15 ways to get rid of warts

Warts!!!!!!. Even the name sounds unpleasant! Warts can be disfiguring and frustrating, as they are difficult to treat and do not have a definite cure. If you are burdened by the embarrassment of a common wart on your hand, face, foot, or other body part, this information will give you basic steps on how to help get rid of it.

1. Grey duct tape

You can simply cover your warts with grey or silver duct tape to kill your warts by suffocating them!

When using duct tape to get rid of warts…

• You'll keep your warts covered up for as long as you can for at least 6 days and then…
• You'll remove the duct tape, soak the wart in water and then…
• You'll file it down with a nail file, emery board or pumice stone and then…
• You'll leave whatever is left of the wart uncovered for about 1-to-2 days and then…
• You'll repeat this process until the wart is gone.

Tip: You can also place Salicylic Acid on the wart before you put duct tape over the wart to get that extra wart killing power!

2. Go bananas

Warts are partly caused by you being low in potassium so basically that means by simply eating bananas and other foods high in potassium you can get rid of warts within 2 weeks plus…

• Increasing your intake of potassium will limit the chances of your warts coming back after you've gotten rid of them and…
• You can also rub banana peels or potatoes (another food high in potassium) directly on your warts and…
• Some people have even gone as far as crushing and rubbing potassium pills on their warts.

3. Apple Cider Vinegar

The main reason why Apple Cider Vinegar is so good for getting of warts is because it's also high in potassium but with apple cider vinegar…

You can make a foot bath soaking your feet in the apple cider vinegar to quickly get rid of those stubborn plantar warts or the warts on your feet and for any other warts…

Dab a cotton ball with apple cider vinegar and then use some waterproof medical tape (that is about 1 inch thick) to tape it to the wart.

4. Basil (Tulasi)

You can tape crushed basil to your warts using waterproof tape, medical tape or cover it with a bandage and you'll want to keep doing this everyday for at least 1-to-2 weeks until the wart is gone.

Basil works because it has several antiviral compounds that will kill off the wart.

5. Aloe

Take the juice from an aloe vera plant and apply it to your warts. The malic acid contained in the Aloe will get rid of the warts.

Once you've placed the aloe juice on your wart, cover it with a bandage and do this daily until your wart is gone.

6. Castor Oil

Castor oil has an acidic nature that will help remove your warts and you just take a cotton ball dabbed in castor oil & you place it on your wart with a bandage daily for at least 2 weeks.

7. Lemon juice

Lemon juice is a disinfectant that will help kill the HPV virus causing warts plus…

Lemon juice has a high concentration of d-limoen which helps breaks down warts and to get rid of warts with lemon oil…

Just place a few drops of lemon juice directly on the wart 2-to-3 times per day.

8. Nail Polish

Nail polish works the same way that duct tape does because after you coat the wart with clear nail polish 2-to-3 times per day…

You will cut off the oxygen to the wart suffocating it until it goes away within 2-to-3 weeks.

9. Chalk or superglue

Two more things you can use to cut off oxygen to your warts is chalk or superglue so…

• Just rub your wart with chalk until it is colored completely in chalk and with superglue…
• Apply the glue until the wart is completely covered and repeat daily until the wart is gone.

10. Pineapples & Papayas

Pineapples & papayas have enzymes that will actually dissolve and eat away your warts so…

• You can soak your warts in pineapple or papaya juice or…
• You can directly place the pulp of a pineapple or papaya on your wart with a bandage for at least 2 hours.

11. Vitamin C

Take a paste made from crushed vitamin c tablets and water and apply it to your wart covered with tape because Vitamin C is acidic enough to help remove warts &…

Taking vitamin C or getting more of it in your diet will help prevent future outbreaks of warts.

12. Bring the heat

You can use a heating pad on your warts for 30 minutes at a time 2-to-4 times per day to get rid of warts but make sure you don't use too much heat and don't go over 140°F (60°C) and…

Soaking your warts in hot water also works & soak your warts in hot water with some Apple cider vinegar added for faster results.

13. Garlic

In all the successful studies done on wart removal using garlic…

• It's been proven that you get the fastest results by applying the garlic oil or extract directly on your wart covered up with a bandage overnight to remove the wart within 1-to-2 weeks but…
• If you apply the raw garlic itself or the oil you should be able to completely remove your wart within 2-to-6 weeks because of the antiviral, antibacterial & antifungal properties in garlic and…
• You can also just simply eat garlic or take garlic capsules to fight off warts.

14. Your Diet

You need to maintain a diet that helps boost your immune system by avoiding processed foods and including more natural, organic &unprocessed foods in your diet.

Get more potassium and zinc in your diet as well because studies show a good immune system will help prevent warts from reoccurring and keep them from spreading.

15. Patience

Warts aren't harmful and they should go away with small simple remedies . Just have little more patience.

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