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Aloe and DMSO
Posted by Donna (Michigan) on 02/14/2021
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Every morning after my shower, I put aloe vera and 2 drops of DMSO liquid on the bottom of each foot. One day I decided to also put some of what was on my hands on my skin tag that was on my bra line. In 2 weeks, I found a hole in the skin tag and pulled it off. No scar, no regrowth. And seeing it is constantly being rubbed by my bra especially when I exercise daily....I am so happy I decided to try it.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Charity (Faithville, Us) on 04/13/2018
I would like to encourage you. I burned my hand last week and I'm using a drop of lugol's iodine on it at bedtime. It has an ugly scab on it and is red all around it. You have an acid burn from the vinegar. Keep any infection at bay and have faith your body will eventually replace your entire skin surface with a new one . The under layer may need some collagen type things. Like horsetail for silica, gelatin, msm, vitamin c and other things for youthful skin. Vit D with k2 and vitamin A and E ....best to you, love, Charity
Coconut Oil
Posted by Suzanne (Norman, Ok) on 09/04/2017
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Rub skin tags with tiny amount coconut oil twice a day. It works slowly but it does get rid of them.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Phoebe (Manchester) on 05/01/2015
UPDATE so, I applied the apple cider vinegar pads again, for the THIRD time yesterday and it burnt like CRAZY. I read that when it was burning it was working, so I sat uncomfortably for another 2 hours which were agony.
Day 2: I had a look at me behind and noticed a complete disaster. my tag wasn't white, black, shrunk or anything like I'd been expecting it to be - just bright red, swollen and very angry. all the skin around my anus has been BURNT by the apple cider vinegar which is complete pain, its scabby and dry. surprisingly the the tag itself doesn't hurt so much when I touch it, it's soft fleshy skin, not burnt.
I'm slightly confused? I am giving it a rest for today and will have a bath to soften the dried out and sore skin the ACV seems to have given a chemical burn to. I have a feeling I'm going to abandon this remedy and opt for another that I have seen on a different forum: Silicone Scar Gel.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Earth Clinic Friend (Forster, Australia) on 01/04/2014
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I had 2 very large skin tags one under my right arm pit & one large dark one on my right sholder near my neck & I applied Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) twice a day for about 4 days & they both fell off leaving no scars. Thank you Earth Clinic.
Garlic
Posted by Suzanne (Montreal, Canada) on 05/03/2013
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Another home remedy for warts or skin tags is Garlic! A girlfriend of mine told me about the garlic a long time ago for warts. My daughter at that time had a really bad wort on the bottom of her foot. I tried the most popular wart removal agent fromthe pharmacy on it and they still didnt remove wart. I then tried the Garlic. Take a fresh slice of garlic preferably from the middle of the clove. Apply directly onto wart then cover the garlic slice that is on top of wart with bandaide. Making sure no area of wart or garlic is exposed. So put a second bandaide on top in opposite direction of first bandaide to make sure garlic doesnt fall off. Do this at night and leave on overnight. Wart should be gone by next day, if not repeat the following night. Guarentee it will be gone. The same can be done for skin tags! You will notice that it has shrunk in size by the next day. You most lijely need to repeat again until completely gone, depending on size of the skin tag. Hopes this helps others. This has been the most effective and cost efficient and least painful of all options.
Juicing
Posted by Steve H (San Diego, Ca) on 01/27/2013
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I'm 46 and I agree with Glen from NY! I saw Fat Sick and Nearly Dead and immediately started juicing on 12/22. I googled "does juicing remove skin tags" because my skin tags were gone 3 weeks later. I had skin tags on my left eyelid, my armpit, and around my neck were gone! Good job Glen! Thanks for sharing your story so I know I'm not completely crazy!!
Iodine
Posted by Annette (Branford, Ct) on 10/19/2012
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Years ago I used tincture of iodine to remove skin tags.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Debbie (Geneva, Il) on 06/03/2012
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ME TOO... I have been doing the ACV for 2 moles. Yesterday morning the first one just fell off. I applied it twice a day for 4 days. The other one is much bigger so I know it will take longer... BUT, I am such a believer now. I am a holey moley mess... But not for long. I figure 2 per week should be fine.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Jennywren (Perth, Western Australia, Australia) on 02/18/2012
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I had a skin tag on the inside of my arm, which didn't look that unsightly but I'd keep picking it, it would bleed, scab, etc etc. So I tried some ACV on a cotton wool ball, held it on the skin tag for around 2 mins. That was that. The next day it went darkish red, then it just disappeared. Not even a scar! Thanks EC! :)
Bandaid Method
Posted by Beentheredonethat (Sudbury, Ontario Canada) on 12/18/2011
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I have read your posts. The thing that is removing the skin tag is the bandaid itself. I know.. Sounds crazy but, I read online that when you cover a skin tag it dies. I tried this on my husband's skin tags (and they were large (6mm)). We just changed the bandaid daily. Within the first 48hrs, the tag became grey. Then slowly, it started to deteriorate and 'deflate' so to speak. It would leave a little blood on the bandaid each day more and more until finally one day it was hanging on by a little thread. We put an ice cube on the remaining piece and then snipped it off. Whithin 2 days you couldn't see anything anymore.
The second time we didn't even need to snip it... It stuck to the bandaid. So save yourself the trouble and burning. Don't put anything except maybe a tiny amount of antibiotic cream to keep from infection during the process. But trust me... No burning iodine etc needed!
Iodine
Posted by Sheila (San Diego, Ca, Usa) on 05/12/2011
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I used World Organic's potassium iodide on the skin tags on my neck, particularly on the largest two. The smallest of the two shriveled up and turned black and is about to fall off, the other one is tender to the touch. I'm going to see if a couple more applications will get it to shrivel. It's taken about 5 days of 2 apps per day for the smallest one to shrivel up. It's a relief! And I didn't need to go to a derm doc--even better!
I'm dabbing it directly with a swab, taking care not to touch the surrounding skin. The p. Iodide is clear ("white"), so I'm hoping it won't leave any stains. Since it looks like people are having quicker success with the Lugol's, I'll give it a try.
Too risky, too visible to try it on my face.
Thank you much!
Iodine
Posted by Gokhals (Ca) on 09/17/2015 34 posts
You are very likely allergic to egg "white", not egg yolk. Try separating and eating just the yolks. They are extremely nutritious - its sad that people who are allergic to egg white, feel they cannot eat egg yolk either. Throw out the egg white or give it to a family member who can eat whites.
Iodine
Posted by Lily (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) on 07/09/2011
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Francisca, I used the regular Iodine that you use externally for skin tags. If I remember right it took less than a week. Works wonders. Lily.
Iodine
Posted by Chrisy (Las Vegas ) on 06/27/2025
Lugals solution will burn your skin if you don't let it air out.
I was painting my knee with it to try to resolve a spur and I thought I'd baste it, cover it in plastic so lugals didn't evaporate it would work better. It gave me a chemical burn, easy does it .
Also, citric acid will clear the iodine stain, so if you have to go somewhere, you just put a little in some water and wipe it easily. Unsweetened Kool aid has citric acid.
Once I stained my new sheets with lugals so I mixed unsweetened kool aid with water and iodine stain went away but left red stain which dawn dish soap cleared, so now I use lemon Kool aid and just a regular laundry washed the yellow dye away .
A String Tied Around the Skin Tag
Posted by Anonymous (San Francisco, CA) on 06/28/2009
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OK - I tried the string and iodine - it did help the tag turn dark but it would not remove. So, I mustered enough courage to do it one day right near the armpit. I wanted to remove this one because I could not wear tank tops, etc. I agree with the others - use alcohol and keep everything clean. You do feel a pinch but it is not that bad (I will use ice next time). I placed a band aid over it and the next morning it is fine. Thanks again.
A String Tied Around the Skin Tag
Posted by Alexandra (Ottawa, Canada) on 05/11/2009
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I just wanted to re-affirm the fact that a string tied around a skin tag does work! I used dental floss around a skin tag under my arm that I had for years. I left it on for three days and on the fourth day it turned black and just fell off. It did not even leave a mark. I wish I knew about this earlier. It was not painful at all and worked great! I would recommend tying a string around a skin tag to remove it any day. Thanks Earth Clinic! No more skin tags!!!
Dry Ice
Posted by Scott (East Texas, Texas) on 02/09/2009
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Skin Tags -- Dry Ice! It is so simple, yet you must be careful with it. I discovered the use of Dry Ice when I was searching for the cause and cure for "little blood blisters" on my scrotum. I found someone who said that breaking dry ice into slivers and putting the end of a sliver directly on a blood blister and then counting..."one thousand one, one thousand two...all the way to one thousand five" gave the time to "fix" it. About five days later, the blood blister had dried up, and finally fell off. The skin underneath was lighter in color after the scab fell off. But, the final result was phenomenal. I was embarrassed, not anymore. Anyhow, After my success with blood blisters on my scrotum, I decided to try dry ice on my wifes skin tags under her arms. They were ugly, some were large. I put the points of dry ice directly on the skin tags and pressed down firmly for about 5 seconds. After about 8 to 10 days, they dried up and fell off. You will have slight scarring which lightens up over several months, but the skin tags have not came back.
YOU MUST BE CAREFUL WITH DRY ICE. USE COTTON GLOVE WITH THE RUBBER DIPPED ON THE PALM AND FINGERS to prevent burns. YOU MUST ONLY TOUCH WHAT YOU WANT TO FREEZE OFF, AS ANY OTHER SKIN WILL BE BURNED.
You can get dry ice at your local grocer. for less than a dollar, you will have enought to "freeze" your tags and blisters and play with the rest. I haven't tried this on moles, but it may work as well there. Try this on one or two areas not seen outside of your clothing, and see how it works out for you. God Bless!
A String Tied Around the Skin Tag
Posted by Whitney (Austin) on 08/20/2013
What I do is put a small bandaid over the tag. No one can see either the tag or the string, so they don't know what I'm up to. Hope that helps.
Castor Oil and Baking Soda Paste
Posted by John (Anderson, SC USA) on 01/15/2009
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Remove skin tags, moles, etc: A Cayce Remedy that worked for me was mixing castor oil and baking soda into a paste and apply cover with a bandaid is necessary refresh it till it disappears.Worked every time. John
Iodine
Posted by Alice (Scottsdale, Az) on 11/05/2009
I don't recall anyone telling someone to scrape their skin tags with a knife. Maybe you infected it and inflamed it by doing so. It would appear that most people applied it to untouched and un-wounded skin tags, using band-aids, etc.
Bacitracin Ointment
Posted by C (PD, USA) on 04/20/2007
I had wrote you earlier: e-mail: BACITRACIN OINTMENT... update on the above progress, I ordered the Lugol's Iodine and started putting in on my melonoma looking thing, I started putting the Lugol's iodine and bacitration alternating and the spot is almost gone, Lugol's apprantly works faster, I know it is a lot thicker and it does seem to irritate it more, but I think that is just part of the process, because it started flaking off more and more each day
Iodine
Posted by Olivia (Linden NJ) on 07/05/2006
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After going to a dermatologist and explaining how a skin tag, which I thought was a mole, was constantly getting snatched with the seatbelt each time I buckled up.... The dermatologist told me that she would be right back, at that point her office assistant came in and explained that it would cost $75 dollars to remove that one skin tag, and that for $375 the doctor could remove all of them for me.... I gladly told them I would think about it. After some soul searching and remembering my Mom telling about the Iodine years ago.... I with the luck of fate, found this site and tried decided to give it a try. I applied the clear Iodine for a week, once in the morning and once in the evening.... I need to note that I noticed a tingle so I just keep at it and in one week my skin tag just fell off. Car rides are a dream, no more ouch.... Thanks for being here, what a wonderful resource, I will use this website and recommend it to all I know.
Iodine
Posted by Dorinda (York, NY) on 01/30/2006
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I used Iosol Iodine for 4 days on a skin tag and it disappeared.
Alum
Posted by Rob (Kentucky) on 05/28/2025
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Alum Crystals Deodorant (Potassium Aluminum Sulfate) for Skin Tags in Armpits–
So I made-up a spray bottle of this natural deodorant using Alum (same stuff form the spice isle at the grocery store). I am about 2/3 through the 5 oz bottle and I'm pleased to report this stuff works great for small skin tags in the armpits. It is the most simplest and effective method I've tried.
Natural deodorant spray – Source: https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/body_odor.html#acd
Potassium aluminum sulfate, also known as (alum) a mineral salt, is used in pickling cucumbers, cosmetics and personal care products due to its astringent and bacteriostatic properties. I remember crystal deodorant stones sold back in the 1990's as a natural alternative is commercial chemical deodorants. Alum possesses antiseptic quality which helps to destroy germs and prevents their growth on the body tissues. Alum acts by creating a salt layer on the skin that prevents bacterial proliferation. Studies have shown that alum can effectively inhibit the growth of various bacteria, including E. coli and S. aureus. This helps to neutralize bacteria and eliminate odor. While not specifically designed to treat skin viruses, alum's ability to inhibit bacterial growth and its astringent properties can be beneficial in managing skin conditions like warts, which are caused by virus (human papillomavirus family of viruses).
It acts as an excellent astringent that enables the skin tissue to shrink and thus, do not let the germs get into skin pores. It controls body odor. It can be applied directly on the perspiring areas of the body. As it is soluble in water, it mixes up with the sweat and stop the growth of bacteria that causes body odor. Those who suffer from the problem of foot odor should apply it on their feet regularly before going to bed in order to get relief from it.
Its deodorant effect lasts up to 24 hours, depending on the person.
Alum deodorant spray can be made by dissolving ground alum in water and spraying it on the underarms. Alum, a mineral salt, is known for its astringent and antibacterial properties, helping to neutralize odor-causing bacteria. You can also add a few drops of essential oils for a pleasant scent.
Recipe:
Spray bottle (re-purposed 5 oz bottle cleaned)
Ground alum powder (bought in spice isle)
Distilled water (or filtered, warm water)
Optional: Essential oils (tea tree)
Instructions:
Dissolve the Alum: In a spray bottle, combine 2-3 teaspoons of ground alum powder with a cup of warm water.
Shake Well: Ensure the alum is fully dissolved. You may need to shake the bottle to help it dissolve faster.
Add Essential Oils (Optional): If desired, add a few drops (20 drops) of your chosen essential oil to the solution.
Spray and Go: Shake the bottle before each use and spray on clean, dry underarms.
Application: Apply the spray after showering or as needed, ensuring your underarms are dry before applying.
