How to remove warts at home: causes and treatment

How to remove warts at home: causes and treatment

How to remove warts at home: causes and treatment

Warts are a constant concern for those who suffer them, we give you the answers on how to eliminate warts in a healthy way and with home remedies. 

Warts are bumps, usually of small size, granulated and with a pattern of black spots that correspond to coagulated blood endings , which appear because of exposure to a virus and are transmitted by touch, taking between two and six months to appear after contact with infected skin.

We already talked about the problem in how to remove spots on the skin after prolonged exposure  to the sun's rays , now we will talk about how to remove warts.

Remove warts: homemade tricks,There are four types of warts:

1. Vulgar warts: rounded and especially frequent on hands, around the nails and on the neck. 
2. Flat warts: they are small and hardly protrude. They look like moles. They are frequent on the face, the back of the hands and the knees. They produce itching.
3. Plantar warts: appear at the points of support of the feet, and manifest as a hard area under the skin, similar to a lump of fat, with some black dots. They cause discomfort or even pain when walking.
4. Genital warts, caused by the human papillomavirus: they appear as stiff, dark spots on the skin and vaginal lips.  The contagion is by sexual route , and it is the most dangerous warts , since papilloma is a serious disease that must be treated immediately.

In this article we are not going to talk about genital and plantar warts , for which it is best to go to a dermatology specialist who can solve the problem with quick tricks , but we are going to focus on vulgar warts. It is also necessary to go directly to the specialist if the wart is painful, there is bleeding, it changes its appearance over time or does not disappear after applying natural remedies for several weeks. 

Plants to Remove Warts

The herbal medicine is very useful with warts, but most of the remedies made from plants are very slow acting.

1. Calendula: The freshly squeezed juice of marigold flowers contains flavonoids, resins, essential oils and salicylic acid, and helps treat viral warts.
2. Celandine Major : To eliminate vulgar warts, on the hands, nothing better than the corrosion power of the celandine alkaloids. However, these are very powerful compounds, so you have to use it with caution , because it could damage the surrounding skin. You have to apply a few drops of flower juice two or three times a day for fifteen days.
3. Fig tree leaf : applied as a poultice, crushing the leaf and mixing it with a little hot water before placing it on the wart, its antiviral properties help the wart to disappear quickly.
4. Verrucaria : This is boiled and strained, using the resulting infusion. It is a very effective remedy, but very slow.
5. Garlic: The application of fresh garlic flakes on the wart is, perhaps, the fastest remedy , since it achieves the disappearance of the wart in less than a week.
6. Radish : It applies just like garlic and, although it is somewhat slower, it also works wonderfully, without the inconvenience of smell.
7. Thuja , used in tincture on the wart or consumed in the form of homeopathic remedy (sold in establishments specializing in homeopathy or herbalists), in solution CH15 or CH30, is a remedy prescribed by homeopaths often.
8. Aloe vera : aloe vera helps activate lymphocytes to fight viral infection and cleanses and regenerates the skin after the disappearance of the wart.
9. Lemon : It should be applied in juice, freshly squeezed, several times a day for a week. 

Other Substances That End Warts

1. Apple cider vinegar : With antibacterial and antifungal properties, this vinegar should be applied with gauze or cotton, cover it and leave it on for twenty-four hours. 
2. Hydrogen peroxide: the same procedure as with vinegar must be followed.

Alternative methods to remove warts

1. Dental Floss:- This remedy, inherited from popular wisdom, is applicable only to vulgar warts and is often used on warts that appear on hands and neck. It is not painful, has no side effects and no chemical is applied: just wrap the wart base with a dental floss and tighten with a knot . That will stop blood flow and the wart will dry and fall off. 
2. Dry ice :- The cold "kills" the wart, something that the dermatologist does with liquid nitrogen and that at home can be done with dry ice, although it is an extreme and dangerous solution that should be just one last option. If you want to do it, you have to wear gloves, and place a piece of dry ice on the wart for about 25 seconds.

What never to do with a wart

1. Do not cut them with scissors or knives : One of the great temptations of who has vulgar warts in visible places, such as warts on the neck, is to pick up scissors and cut them. That temptation is especially strong when the wart protrudes a lot and seems to hang from the skin, because a second of pain and an insignificant scar is better than a hanging wart, right? Well, no. Because when cutting, bleeding could spread the infection, and the wound will make it worse.
2. Scrape the warts, as it can be as harmful as cutting them. Always keep in mind that it is not dead skin but an infection.