A bandage including a padding material, a hydrogel material； and a substrate is taught. The padding material of the bandage is co-disposed by the hydrogel material and both the padding material and the hydrogel material are carried by the substrate. The bandage is created by providing a substrate having a first and second planar surface. Then, a hydrogel material is placed onto the second planar surface of the substrate. Finally, a padding material is placed onto the second planar surface of the substrate so that the padding material is co-disposed by the hydrogel material.
