How to Make Your Own Homemade Wart Cream With Vegetable Shortening

Warts are caused by a viral infection, Human Papilloma Virus, or HPV. The virus infects the upper layer of the skin through some sort of trauma, such as a scratch or abrasion. There are several treatments for warts, from over-the-counter medications to a dermatologist visit to have the wart removed through freezing and burning. An at-home treatment that involves the use of vegetable shortening as a base is concocted to remove the wart without the need for medical intervention.

Things You'll Need

• 2 tbsp. vegetable shortening
• Small bowl
• 1 garlic clove
• 1/2 tsp. lemon juice
• Cotton ball
• Duct tape

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Instructions

• 1

  Put 2 tbsp. vegetable shortening into a small bowl.

• 2

  Add one chopped clove of garlic and 1/2 tbsp. lemon juice into the bowl.

• 3

  Stir the ingredients together and spread it onto the wart with a cotton ball. The vegetable shortening is used as a base for the lemon and garlic juice, which will begin to dissolve the wart.

• 4

  Place a piece of duct tape over the mixture and wart. The duct tape will suffocate the wart and help the garlic and lemon juice remain on the area.

• 5

  Allow the duct tape and mixture to remain for 12 hours before removing them both and reapplying the mixture and a piece of duct tape.

• 6

  Repeat these steps for two to three weeks or until the wart has disappeared.