Nexcare is 3M's personal health care brand. The brand competes with

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's Band-Aid brand in the

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and

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market. The brand also sells similar products such as

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surgical tape Surgical tape or medical tape is a type of pressure-sensitive adhesive tape used in medicine and first aid to hold a bandage or other dressing onto a wound. These tapes usually have a hypoallergenic adhesive which is designed to hold firmly ont ...

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treatment and liquid bandage products. The brand has used a mascot called "Nexcare Nana", an elderly stunt woman, to demonstrate the durability of the products. Since 2017, they are an official supplier of

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. In 2018, as part of an ad campaign for the brand called "Tough Love" intended to prompt parents not to be over-cautious about their children's play, 3M signed ''

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'' contestant Jessie Graf as a spokeswoman. The brand is also a sponsor of the

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's observation of World Donor Day to encourage blood donation.

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3M US: Nexcare Home
Health care brands 3M brands {{brand-stub

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