How to get rid of warts on toes

Cause of Foot Warts

Plantar warts are caused by HPV or Human Papillomavirus. This particular virus may enter your body through breaks or tiny cuts on the bottom of your feet. When skin cells become infected with HPV, it makes the cells grow quicker, resulting in the formation of warts.

Plantar warts are harmless and may go away even without treatment, but in many cases they are too painful to ignore. Plantar warts that grow together in a cluster are known as mosaic warts.

“It’s always reasonable to try over–the-counter options like salicylic acid gel, liquid or pads,” Dr. Piliang says. “You can also use salicylic acid and then cover the area with duct tape.” After removing the duct tape covering the wart, soak the area in water.

Don’t rub, scratch, or pick at the wart. Doing so could spread the virus to another part of your body or cause the wart to become infected. Don’t share towels or other personal items with others.

Peeling medicine (salicylic acid).

For common warts, look for a 17 percent salicylic acid solution. These products (Compound W, Dr. Scholl’s Clear Away Wart Remover, others) are usually used daily, often for a few weeks. For best results, soak your wart in warm water for a few minutes before applying the product.

Using super glue on warts turns out to be a patented method that works much the same as duct tape, except that when the glue is removed every 6 days, some of the wart is removed with it.

You can use petroleum jelly or a corn plaster to cover the skin around the wart. Before applying the treatment to your wart, use a rough surface, such as an emery board or pumice stone, to get rid of any excess skin around the affected area (avoid sharing the pumice stone with others).

Gather a bottle of apple cider vinegar, cotton balls or cotton-tipped applicators, and a small bandage. Soak the cotton ball in apple cider vinegar, and apply this to the area where the wart is. Place the bandage over the cotton ball and leave it in place overnight. Some people may leave it on for up to 24 hours.

The potassium in banana peel is rumored to fight HPV. However, no research links potassium to the treatment of warts or viral skin infections. There also isn’t scientific evidence that banana peels fight HPV. If you want to try it, rub the inside of a banana peel on the wart.

Don’t pick at warts or try to peel them off, as this will only spread the virus. Have separate nail clippers for healthy and infected areas. Try not to shave over warts.

I didn’t want to take that drastic step yet, and then I remembered either Vicks VapoRub or duct tape as a home remedy from your column on warts. So I had my wife put a dab of VapoRub on the wart and cover it with duct tape. Five days of this and no more wart. It just fell out, and the hole closed.

Mix two parts apple cider vinegar in one-part water. Soak a cotton ball in the vinegar-water solution. Apply the cotton ball directly on the wart. Cover with tape or a bandage, keeping the cotton ball on the wart overnight (or for longer if possible).

It is observed that toothpaste can make warts slowly dry out by cutting off the oxygen supply. Though toothpaste is one of the popular home remedies for getting rid of warts, it is advised to not use toothpaste on your warts because it can do more harm than good by irritating your skin.

Clear nail polish: This method is thought to suffocate the wart. Apply clear nail polish every other day for two weeks to see the results take effect. Liquid butane spray: This technique kills the wart tissue and freezes it off.

Weakened Defenses

Some people are at increased risk for warts due to weakened immune systems. Teenagers and people who have conditions that weaken their immune systems, like HIV, are at increased risk for warts.

Dark, leafy greens like spinach, kale, arugula and seaweed are rich with calcium and mighty Vitamin B. Broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, cherries and blueberries are high in antioxidants. Citrus fruits, red peppers and orange peppers are loaded with Vitamin C — acting as anti-wart warriors knocking the virus off its feet.

There have been several studies which have shown that a simple supplement of zinc can improve and clear warts. Zinc supplements (usually tablets) can be bought over the counter at most pharmacies. They have been shown to be safe and effective, in particular in people who have not previously responded to treatment.

The results: duct tape won over cryotherapy; 85% of the duct tape patients were wart-free, compared with 60% of the cryotherapy group. In fact, the majority of “duct-taped warts” disappeared within 28 days — while the majority of cryotherapy-treated warts needed two treatments, spaced at least two weeks apart.