Comments on: Suburban Ditch Medicine: Warts & Skin Tags

By: puredoxyk

puredoxyk — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:07:17 +0000

Ack, I wish I could help, but I’ve never figured out how to deal with warts & skin tags near the eye. It may be that, in such a difficult location, surgery (laser or whatever a dermatologist recommends) may be necessary. But I would ask a naturopath, if you have access to one; they usually know what the alternatives to a knife are! Good luck!

By: simple

simple — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:22:18 +0000

I have skin tags on both my eyelid where the eye lashes are . any suggestion how I can get rid of them using garlic or some other home remedies??? without burning my eyes.

By: thirzah

thirzah — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:26:12 +0000

I have it on my forehead and cheeks. Can I apply makeup during the day or use some sunscreen to protect the affected area?

Thank you.

By: puredoxyk

puredoxyk — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:53:56 +0000

To my knowledge, there’s no inherent problem with doing it on your lip. You might experience some irritation, but just make sure the piece of garlic isn’t bigger than the thing you want to remove.

Let us know how it goes!

By: Curtis

Curtis — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:04:41 +0000

Mine is tiny and on the OUTER area of my upper lip. I hate it and am very self-concious of it. Is the garlic safe to put on the lips? (I realize that it’s edible, of course. I just wonder if it will harm the skin…) Thanks for your opinion!

By: puredoxyk

puredoxyk — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:12:49 +0000

Hmm…I’m not sure if just applying garlic juice would have the same effect as band-aiding a slice of garlic over the wart does. With the treatment I give in this post, raw garlic is held against the wart for 8+ hours per day until it goes away; simply applying garlic juice may not be nearly as strong, and might not be as effective.

That said, if you can’t do the actual Garlic Slab Treatment on your warts, garlic juice is certainly worth a try. If you do try it, let me know how it turns out.

Luck!

By: Suni

Suni — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:04:31 +0000

I have got warts around my upper lip and more clustered ones at the corner of the mouth . Do you think applying crushed garlic juice would help? I am sick of applying oilment suggested by my skin specialist. The side effects are really very bad because I had to apply it at the corner of my mouth and my lips would get bruised

Please help

By: puredoxyk

puredoxyk — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:00:16 +0000

Interesting thought, but I’m not sure it would increase the effectiveness any…all duct tape does is cut off oxygen to the area, and it sometimes works since some of the viruses that cause warts (though not usually skin tags) require oxygen to live. However, the garlic will kill them anyway, with or without oxygen-deprivation. …I suppose it couldn’t hurt, though. If you try it, let us know how it goes!

By: John Glenn

John Glenn — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:31:33 +0000

Hey, just a thought. How about a “both barrels” approach using duct tape to cover the garlic?