Can you buy salicylic acid over-the-counter for warts?
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Can you buy salicylic acid over-the-counter for warts?
Most drugstores sell salicylic acid over-the-counter to help remove warts. A common brand name is Compound W. These products usually contain about 17 percent salicylic acid. However, some companies sell 40 percent salicylic acid treatments for foot and plantar warts.
What percentage of salicylic acid is good for warts?
For common warts and plantar warts: Adults—Use the 5 to 27% topical solution one or two times a day. Children 2 years of age and older—Use the 5 to 27% topical solution one or two times a day. Children younger than 2 years of age—Use is not recommended.
How long does it take for a wart to fall off with salicylic acid?
People can choose from many over-the-counter products containing salicylic acid that they can apply topically to a common wart. Daily treatment with salicylic acid removes warts within 12 weeks in 70% of cases.
What is stronger than salicylic acid for warts?
According to their results, zinc oxide was more effective (50% complete cure) than salicylic acid (42% complete cure) in treating warts.
Is it better to freeze warts or use salicylic acid?
Freezing is better than acid for common warts but the same for plantar warts. A recent Alberta Tools for Practice1review noted the following: Quality primary care evidence finds warts resolve with cryotherapy (39% of participants) versus salicylic acid (SA) (24%) more than no treatment (16%) at 13 weeks.
Does Bazuka stop warts spreading?
If treating with Bazuka gels there’s no need to cover your wart or verruca with a plaster, as Bazuka gels form a water-resistant layer which helps inhibit the spread of infection.
How long does it take to get rid of a wart with Bazuka?
The wart, verruca, corn or callus may take up to twelve (12) weeks to disappear and it is important to persevere with the treatment.
Can Bazuka make warts worse?
I used Bazuka for about 2 months, and the wart situation definitely got worse before it got better, but it did end up finally killing the wart.
