I am known to my friends a bit of a fiddler. I make my own scrubs
and tonics and now I have turned the fiddling with natural skin tag
removal. I know the doctor or even myself can lance them off… but they
bleed heavily and can leave a scar so I thought I would try a different
approach, not to mention the money saved for a doctor’s appointment.
Here is what I did and what worked and what didn’t work. I only have 2
skin tags (one on my arm and one on my neck), so I don’t have that much
to experiment on. This goes without saying I am not a medical
professional and this is only my experience, so make sure you check with
your doctor that the skin tag/mole is not of concern before you attempt
to remove it yourself.
First attempt: Used clear nail polish. Painted over the skin tag (in my inner crook of the arm). Skin tag blew up in size — almost blister like and little scary — and my skin reacted very poorly to the nail polish and I developed quite a rash. Opinion: I would NOT do this again. And it did not finish the tag off. I had to use Apple cider vinegar to finish the job.
Second attempt: Apple cider vinegar. I cut a tiny square of cotton pad to cover the tag and soaked it in organic apple cider vinegar and then used a band aid to secure and left over night. Repeat if necessary. Results: Skin tag turned black and fell off in about 3-5 days with no bleeding and no scarring. Once it is at the black/dark brown stage it is dead and you can stop using the vinegar and just wait for the tag to fall off. Do not pick! I do have slightly red skin around the area from the nail polish but that is fading over time and my skin is smooth. I can’t believe a tag used to be there! Opinion & Mistakes: I would use this method again if I had more skin tags! Apple cider vinegar is strong acid and I did not protect the surround skin so I got a bit of an acid burn around and near the skin tag. I am using Rose Hip Oil to reduce the redness and heal the skin. If I did this again what I would do differently: 1. protect surrounding skin with Vaseline and 2. maybe start by just holding a q tip on the tag 3 times a day to see if that works before leaving it on over night.
Good luck and let me know how you get on.
First attempt: Used clear nail polish. Painted over the skin tag (in my inner crook of the arm). Skin tag blew up in size — almost blister like and little scary — and my skin reacted very poorly to the nail polish and I developed quite a rash. Opinion: I would NOT do this again. And it did not finish the tag off. I had to use Apple cider vinegar to finish the job.
Second attempt: Apple cider vinegar. I cut a tiny square of cotton pad to cover the tag and soaked it in organic apple cider vinegar and then used a band aid to secure and left over night. Repeat if necessary. Results: Skin tag turned black and fell off in about 3-5 days with no bleeding and no scarring. Once it is at the black/dark brown stage it is dead and you can stop using the vinegar and just wait for the tag to fall off. Do not pick! I do have slightly red skin around the area from the nail polish but that is fading over time and my skin is smooth. I can’t believe a tag used to be there! Opinion & Mistakes: I would use this method again if I had more skin tags! Apple cider vinegar is strong acid and I did not protect the surround skin so I got a bit of an acid burn around and near the skin tag. I am using Rose Hip Oil to reduce the redness and heal the skin. If I did this again what I would do differently: 1. protect surrounding skin with Vaseline and 2. maybe start by just holding a q tip on the tag 3 times a day to see if that works before leaving it on over night.
Good luck and let me know how you get on.
2 comments:
hm. i'll keep this in mind. ... curious if you attempted on your otherb skin tag...?
Apple cider vinegar is my favorite remedy to remove skin tags due to its easy availability and its effectiveness. A few months back was applying it regularly for the skin tags I had on my neck but it's a long process. So I got one best skin tag removal kit to get rid of my skin tags fast on the neck area.
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