General Bandages cohesive athletic tape tape is a proprietary blend of thermoplastic polyurethane. Cohesive tape only sticks to itself - not to the skin or hair. Cohesive athletic tape is used for a variety of purposes, including as a prewrap, but often times it is used to provide support for a joint or to keep padding in place due to its higher tensile strength.  Because it has no adhesive mass, cohesive tape performs very well in wet conditions.