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Add some salt to the warm soak (no, it doesn't hurt). My mother used to do this with us and I've done it with my son (who's 5 and won't let me near him with a needle or tweezers). It has worked with him several times. From what I understand the salt helps draw it out. Personally, I use a needle and tweezers. You can buy splitner tweezers (I think mine are Revlon, VERY pointy, don't cost much). Picking at the surface with a needle doesn't hurt (clean the needle with alcohol first). Stick the needle in from the side (not straight into your foot), just enought to grab the skin and pop the needle up. Slowly but surely you'll open it enough to be able to see the glass. Sqeeze around the opening as hard as you can stand (this can hurt) to push the glass up. Use the tweezers to grab it. Pick, squeeze, tweeze...Clean the area with alcohol when you're done.
I've never gotten an infection from doing this & I've never gone to the Dr. for a splinter.
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