Planter Wart- Home Treatment

There are about a zillion home remedies on the internet. Most home treatments take time as the wart is thick and callused which makes it hard to penetrate. The most common remedies for planter warts are as follows;

1. Duct Tape - Cover the planter wart for one to two months with duct tape. An alternative treatment, suggests covering the wart with duct tape for a week. Then soak the foot until the plantar wart is soft. Wearing gloves, file the wart with an emery board or file. Rewash the foot and dry with a disposable towel and re-apply duct tape. Repeat this procedure until the planter wart is gone.

2. Banana Peel - Duct tape a piece of banana peel over the planter wart for a few days. Then follow the instuctions above in number one to file away the planter wart. Repeat until gone.

3. Fresh Crushed Garlic - Place the crushed galic on the plantar wart and duct tape it in place for a few days. Then follow the instuctions in number one, except for soaking the foot. Garlic's main ingredient is allicin...which has an anti biotic as well as anti fungal properties. Repeat until the wart is gone.

4. Freezing - Drugsores have several products that freeze warts. This method takes two to four weeks especially for larger planter warts. Be very careful to not freeze any any surrounding skin. It stings like mad when you when you get carried away. The wart is hard, the skin around it is not, so don't be over zealous.

5. Salcylic Acid - Drug stores have several products with salcylic acid saturated in a bandaid like patch. Weekly follow the instructions in number one and and then file away the plantar wart ,ensuring you wear gloves. This process usually takes three to four weeks.

I've tried all the above treatments in the past. After a week or two I lost patience. The duct tape treatment was the easiest and remarkably, it lessened the pain, of the planter wart. It did go away after a month and a half.
Luckily, I haven't had a plantar wart in a year... especially since I've learned to prevent being infected at my gym or...
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