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How to Get Rid of a Wart

Wart

Wart is a type of virus infection that generally develops in your feet and hand. It usually occurs in different shapes and sizes. If you have experience wart, you must be aware of the painful situation and also the terrible process by which warts are removed from your skin. Wart spreads from infected skin to the uninfected area. It tends to develop in the area that remains warm and moist. Feet sole is the area where wart pops up generally. There are many ways you can use to remove your wart. Check out the home as well as medical remedies on how to remove wart from your skin. It may be a little painful but it works. Never expect something magical but with times these treatment gets you relief from this painful blisters.

Complexity Level: Basic

Time Required: 5-7 days

Resource Required:

1. Garlic

2. Duct Tape

3. Vitamin C

4. Aloe vera

5. Hot water

Instructions

First, get started with some of the home remedies when you notice any wart on your skin. Wart disappears mostly with these remedies. In case, you are not seeing any improvement you can always consult your family physician and apply the medication prescribed by him.

1. Garlic

It is a commonly found herb in any household. Take fresh garlic and crush it. Then rub it directly on your wart and wrap it with a bandage. When you apply freshly crushed garlic everyday you will notice that the wart is turning into a blister and it will disappear within 5-7 days. While applying crushed garlic make sure not to apply garlic on the healthy skin. You may experience some irritation.

2. Duct tape

Cover your wart with a piece of duct tape tightly. Leave it for 6-7 days. After that remove the duct tape and soak your wart and with the help of a pumice stone file the dead skin on the wart. Leave it overnight to dry up. Then, again warp your wart with another duct tape. Carry on this process unless you notice the disappearance of your wart.

3. Vitamin C

Take a vitamin C tablet, ground it and mix it with water. Now, apply this vitamin C paste to your wart and warp it wit a bandage. High acidity content of vitamin C supports wart cure and also fights with Human PapillomaVirus.

4. Aloe vera

Aloe vera plant is a great solution for any skin irritation. It happens to be one of the best treatments for wart also. Just break the aloe vera leaf and rub the gel that comes out of the leaf on the wart. Cover your wart with a bandage. Apply it everyday. The malice acid available in aloe vera plant helps reducing wart in a very less time.

5. Hot water

Everyday soak your wart-affected skin in hot water for 10-15 minutes. Put some sea salt to it. Warts are generally sensitive to heat and heat from hot water heals wart very quickly.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Does wart spread? How can I prevent it from spreading?

Yes, wart often spreads. It generally spreads in moist and warm ambiance. Always cover wart with a bandage. Do not use towel, razor, sandal and socks of the person having wart. Wart effected area should be dry and clean. It generally tends to develop at moist place. Do not scratch or press it as the virus gets transmitted to the other part of your skin. Always wash your hand after applying any medication to the wart as the virus can spread from one hand to the other.

Quick Tips:

1. When you are going for any public shower or swimming pool make sure to wear your sandals as places with warm and moist ambiance are ideal for wart viruses.

2. Make a mixture of clove and sandalwood powder. Apply it over wart. It may be a little painful but supports removal of dead skin and also heals it a little early.

3. In case, you notice extreme irritation with over the counter medication, stop it immediately and switch over to some home remedies.

4. Take care of your feet soles and try to keep it dry always. Wart generally develops in moist and broken skin.

Things To Watch Out For:

1. Always consult your family physician before treating your child with compound wart.

2. There are lots of natural remedies for treating wart, but before applying those always consult a doctor.

3. Never apply any treatment on irritated skin. It may have some adverse effect.

4. Avoid using others razor, socks, shoes and towels. It may contain wart virus.

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