Vinegar for warts

Despite the fact that warts do not pose a particular danger to humans, their very presence is unpleasant for both the owner and strangers, and they can also be transmitted through tactile contact, through objects they have touched. Many people do not rush to beauty salons to remove warts, but look for ways to get rid of them on their own. One of these folk methods is the use of vinegar. [ 1 ]

Indications of vinegar for warts

Vinegar is used to burn:

• common or vulgar warts, most often located on the hands, soles of the feet (plantar, occurring mainly in places where shoes rub against the skin);
• flat or juvenile - irregularly shaped nodules appear on the back of the hands, face in children and young people.

Pharmacodynamics

Since most warts are keratinized elevations above the surface of the body, food acids, when applied to them, accelerate exfoliation and, ultimately, their disappearance. [ 2 ]

Dosing and administration

There are different recipes with vinegar, each one may be effective. Before the procedure, it is advisable to steam the wart. In order not to damage the skin around the bump, you need to lubricate it with Vaseline or cut a hole in a cotton pad (plaster) for the wart, place it so as to protect healthy areas. [ 3 ] The following components will help remove growths:

• vinegar with flour for warts - mix a small amount of vinegar with flour (the volume depends on the area of application) and form a ball, stick it to the growth, seal with adhesive tape, bandage and do not remove for three days. The wart should come out, leaving a small depression from the root, which will level out over time;
• apple cider vinegar for warts - it is also capable of destroying their keratinized tissue. You can find five percent vinegar on sale, soak a cotton ball in it, apply it to the neoplasm, separate it from the bandage with a piece of cellophane, which is used to secure this compress, and remove it after a day. Repeat the procedure until the wart disappears. This may take from one to two weeks;
• onion and vinegar for warts - soak a slice of onion in vinegar for at least 2 hours and apply overnight. Repeat every evening until it falls off;
• garlic with vinegar for warts - a clove of garlic is crushed, poured with a teaspoon of vinegar essence, flour is added so that a dough is obtained. It is then fixed to the neoplasm.

Application for children

Children have delicate and sensitive skin, so burning with vinegar can lead to skin burns and deep, painful wounds. It is best to use another, less traumatic method.

Use of vinegar for warts during pregnancy

Local application of vinegar to a small area of skin cannot harm the pregnant woman or the fetus.

Contraindications

It is dangerous to use vinegar to get rid of warts if they are located in sensitive epithelial areas: eyelids, lips, neck, mammary glands. Contraindications for use are also pointed condylomas localized on the mucous membranes of the genitals, in the intergluteal fold, in the anus area, genital papillomas.

Side effects of vinegar for warts

When using vinegar essence (70% acid concentration) to remove warts, severe chemical burns may occur. To avoid side effects, only 6% or 9% vinegar is used.

Overdose

If you overdo it with the concentration of vinegar, you can get severe swelling, redness, a bleeding crack. In this case, stop the procedure until the wounds are completely healed.

Interactions with other drugs

It is advisable not to use other methods of removing the growth in parallel with the use of vinegar, as too aggressive an effect can cause unwanted side effects.

Storage conditions

Vinegar is stored at temperatures from -2ºС to +30ºС in a dark place.

Shelf life

The shelf life of acetic acid is 2 years from the date of manufacture.

Analogues

In addition to the above methods, warts can be removed using salicylic acid, dry ice, cut Kalanchoe leaves, wormwood tincture lotions. Some people have found that applying banana peels with the inside out, compresses with grated horseradish, and daily lubrication at night with essential vegetable oils, such as tea tree, have helped.

Reviews

According to reviews from people who resort to vinegar to combat warts, plantar warts are the hardest to get rid of. Most often, you still have to go to a cosmetologist or a doctor. In other cases, the method "works."