[Alandriel]

yes, actually it does - inconsistencies are my forte  []

The rule of thumb goes: NEVER put undiluted essential oils directly on the skin..... or - instead of doing a double negative:
always use essential oils diluted in a base - it's the dummy safe way to avoid people getting hurt 

But

as with all things in life, there are exceptions of course, and Tea Tree is one of them (and another essential oil - lavender - also). These can be applied neat (undiluted) directly to the skin as they have proven very safe. *)

I might want to stress 'skin' - and not mucuous membranes or other highly sensitive areas. Do never put essential oils in contact with those.


Clear as mud?  []


*) nothing ever is quite 101% safe of course, and anyone handling essential oils should read up properly on how to use them or get professional advise before doing so

[stana]

The doctor froze it twice - no luck. 
----
John - The Eternal Pessimist.

You mean even if the doctor freezes it, its not a DEFINITE yes it will be removed ? :|

[chemtester]

The itworkspaste is getting good reviews on here...perhaps it would help on your wart?

[titus]

I don't know after a naked snail, but we have used Apple Cider Vinegar for a foot wart on my son.
Diluted in some water, did that everyday for 10 days. It was gone. No pain at all.

There is a very old remedy (which works [] - no joke)After a full moon night, go into a field where there is still some morning dew, find a naked snail and let her/him move over the wart, several times (might have to do it over a couple month)  However, it has to be around full moon.  The slime has a special potency during that time will eventually kill off the wart.

A friend of mine has used Oregano and Frankincense essentail oils on her warts.  The Oregano can be very strong, so you may want to dilute the oil in a good vegetable oil.  I personally would scrape off the top part a bit so that the oil can soak in faster.  Be aware that this might sting quite a bit.  Good luck with either recipe.  Both work, believe it or not.

[Bored chemist]

If you ignore warts they go away (this may take a while).
How can you tell if any of these "cures" works unless you do a controlled trial?

[MonikaS]

If you ignore warts they go away (this may take a while).
How can you tell if any of these "cures" works unless you do a controlled trial?

It can take more than 2 years. Depending on the location of the wart 2 years can be a long long time OUCH!
Warts are caused by a virus and the immune system needs time to learn to defeat it. Those home made remedies like slug slime simply might work through triggering an immune response and learning to kill the wart virus in the process too.

Cutting into the wart is a very bad idea. The blood and the pus is very infectious and this can lead to speading the infection. And unless you use a sterile knife you can infect the wound you cause, which can lead to really bad problems.

I have a wart too, on my index fingertip. Currently I'm trying an OTC freezing kit. So far it looks good. I tried other OTC stuff too, but it didn't really work. So if this freezing kit doesn't work I'll see a doctor.

[wolfekeeper]

As I understand it, the treatment that works better than anything else in the studies is salicylic acid. You put it on, and then the next day you scrape it off with a knife until it bleeds, then put some more acid on it. It stings quite a bit, but unless it bleeds, it probably won't work. I think that when it hurts and bleeds the immune system starts taking the situation seriously and that helps eradicate the wart, you're also removing the infected skin of course.

If you do that, the wart should be gone in a few weeks.

In studies, salicylic acid works about 80% of the time. Other treatments like freezing don't work much better than chance.

[abrogard]

 'cutting into the wart is a bad idea... blood and pus very infectious..',  ' salicylic acid.... scrape off until it bleeds...'

 I would like to fix my son's warts, he's 6 years old. This thread was looking promising. Could it perhaps resurrect itself and get more input until we start to get repeated posts about one method actually working?

 Or is it nowadays a proven fact that it has a virus origin and only the anti-virus activities of the body in question will fix it?

 In which case what is the best known scientific way to stimulate the body's anti-virus activities?

[NoraSmith]

I have heard this remedy before but I thought it was a joke 

[john2223]

I've heard of the oregano recipe but I never knew about the first method. Thanks for sharing. I've been learning some interesting ways to treat warts naturally. I'll pass this method on to my friend who has a wart on her feet.

[doctorf4]

The disc solution works for, I can't remember which brand but I went through at least 4 packages.

The key is to keep applying until the wart is really gone....may be at 40 discs.

I stop applying the disc too early on the first couple of treatments

Each package should be just under $10

[purple82]

I knew someone who had a wart on their foot and could not find out how to get rid of it.  Finally she tried duct tape.  It took a few months but it finally went away!  She had to have it covered constantly and it did look kind of silly, but it definitely worked.