Finger report!!
Well I've given up on the magnesium sulphate paste :(
It's been on since Monday with reapplications and a new plaster after each shower and the splinter is still just a spec of black at the bottom of the hole I dug out on Saturday.
I have put some Savlon and a plaster on after a vain attempt to dig it out and making it sore again. Maybe I'm fussing over nothing as its only a tiny bit left, so I'll let it dry out after a stint in the work room today and just hope it heals over short length sexy wears suitable for a wedding :) xx