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title: Removing Plantar Warts with Salicylic Acid and Apple Cider Vinegar
date: 2009-12-03T21:17:58Z
modified: 2009-12-03T21:17:58Z
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  - apple cider vinegar
  - get rid of plantar warts
  - plantar warts
  - plantar warts duct tape
  - plantar warts home remedy
  - salicylic acid and plantar warts
author: Elizabeth
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Seems like plantar warts plague a lot of people, so I figured it was time for an update on the [plantar wart remedy](http://elizabethyarnell.com/effortlesseating/2007/08/plantar-warts/ "plantar warts and apple cider vinegar") I wrote about two years ago.![](http://www.gloriouspotmeal.com/images/blog/Pete%27s-wart.jpg "Plantar Wart remedy")

In case you haven’t seen the original post on [using apple cider vinegar to remove plantar warts](http://elizabethyarnell.com/effortlesseating/2007/08/plantar-warts/ "plantar wart remedy"), I wrote about my friend Pete’s plantar wart and how he was using apple cider vinegar and duct tape to remove it. A recent commenter inspired me to see if it actually worked, so I sent off a message to my friend Pete and posed the question to him. Here is his reply:

[![](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Gh4kiyJGL._SL500_AA280_.jpg "salicylic acid for plantar warts")

](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VIGNAM?tag=lizoneandmore-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B000VIGNAM&adid=00WKE4ESXV9YHMV6TC7B&)“I switched to a mixture of [salicylic acid](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VIGNAM?tag=lizoneandmore-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B000VIGNAM&adid=00WKE4ESXV9YHMV6TC7B& "salicylic acid") and apple cider vinegar but yes it did go away, completely. No signs of it at all. I got the salicylic acid OTC (over-the-counter) and would apply it twice a day under the duct tape with a gauze soaked in cider. After 2-3 months it slowly started to dissipate and then one day when I pulled the tape off, the whole thing came off. It was a very slow process but it was the salicylic acid in the end which did the trick.”

[Salicylic acid](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VIGNAM?tag=lizoneandmore-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B000VIGNAM&adid=00WKE4ESXV9YHMV6TC7B& "salicylic acid") is a natural product that comes from the bark of the willow tree and has been used as an anti-inflammatory and analgesiac since ancient times. Nowadays it’s often used in treating acne, wrinkles, aging, and other cosmetic skin issues. Since salicylic acid loosens and removes aged cells, I can understand why it might be helpful for plantar warts.

Pete writes: “One other point which I forgot to mention. About half way through the process when it was incredibly tender, my doctors only concern when he saw it was that of infection. I made a point of cleaning it several times a day since it was on my foot.”

Let us know if this works for you, or if you have found other effective plantar wart remedies!