Unusual home remedies for warts

More home remedies for warts

There are other home remedies for wart removal and it seems as if home remedies have been used since the beginning of time. While many people feel that home remedies are a waste of time, others will swear by them. If properly done, there are a number of different health conditions that can be treated or prevented with home remedies. One of those conditions is warts.

Warts are often thought of as unpleasant and are usually not wanted. This has been the case for hundred's of years and as such, there are quite a few home remedies that have been used to treat them.

One of the most popular remedies is the duct tape method, which we covered here. There has even been some scientific evidence that this method is effective, though the reasons why are not so clear.

The aloe gel method
It has also been said that aloe is effective at eliminating warts. Aloe gel comes from the aloe vera plant, which you can actually grow as a plot plant. You are advised to soak a small cotton ball in aloe, preferably the gel, and then tape the cotton ball over your wart. Change the cotton ball daily, and apparently your wart should fall off anywhere from a few days to three weeks.

The caster oil method
Apparently, caster oil is also considered an effective wart removal remedy. When using caster oil, apply the oil directly onto your wart twice a day. It is then suggested that you rub or massage the area with your fingers. After doing this day and night for about three weeks, your wart should disappear. You may want to keep your wart covered, as caster oil may leave a greasy residue on clothing. 

The banana skin method
Another odd remedy involves banana skin. Cut a piece of banana skin and tape it over your wart. Leave it there for week. It supposedly dries out the wart, which can then be sanded off with an emery board.

The aspirin wart removal method
Another technique is to band-aid a piece of an aspirin directly on top of the wart and leave covered overnight. When you uncover the wart, the aspirin will have dissolved into the wart and the surrounding skin. The surrounding skin and wart will look white like the skin is dead. Within a few hours, the circulation will return to the skin, while the wart does not recover. Don't leave the aspirin on the healthy skin longer than overnight, since it can acid burn the skin. The wart will supposedly dry up and drop off.

The garlic method.
There have been studies suggesting that rubbing a clove of garlic on the wart every night and then covering it with a bandage can help it go away fairly fast..

The 'buy-them' method
An unusual method is to sell your warts to someone, or have them buy them from you for a penny. Your warts should disappear and not return.

The above mentioned home remedies are just a few of the many that you can find online or in a home remedy book. Others remedies include using chalk, dandelion, baking soda, papaya, lemon juice, and milkweed. When choosing a home remedy, it is important to keep the ingredients in mind because while all these remedies use largely natural ingredients, you want to refrain from using any items that you may be allergic to.

It is also important to remember, when using home remedies for wart removal, that the results are not guaranteed. If one method does not work, or just doesn't suit you, try another.  However, with such a wide variety of different home remedies to choose from, you are sure to find at least one that can help you.