Verrucas and warts are caused by a viral infection in the skin named “Human
Papilloma virus”. Both warts and verrucas are very contagious, as they release
thousands of viruses throughout the day. It is important to keep either of these skin conditions covered at all times, in particular when in close contact with others. If you attempt to pick at the affected skin, file down the raised area or cut the area you could cause bleeding, inflammation and further spreading of the virus. Each of verrucas and warts thrive in a moist environment, therefore you should keep the area dry when possible, taking extra care to dry the area after bathing.
Verrucas
Verrucas generally occur on the underside of the foot and are unsightly as they appear as a bump in the skin with a callus. Usually verrucas are picked up from viruses on the ground, especially walking barefoot through shared change rooms, swimming pools or other public areas. If left untreated, walking can become extremely painful and the affected area of the verruca can expand to multiple parts of the foot. Unfortunately there is no one treatment that works for all and many sufferers will have to try many methods before finding one that works. The most common treatment is over the counter medication, however there are a lot of harmful chemicals within these treatments.
Warts
Warts can grow anywhere on the body but more commonly on the hands and fingers. There are multiple treatments for warts and many are successful, however the virus that originally caused the wart could take two years to leave your system, which means there is no guarantee the wart will not return in the future. Treatments include the use of chemicals, surgical treatment, laser treatment and cryotherapy where the wart is burnt off. If left untreated a wart will generally disappear on its own, however they can be unsightly and embarrassing.
Garlic Band-aid
Garlic is one of the most potent natural antivirals known to man. Garlic is 
commonly used to fight fungal infections and has been prized for over 5000 years for its powerful medicinal properties. Garlic contains natural anti-viral and anti-inflammatory properties and is used to treat many medical conditions and diseases.
Peel and cut 1-2 cloves of garlic and place over the affected area. Place a band-aid over top of the clove to hold it in place. The active ingredient of garlic is called allicin, which gives garlic its strong odour. This active ingredient might cause the affected area to heat up and perhaps blister, however after two days the wart or verruca should drop off the skin. Peel and cut a fresh clove of garlic each day and replace the band-aid once a day.
RECIPE
1 to 2 x cloves of garlic
1x plaster for each affected area
SHOPPING LIST
1x net of fresh garlic cloves
1x pack of heavy duty bandaids
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This sounds great, however I have a wart on my eye lid. Any suggestions on how to get rid of it?
Garlic work wonderfully for a variety of skin problems. It has antibacterial properties. Due to these properties these can be used to treat various skin problems. I’ve just recently treated my warts by using garlic. It really was effective and I was able to get rid of my warts easily. Thanks for sharing.
I actually thought that i will have verrucas forever,I’ve tried a lot of remedies to cure it but it never worked instead it got multiplied.Luckily i found out about garlic and tried it,now i don’t have verrucas anymore.
My friend used garlic to heal a verruca but this resulted in 2nd degree burns and left her unable to walk for weeks. I think she crushed the garlic so maybe this is where she went wrong?
Hi Diane, sorry to hear this! How much did she use and how long did she apply the garlic for? Garlic is very strong, you must follow the precise instructions in the article. Do not use more than one clove. It should be crushed a little for it to work as this releases the active ingredients. However do not use it for more than 24-48hrs as this will cause irritation, especially to sensitive skin. The fact is that it works very powerfully and the verrucaes will be gone and will rarely come back! I had 10 verrucaes as a child that were impossible to treat! I now have zero, spend a lot of time in spas and swimming pools, and I never seem to get them anymore!
Hi, What about using crushed garlic for shorter periods on warts that are on my hands.
Can I use garlic to clear anal warts?
I got a tiny black dot under my toes. The black dot is not on the surface of the skin but is underneath the skin. It hurts when put on direct pressure and squeezing it. That is a plantar wart right? Do I apply the garlic directly on the skin or i need to scrub off the skin a little bit first using pumice stone because of how the wart hidden under the surface? Much appreciated
Hellow PO. I badly need advice please regarding treatment of warts. My father has warts on his hand and I advised him to crushed some garlic and put it on the affected area since I have learned that garlic can cure warts but after 2 days we have noticed blisters on the affected area and the warts spread on his hand very fast.we are so worried about it hope you can give us some advice. Thank u so much in advance
My son has got wart on his neck. I crushed a garlic yesterday evening. Today morning it became dark and today morning also I crushed a garlic and put on it. But it was first irritating but later was alright. Am I right with the treatment? How many days should I put like this? Please advice. Thanks
Seek a dermatologist immediately! You father might have an immune deficiency that is allowing the virus to win. Don’t wait for “alternative medicine” to solve this for you. It’s not worth it.
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Can I use garlic in my face for wart removing?
I’ve got 5 verrucas on my right foot and everything thing I’ve treated it with has not been working but they have definitely been identified a verruca by my local doctors will it still work if I put Vaseline around the affected area and then put garlic or will affect the reaction ???
Good day I used crushed garlic on ringworm and has formed a blister. What do I do? Pop the blister or leave the blister to do its on thing?
I got rid of a verucca on my foot a couple of years back by sprinkling vitamin C powder on it at night and covering it up with, I think, duct tape if I recall correctly. If I got one again (God forbid, horrible things) I would first try sprinkling the contents of a Boron capsule on it. It’s a fungicide whereas the verucca is a virus evidently but still I think I’d try Boron first. It killed my candida infection when I started taking it for arthritis. It cured my arthritis and my candida both. The candida was causing my surgical incision to open over and over. When the Boron killed the candida, it also set me free from this terrible affliction of my surgical incision opening all the time. I am free of arthritis, candida and my incision lines stay closed now. Thank God for Boron capsules.