[YEA]  10/18/2006: Colin from Mississauga, Ontario Canada: "I had a wart on my end of my thumb and the root was under my thumnail. I had tried the store remedies but they did not work. I decided to use Pickling Vinegar as apposed to Apple Cider. The reason was that Pickling Vinegar has a higher percentage of Acetic Acid @ 7%. Apple Cider and regular vinegar has only 5%. I placed the vinegar on a small cotton swab, placed it on the wart, then wrapped a few pieces of duct tape over to seal it in and allow not air to get in. I die this ever 2 to 3 days The wart was gone in 10 days. WARNING: The sting and pain I endured from the acidity was very intense for the first 4 days."

[YEA]  10/25/2012: Sayward from Columbia City, Indiana, Usa: "(I'm sorry, I've been a fan of the site for a couple years, and just now have something to add. I'm not sure if this is even how to go about submitting my information, so sorry if it's extra work for someone.)

About 7 years ago I bought a pair of flip-flops from a dollar store and wore them the whole summer. Problem is that the thong portion had a rather nasty plastic seam, which cut my first toe.

My toe healed, and I went about my life. About 2 years later, I discovered what I thought to be a corn on my toe. I'm not one for doctors, so I just let it be. But it grew. And it grew. And it grew. Then it began to spread.

5 years after it's appearance, I went to the doctor for a completely unrelated issue. In passing, I asked the doctor about my 'corn'. He looked at it, said "It'll hurt if I cut it out. " and left.

Turns out it was a humongus nasty ugly plantars wart. Which by the time your site allowed me to discover the grisly fact, it had multiplied to both feet and 3 toes.

Apple cider vineger didn't do a dang thing. Nor did banana peels, peroxide, nail polish, wart removers or duct tape.

I became rather ashamed of my toe. Until recently. When, thanks to my loving boyfriend, I discovered the hot ticket. POTATO PEEL. Yup. You heard right. I took a small peeling of a potato and taped it onto my foot, changing the peel every day.

After 7 years and multiple dime sized warts, my toe looks just as beautiful as it did before I bought those cheap sandals. No pain, no burning, no problems."

10/25/2012: Art from Tustin, Ca. Usa replies: "Sayward, I was wondering how long your potato peel method took to get rid of your warts? Thank you for posting your wart remedy. Art"

[YEA]  Theresa from Starbuck, MN: "Radishes used the same as the banana peel get the same results!"

[YEA]  04/24/2007: Kari from Vancouver, Canada: "This is unbelievable, but I've had as awful wart on my cheek for 14 years!! I actually didn't know what it was for quite sometime, because I was so used to it. I tried Red Wine Vinegar on a cottonball, left it on for 10 hours, and it's already black and shriveled!! Only after 1 day! I'm in shock! It's totally on the outs!!!"

01/03/2013: Nubian from Ottawa, On Canada: "Not sure if I have keliods, warts or skin tags.when I tied the very 1rst wart/tag?, it turned black/shrunk. When I finally pulled it off, blood ran down my face b4 I could catch it and wipe it off. The blood from it must be virul, because it created more, any place I touched with bare hand (later it spread all over eyelids, under eyes, on cheeks/neck and underarms - tried removing but they seemed to multiply). Tried wart remover (no good)/duct tape/dental floss, nothing worked. Can ACV be used in the eye area (via q-tip)?"

06/25/2012: Sara from The Beach, Canada replies: "I suggest you look into oil of oregano especially if you want no scar action. I doubt the location you speack of is warts though. Exerpt from internet

"Milia are the white bumps which forms on the surface of the skin, when the dead skin cells and the sebum, gets trapped in the sweat glands or the hair follicles, due to the lack of exfoliation. Other reasons for milia to develop on the skin are over exposure to sun, irritation to certain chemicals and injury to the skin. Milia are 1-2 mm in size and are yellowish white in color. Both adults and children are affected by this skin disorder. The most common locations for milia are the cheeks, around the eyes, forehead and nose. In infants milia can occur even within the mouth. Although milia is a harmless condition, yet it can make the person very unsightly. There are various methods which can be used for milia removal, some of these are explained here.

Treatment Methods

Milia in infants gets resolved on its own, though it may take a few weeks. Usually no treatment is required for removal of milia in babies.

In adults too, milia disappear on their own. However, if they refuse to go away and are making the person uncomfortable, the doctor may recommend applying creams, I. E. Topical retinoid creams on the affected skin. Some of the widely used products are adapalene cream, tazarotene cream and tretinoin cream.

Other treatment that are recommended by doctors include, the fruit peels, as well as, microdermabrasion. If these treatments too fail in milia removal, the doctor then uses the piercing technique. In this technique, a surgical knife is used to pierce the milia, and then the cyst material is removed using comedone extractor. The cost varies from place to place. Also, different hospitals in the same area may quote different rates. For exact milia removal costs, the person needs to contact his doctor and find out.

Milia Removal at Home

Unlike pimples or acne, milia do not have any opening or hole on their surface. They also are trapped beneath the skin, thus making them almost impossible to treat at home. It is always the dermatologist who should be consulted for milia removal, as removing milia at home can leave some ugly-looking scars behind. Nevertheless, if you are looking to treat them at home, then here is a treatment technique for you.

Step 1: Clean the affected area as well as your hands with a medicated soap.

Step 2: Boil some water, and wet a cloth with it. Now, apply this cloth on the affected area.

Step 3: Take a needle, which is sterilized beforehand, and pierce the white bump with it, making a tiny hole in its center.

Step 4: Take a tissue paper and gently squeeze out the contents of the white bump on it.

Step 5: After the white bump has been cleared of its contents, dab some astringent into cotton and apply it on the bump. Repeat the same procedure on every white bump.

In order to avoid or reduce milia on skin, there are certain precautions which you can follow. Firstly, follow proper skin care regimen, and exfoliate your skin regularly so that the dead skin cells and sebum do not get an opportunity to get accumulated on the skin, thus preventing occurrence of milia. Secondly, if milia is due to some harsh chemicals such as fluoride in toothpaste, switch to milder or herbal products. Thirdly, avoid going out in the sun during the peak hours , I. E. , between 10 to 4 and if it is unavoidable, apply a sunscreen containing zinc oxide or titanium oxide before venturing out. " Hope this helps, Sara"

10/24/2011: Traveler from Dallas, Tx replies: "The only thing I can think of is doing mega dosing with lysine and aspirin (do your own research to make sure this is a safe choice for it. ) You take 1gram of lysine an hour for five consecutive hours, and also take 1 gram of aspirin along with the lysine each of those hours to help it diffuse in the blood. This is typically for viral infections making you ill, however since HPV is a virus, I would say try this, and each day after that, take 1 gram of lysine, say 3-5 times a day. I would also suggest eating as much lightly cooked garlic as you can stomach, and as there's so much blockage and it's likely making it very hard to poop, I say take 3 tablespoons of BlackStrap Molasses twice a day, in water or whatever way you can stomach it. This helps the fecal matter slide out without actually causing diarrhea."

10/24/2011: Debbie from Melbourne, Australia replies: "Pain from chicago have you tried banana peels? There is a lot of info on this site of people killing warts with banana peels. Someone even scraped inside of the peel and put that on the area with a bandage over it & it killed it in around 7 days. You could scrape the inside of the peel and insert it on the outside (and keep it there with a bandage of some sort, put some inside the area involved to see whether that helps. The banana peel even kills the roots.

Also iodine is anti viral and has also killed warts as well. Lugols iodine would be better both taking it internally and applying to the areas affected. You could use both iodine and the banana peel remedy?

Fresh urine is also good to kill warts. Soak onto a bandage and leave on the area 10-20 mins 2-3 times a day."

01/30/2010: Sky from Harrisburg, Pa, Usa replies: "My two younger boys had planter warts that they got while doing martial arts. I took the youngest one to the doctor who sent me to another doctor and he recommended cutting them out, which I agreed to do, but oh did it look painful. It left a huge hole in his foot. A year or so later the older one complained of his feet always hurting and when I looked at his feet saw huge clusters of planter warts. By this time someone had told me about their great success with olive leaf extract. I bought some and had him take 2 capsules 3 times a day. All the warts were gone in less than a month.I think he told me warts are viral and need to be fought from the inside out. Wonder if anyone heard about this before ,but it worked for us."

[YEA]  07/12/2008: Nadia Jovanovic from Chicago, Illinois: "Hello, I swear my life on this treatment. As a teenager i had only one wart . Really annoying i thought but was able to live with it. Couple of years later though the warts started spreading. You can imagine how embarrassing it was since they became quite visible.
My grandmas sister told me to put salicylic acid and to tomato on the warts and wrap them up. I did that twice a day putting generous amounts of acid on each wart and a peace of tomato. A week latter imagine my surprise THEY WERE GONE!!!!Have not had them since and I can tell you I had tried everything including burning with the really painful liquid nitrogen. It is a bit of a challenge to buy salicylic acid but you can definitely find it online if not in you local pharmacy. Good luck!!!"