Everyone seems to know someone that is an expert on wart removal. Home remedies have been passed down for generations. There is in fact a methods that can remove warts in only a few days. The reason that everyone wants to remove their wart using home remedies is because no one really wants to pay a visit to the doctor over a wart. That is, unless it is a very serious wart problem. For the most part, we just want to get rid of it ourselves. There are 3 popular home remedies being discussed pretty frequently on the internet.

• The Duct Tape method
• The Apple-Cider Vinegar method
• The Cut Potato method

The Duct Tape method is pretty straight forward; just put duct tape on the wart for about two weeks or until it disappears. However, it’s a popular method of wart removal only because of its simplicity, and it still may not work for everyone. It makes your immune system respond to the tape, thus battling the virus at the same time. Since everyone’s immune system is different, it may or may not work for you. Plus, if the wart is on your face… well you get the picture.

The Apple-Cider Vinegar method involves soaking a piece of cotton in the vinegar, then applying it to the wart and covering it with a band aid. It works about as fast as the duct tape method. The active ingredient is the acid in the vinegar. It doesn’t kill the virus that caused the wart, but it soaks in to the skin and allows the top layer, along with the wart, to peel off. But beware, this home remedy can damage surrounding skin and leave a scar.

The Cut Potato methods seem to be more of a “wives tale” than wart removal, home remedies. The theory is to put a cut potato on the wart for 15 minutes every day until the wart magically disappears. The success rate and the time it takes for the wart to disappear is about the same that you could expect if you did nothing and let the wart heal on its own. Yet, some people swear by this method, so it may have some merit.