Reason: Warts can spread in warm water. Also, avoid sharing washcloths or towels. Contact sports: Warts can spread to other team members. Warts should be covered or treated. Bellevue Everett Federal Way Seattle. According to one study , vinegar may be effective against common bacteria including Escherichia coli E. Coli and Salmonella. However, scientists have not tested this theory with apple cider vinegar.
There may also be some side effects of using acidic products on the skin, so a person considering this treatment should proceed with caution. Apple cider vinegar is available for purchase in many grocery stores and online. Apple cider vinegar is a form of acid.
It is usually available at a concentration of 5 percent acetic acid. Although weaker than other acids, such as sulfuric and hydrochloric acid, it still has the potential to cause a chemical burn and damage to the skin. Therefore, people should not apply apple cider vinegar to warts in sensitive areas, such as on the genitals or face. In one report , a young person experienced burns to their nose after applying apple cider vinegar to a mole.
In another report , a child experienced chemical burns and irritant contact dermatitis to their leg after using apple cider vinegar directly on the skin. One possible treatment is the application of cantharidine. This substance causes the skin under the wart to blister so that the wart comes off.
The American Academy of Dermatology also recommend the following treatments for warts:. Products containing salicylic acid are available over the counter or online. When applied to damp skin on a daily basis over several weeks, the acid can destroy skin cells on the wart. Two patients with plantar warts in whom one of the warts showed prominent, clinically evident inflammation were observed.
Blackening and subsequent regression of all plantar warts then occurred. In one patient, microscopic examination of biopsy specimens of two lesions that were taken within 24 and 72 hours, respectively, after they had turned black demonstrated the following histologic findings: blood clots and hemorrhage in the stratum corneum, degeneration and necrosis of epidermal cells, eosinophilic cytoplasmic masses within degenerating epidermal cells, thrombosis of superficial and deeper dermal blood vessels, a mononuclear cell infiltrate in and around dermal blood vessels, and a mixed polymorphonuclear and lymphocytic infiltration in the areas of hemorrhage and degenerating epidermis.
This constellation of histopathologic changes suggests that involution was in progress long before blackening of the warts occurred. Arch Dermatol. Coronavirus Resource Center. Because warts can resolve on their own, it is not necessary to treat all warts. Additionally, treating warts may not always destroy them, nor will it necessarily keep other warts from appearing.
Treatment can be painful and cause scars and might need to be repeated, so it should only be done in cases where the warts are highly bothersome or interfere with daily life.
Duct tape applied daily to the affected area seems to work for unknown reasons. The tape should be very sticky and kept on for a few days. Between changes of duct tape, the wart should be soaked in warm water, and any loose skin should be removed every few days with a mild abrasive, like a pumice stone or emery board. Over-the-counter wart removers have a high percentage of salicylic acid and work by dissolving away the layer of skin infected with the virus.
Cut out a pad that covers the wart, and then apply duct tape over the pad to secure it. Keep on for 2—3 days. Remove the pad and tape and scrub away the top layer of dead skin, now white-colored, with an emery board or pumice stone.
Keep removing dead skin and reapplying every few days until the wart is gone.
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