Bid goodbye to warts by using lemon
Posted on: 22/Nov/2018 3:29:22 PM
It is a fact that the presence of warts would affect our looks to a great extent. On the face, hands, neck etc some skin growths appear and these are called as warts. These warts are caused by HPV or Human Pappiloma Virus and there are more than 100 HPV present is known. Quick growth of cells on the outer layer of the skin is stimulated by HPV. There are certain types of HPV that could cause warts in genital areas in us. The important types of warts are plantar warts, genital warts and flat warts. Many treatments like cryotherapy or freezing, application of cantharadin, injecting bleomycin are used to remove warts these days. Lemon juice could also be used effectively to get rid of warts. One important point is the acidic properties of lemon helps in breaking down of the cells of the tissues of the warts.
By these below mentioned combinations of lemon warts could be treated.
Lemon and vinegar combination:
By breaking down the cells that form warts, vinegar does superbly and the acidic nature of vinegar plays a huge role. In the first step equal amounts of vinegar and lemon juice are taken and mixed together. Then a cotton ball is taken and dipped in the above mixture and later the cotton ball is applied on the wart present in the skin. A bandage is applied on it and left to stand for one hour. Finally the bandage is removed and lukewarm water is used to wash the area.
Lemon and baking soda combination:
By fighting against the infections that cause warts on the skin, baking soda does amazingly. The antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties of baking soda play great role here. In the first step baking soda is mixed with lemon juice and made as a paste. This paste is then applied on the wart and left to dry. Lukewarm water is used to wash the area after it is dried. This procedure should be repeated 2 times every day for few weeks to get good results.
Lemon and garlic combination:
Garlic has the ability to fight against the virus that causes warts in us. The garlic has got superb antiviral, antibacterial plus antifungal properties in it and these properties play important role in treating warts. In the first step 5 to 8 garlic clove are taken and the skin are peeled off. Paste is made by crushing these garlic cloves. Freshly squeezed lemon juice is added to this garlic paste. Then the mixture is applied on the skin having warts and covered with a bandage. After a time of 20 minutes the bandage is removed and the area is washed with water. By repeating this process two times daily better results is got.
Lemon and tea tree oil combination:
Tea tree oil helps in destroying the virus that causes warts and this is due to the antibacterial and antifungal properties of this tea tree oil. In the first step a well cleaned bowl is taken and teaspoon of lemon juice and water are added. Then 5 to 8 drops of tea tree oil is added to the bowl having lemon juice and water and the contents are mixed well. A cotton pad is taken and dipped in this combination and placed on the warts. After 10 minutes the cotton pad is removed and area is washed well with water.
