There are many natural home remedies that can treat warts, such as duct tape, banana peel, apple cider vinegar, aloe vera and tea tree oil.
A wart is a small rough growth on a human’s skin, it often appears on the hands and feet. To treat warts, you may want to try natural home remedies.
1. Duct Tape
This is a therapy using duct tape to cover a wart for several days or weeks:
– Place a piece of duct tape on a wart
– Leave it on for a week
– If the tape falls off, replace a new one as soon as possible
– After a week, remove the tape, leave off for 12 hours, then apply a new one
– repeat the treatment until the wart is gone
2. Banana Peel
Banana peel is said to be effective to treat a wart:
– Rub a piece of a banana peel on a wart
– Place a piece of banana peel on the wart
– Cover with a piece of cloth
– Use a tape to hold it in place
– Change banana peel every night until the wart is gone
– It may need several weeks to treat a wart
3. Apple Cider Vinegar
Here is how to use apple cider vinegar to remove a wart:
– Soak a small cotton ball in apple cider vinegar
– Place it on a wart
– Hold it in place with a tape
– Change the cotton ball every night until the wart is gone
– It may need a few weeks to treat a wart
4. Aloe Vera
Aloe vera has antibacterial and antifungal properties. That may explain why the plant can be used to treat minor skin infections, such as warts.
– Apply some fresh aloe vera juice (gel) to a wart
– Cover it with a small cotton ball
– Hold it in place with a tape
– Change the cotton ball daily until the wart is gone
– The wart should fall off in a few days or weeks
5. Tea Tree Oil
Tea tree oil is an essential oil that is a powerful antiseptic and is said to be effective in treating a wart.
– Apply a few drops of the essential oil to a wart
– Do it daily until it disappears
– You may also use a cotton ball soaked the oil and hold it on the wart with a tape
For more information about home remedies for skin care, go to Natural Remedies Center: http://www.naturalremediescenter.com/treat/skin-care/
