[BeingMe]

I have one on my finger that I have had forever. I want it gone, but don't want to use any chemicals or pay for the doc visit. I am BF.
Anyone have any home remedies that work and are safe?

 

[Maggi315]

Hey, I didn't see this thread, just posted above about my son and his plantar wart. So i'll be peeking in to get ideas.

One thing I have heard of is using duct tape. I think you need to leave it on for a good week, if you google it, you can probably find out more. That's what I would try if my son would leave it alone for that long.

 

[paganmum]

If you have dandelions in your yard you can put the white juice that you see on the end when you've picked one on a wart and it will help it go away. I did this with warts as a kid and it worked well. It will turn the wart brown but it does help as long as you put it on at least twice a day.

 

[CR Mama]

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Originally Posted by shannyshan I have one on my finger that I have had forever. I want it gone, but don't want to use any chemicals or pay for the doc visit. I am BF. Anyone have any home remedies that work and are safe?

I was just coming to look for answers to this same question.

I had 2 warts - one on my thumb and one on the bottom of my foot. Both were froze off - but it really did not work. The one on my foot went away during the winter - I think socks and shoes helped to suffocate it. I've tried the duct tape thing but I can't keep it on long enough to work. So I'm looking for some new ideas, too!

 

[bdavis337]

I've heard that apple cider vinegar works. Apply it to a bit of cotton, then hold in place with a bandaid overnight, and keep it off during the day. After a few weeks, it's supposed to just fall right out (the wart, I mean). I have facial warts, and have tried this once but didn't get the cotton placed exactly right, and it left a seriously dry patch of skin just next to the wart. I haven't tried again.

 

[kidsandmama]

My daughter had a wart on her index finger. I tried several remedies from the health food store and had mixed results.

What finally got rid of it was garlic. I took a clove of garlic and used special tape (it is also used for bandages) and taped the garlic to her wart over night. I forget how long it took to get rid of it, but eventually it worked!

Good luck!

Collette

 

[dooldad]

Garlic worked for me. I cut off a piece and crushed it, then put it on the wart with a band-aid. I did this while I slept and took it off during the day. It worked really quickly.
Duct tape and zinc are also supposed to work.
http://www.knowledgeofhealth.com/pdfs/ocd7.pdf

 

[acupuncturemomma]

raw potato has worked well for me every time. just take a sliver from right at the peel and put it with the potato side (as opposed to the peel side) against the wart. hold in place with a band-aid. you can change it daily or leave it on as long as you want. just keep potato on it for a few days in a row. once you remove it, it'll be a little while before anything happens with the wart (maybe a week +?)...then it'll start to fall off. it will probably get a little sore before it falls off.

 

[Gitti]

B complex orally for a few weeks will get rid of it on the hands.

ETA - for plantar wart the thing that really worked for my grandson was THUJA (homeopathy) 3 globules 2 times a day for about 2 months.

 

[gcgirl]

Warts are weird. What works for one person might not work for someone else. I had a plantar wart for 18 years (seriously), and I tried EVERYTHING. Nothing worked except finally having it cut out.

Now I have a small one on my hand that I'm working on. I've tried potato, duct tape, garlic, etc., etc., and nothing's working. At least it isn't getting any bigger though.

I would suggest trying all the remedies above, sticking with each for a couple weeks or until you see some change/improvement, than move on to the next. You never know what'll do the trick.

OTC acid worked fine for my husband, but has never worked for me. Go figure.

 

[punchy]

OIL OF OREGANO! It will be gone in a few hours. It is the best best best for these types of things. Get a good one ( I use Joy of the Mountains brand) and follow instructions well. Cover with band aid to insure your son doesn't put finger in eye.

 

[Metasequoia]

Are these remedies all for plantar warts? I have a couple on my leg, so they're not the rough ones that people get on their hands/feet - would these remedies work for them?

 

[canadianchick]

DD has had plantars warts in the past and these have worked...... potatoe peel, banana peel, thuja oil and wishing it away (seriously, it works).