If you have warts on the bottom of your feet, commonly known as verrucas, you probably just want to be rid of them. Sometimes they can be painful, embarrassing or just plain annoying.

If you’re desperate to find the best treatment for verruca removal you’ve probably started searching on the internet. You’ll find all kinds of crazy ideas out there. So we’ve done a bit of research for you to help educate you about simple do-it-yourself at home treatments other people have tried and some that seem just plain strange.

Over-the-Counter Treatments

Some of the over-the-counter remedies you can get at the pharmacy may be effective in treating small verrucas. The kind that works the best for verruca treatment contain salicylic acid, which essentially burns off the top layer of the verruca.

File it off

Since verrucas are rough and hard some people try to just rub them off with an emery board or pumice stone. While this might remove some of the dead skin from a verruca it won’t be effective in treating the verruca itself because verrucas are viral in nature.

Duct Tape

Sure, duct tape is used as a quick fix for just about any household purpose, but it can’t fix everything, in including getting rid of verrucas. We found information that said duct tape could be used for verruca removal by applying the tape to the verruca, wearing it every day for anywhere from 7 days to 3 months, then soaking it in warm water and using an emery board to rub it off. Apparently, the duct tape is supposed to irritate your skin causing your immune system to attack your verruca. It doesn’t sound like a method we’d be quick to recommend!

Items in the Kitchen

There are some ingredients in your kitchen cupboards that people swear work for verruca removal.

• Vinegar – It could take awhile, but some people have tried to pickle the verruca with vinegar by soaking a cotton ball in vinegar, placing the cotton ball on the verruca with gauze wrapped around it, leaving it overnight, and repeating the process for as long as is necessary.
• Banana Peel – Using the same binding process above, someone decided to try cutting off a square of a banana peel, covering the verruca with it, and repeating as necessary. They didn’t specify why they chose a banana.
• Tea Tree Oil – This kind of oil has antifungal properties, but since verrucas are a virus, it seems to be ineffective.
• Onions – People have claimed they’ve seen benefits by applying the juice of a crushed onion onto their verruca as often as they can. This one is definitely not worth shedding a tear over!

Recommended Treatment

Some people are willing to try anything, but the best treatment option for verruca removal is to start by visiting a chiropodist/podiatrist. Learn more about the type of verruca removal offered at Beauchamp Foot Care and which treatment option is best for you by clicking here. No matter what treatment option you’re trying, always remember to give it time. Your verruca won’t disappear overnight.