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Home Remedies for Skin Tags

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HOME REMEDIES FOR SKIN TAGS

Tie up the Tag

The most common, easy and practicable treatment for skin tags is to tie them tightly. The purpose is to cut off the blood supply which will ultimately lead to the death of the tissue. For this purpose you can use a piece of sterilized gauze, dental floss or even a clean thread and tie it at the base of the lesion as close to the skin as possible. Tie several knots and make sure you made them very tightly. The skin tags usually fall off within a week or so.

Cut Them Away

This sounds really harsh and painful but it really works for small lesions. Use a pair of sterilized nail clippers with good grip and sharp edges to avoid any injury. Now first put some ice on the tag, this causes the lesion to shrink in size. Additionally it also decreases any stinging. Place the nail clipper as close to the base of the lesion as possible and cut it quickly and firmly to avoid any mishap. This could be a bit painful but usually it is not.

Blood Root

Another natural cure for skin tags, mostly used by ancient Americans is paste of bloodroot. This works well for a newly formed lesion. Apply it twice a day and cover with a band aid. Initially it may case some redness and pain but soon it settles. Finally, the tag is gone within few days.

Tea Tree Oil

Tea tree oil is an essential oil from Australia and getting popular due to its medicinal properties. The oil works not only for skin tags but also for common warts and moles. Just apply it two or three times a day allover the lesion and preferably cover with a bandage. Continue for a few days till the tag shed off.

Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple cider vinegar is one of the greatest gifts of nature for man kind. It is a natural treatment for a number of human diseases. Among the skin disorders, nail fungus, common warts, acne and skin tags are universally treated with ACV. For skin tags, just pour few drops of vinegar on the lesion or put a cotton ball soaked with ACV, two to three times a day until you get the required results. In case you do not have apple cider vinegar, you can use white vinegar or any other type of vinegar.

Iodine

This can be applied on the growth three times a day until it falls away. Small tags usually shed off within a week while any larger one may take two or more weeks. But it works provided the treatment is done consistently.