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Q. I have been stressing out over a wart on my face. I have tried every treatment mentioned in your column for over two years, including banana peel, vinegar, Listerine and duct tape.
Nothing worked, no matter how conscientious I was about applying the treatment. Finally I read about the aloe plant and how to apply it by peeling it and applying the juicy material directly to the wart. That worked! Now I don't feel like a Halloween witch with her big facial wart.
A. We are delighted to learn that topical application of Aloe vera gel got rid of your wart. This is the first time we have heard of using aloe as a wart remedy.
Other readers have had success soaking warts in hot water, applying duct tape, castor oil, lemon juice, vinegar or the prescription antiviral drug amantadine. Others tell us that taping eggplant or banana peel to a wart will also make it disappear.
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When my son was about six he got a wart and even the doctor could not get rid of it. Aloe worked great. I just taped a slice of it on his little hand and it worked great.
We can't have fresh aloe vera because of the climate. My wife used bottled Aloe Vera gel. It works excellent for the skin.
I've used Aloe Vera gel internally for healing my bile problems and it works too. So I recommend Aloe Vera to all my friends.
My daughter had warts. I took her to the doctor who prescribed the commen OTC wart creams. They didn't work. I tried a home remedy and it worked. The wart left and never came back. A drop of Castor oil is put on the wart, then you cover it with a piece of fresh garlic, and a bandaid over it. This is done 3x a day for 3 days.
I used a Costa Rican recipe. Put a regular aspirin on the wart. add just enough water to help dissolve it a tiny bit. put a bandaid ot tape to hold it in place. Did this for a wart on the top of my hand for a week. Came off & has never returned!
I have used aloe vera gel for a wart problem, and it worked in about 10 days, the wart never returned. Great article, I found a lot of useful info here.