string under and through the ring, then simply pull the string from the side where you pushed it through to (essentially unraveling it), and the ring should come off. You could aid this my adding the slightest drop of olive oil/lubricant.
You can see it in action by watching this Youtube video
String the floss under the ring, and wrap it around your finger. Then, unwind the floss to move the ring up your finger.
This is commonly referred to as the Floss Method
A jewelry store was able to remove my wedding ring over a swollen knuckle using a copious spray of Windex (sorry if that sounds like a Big Fat Greek Wedding joke!). I've also successfully used an ice-cold water bath and dish-soap on less-stuck rings.
Good luck!
I have always done something I found on Lifehacker a while back. You will need an elastic band (like a rubber band, but stretchy fabric works better) and tweezers.
Get the elastic band and wrap it around your finger tightly up until the ring. Now, using the tweezers, grab the end of the band and pull it under the ring. Now, you can just grab the part of the band that unwrap it from your finger.
Try several methods:
Take grease, such as mineral oil, olive oil or other loose oils and soak the finger in it. Twist the ring gently and try to slip it up the finger.
Also, raising your arm for a while can help the ring get off, this helps if it is a medical problem, as well. Soaking the hand in cool water, also helps, as it helps to resize the ring.
Doing multiple methods helps if the ring just won't come off.
Warning:
The ring may have to be cut if:
It has been on the finger for a while and the finger grew into the small ring.
Or the finger is swollen and the ring is constricting. This may cause you to loose your finger if you don't remove the ring.
Don't discount cutting the ring off as a method. Rings can be fixed as good as new and the ring can be cut from the back. After removing the ring to avoid this issue, buy larger rings and utilize ring resizers.
Try the Floss method. This method I have not really tried, so it may or my not work.
If your finger is swollen or just too big, cutting it off is your only option.
If it's only just a little too small, try soaking your hand in ice water as long as you can. This will cause your skin to shrink a little bit but not much. Then, soap your hand thoroughly and try to take the ring off. While soaping make sure to spin the ring and get the soap water underneath the ring. This is clean and works as well or better than oils for me.
If you need steps like these, do not put the ring back on until either your finger is smaller or the ring has been resized to fit properly.
