I heard someone say if you put nail polish on a wart it will suffocate and go away... does this sound stupid?
2006-11-22 16:38:11 · 4 answers · asked by foxy 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
warts are caused by viruses the nail polish might cut off oxygen to the living infected tissue causing it to die and fall off. I have never heard of this practice before but it might work.
2006-11-22 16:46:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Warts are viruses and flourish with a blood supply, and seem to need air. Common household cures are putting duct tape on them and leaving it for a month or two; using a banana skin poultice on it daily (potassium treatment); or doing what you're saying.
I personally think that the wart removers that you buy at the store have gotten much better. Dr. Scholl's makes Freeze Away, Wartner's makes another.
2006-11-22 16:48:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, but I read somewhere that using duct tape on a wart is more effective than many remedies you can get at the doctor's. Here's a website with more details: http://www.aafp.org/afp/20030201/tips/8.html
According to them (American Family Physicians), there's an 80 percent success rate with duct tape.
2006-11-22 16:47:47 · answer #3 · answered by Madame M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would probably be better off going to the drugstore and buying wart remover for $2.99....Much safer
2006-11-22 16:40:32 · answer #4 · answered by d38firefighter 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋