Skin tags are benign growths on the skin surface that occur mostly on the neck, face, nose, armpits, inner thigh etc. They are generally harmless and painless. They are flesh colored wrinkled and vary in size.
Home Remedies to Remove Skin Tags
1 Oregano oil
Oregano oil has a very strong anti bacterial, anti inflammatory, anti melanomic,anti oxidative,anti spasmodic,antiseptic properties due to the presence of its phenolic terpenoids components.
Oregano oil will treat the skin tags with in 2-3 weeks.
How to use it
Take 2-3 drops of oregano oil and 4-6 drops of the coconut oil.
Mix both of the oil in a bowl and apply it on your skin tags at least thrice times in a day.
One can find in the color of the skin tags from red to purple and gradually dark black and then it drops from the skin.
Once again your skin becomes smoother without any type of skin tags.
2 Tea tree oil
Tea tree oil has strong anti viral, anti bacterial, anti fungal properties. Tea tree oil is used since an ancient periods,it is a easy and pain less home remedy for skin tags.
How to use it
Take 3- 4 drops of tea tree oil.
Now take cotton balls and soak in the water, clean the skin tags.
Again soak cotton balls in water and squeeze it to drain excess of water from it.
Pour tea tree oil on wet cotton balls and now rub your skin tags with this cotton balls ,massage gently.
Repeat this procedure thrice times in a day.
Make sure rubbing should be with soft handed other wise it will cause itching near by areas.
3 Apple cider vinegar
Apple cider vinegar has an acidic property so that it destroys the tissues in the skin tags it is also one of the best home remedy for the treatment of the skin tags.
How to use it
Take 2 tbsp of the apple cider vinegar.
Wash your skin with mild soap and warm water, let it for dry properly.
Soak cotton balls in the apple cider vinegar squeeze it to drain out excess of vinegar.
Apply this cotton balls on the skin tags and massage gently,at least thrice times in a day.
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If you are busy and not able to apply this solution then you can use apple juice which is available in the market .
By using fingers apply this juice on the skin tags and leave it for dry.
Repeat at least for 3 times in a day.
One can rid off with this skin tags with in 3-4 weeks completely.
4 Baking soda
Baking soda is a mild exfoliant and helps in removing skin tags and various skin infections.
How to use it
Take two tbsp of the baking soda and mix with warm water to form a paste.
Now apply this paste on the skin tags and massage gently.
Repeat this procedure 3-4 times in a day and continue it til skin tags dries and fall off.
With in 3-4 week skin tags will remove completely.
5 Garlic
Garlic has anti bacterial, anti fungal, anti microbial properties due to the presence of this property it works on the skin tags as well as various skin infections.
How to use it
Take fresh 3-4 garlic cloves and crush them to get their paste.
Now apply this paste on the skin tags before going to the bed.
Cover it with the help of bandage so that paste sits on the skin tags only.
Next morning remove the bandage and wash it with water properly,repeat the procedure few days till skin tags removes completely.
If bandage is not available then use thin cotton cloth.
6 Lemon juice
Lemon juice contains citric acid which will help you out in removing the skin tags completely from your skin.Citric acid helps in the decomposition of the skin tags cell.
How to use it
Take some lemon juice ,soak cotton balls in the juice.
Apply this juice on the skin tags and let be dry for sometime so that it can dries out.
Repeat the procedure thrice times in a day and you can see the skin tags are completely diminished from your skin with in 2-3 weeks.
7 Fig stem juice
Fig stem juice helps in maintaining the acid alkali balance of the body.This home remedy is effective since ancient times for getting rid of skin tags.It also works on various skin infections.
How to use it
Pick few fig stems and blend them to get juice from it.
Apply this juice on the skin tags 3-4 times in a day.One can see the effect in about 2-3 week
Make sure while rubbing this juice on the skin tags it must be gently apply.
8 Onion juice
Presence of sulfur and other certain components in the onion will help in the curing of the skin tags.
How to use it
Take 1 middle size onion and cut it,now mix salt in it.
Leave it for over night.
Now in the morning extract the juice from this salted onion but not to apply this right now.
At night apply this juice on the skin tags and cover it with the help of the bandage. wash it in the next morning.
Repeat the procedure for at least 10 -12 days so that skin tags remove completely .
9 Banana peel
This remedy is also known as environment friendly remedy as it uses waste material of the banana.Eat healthy food and use peel to remove skin tags.
How to use it
Take a banana and peel it off.
Cut the banana peel in to small size and put on the skin tags in such a way that yellow portion will remain upwards which you can see and inner portion will go inside on the skin tags.
Now wrap the banana peel with bandage so that it cannot move while sleeping.
Repeat the procedure until the skin tag drops off completely.
10 Aspirin
Aspirin contains acetylsalicylic acid which helps in shrinking and drying the skin tag and removing the skin tag completely from the skin.
How to use it
Take an aspirin tablet and crush it to form a powder.Apply this powder on the skin tag and cover with a duct tape.
Repeat the procedure till skin tags removes.
Above home remedies will help in removing skin tags with out any side effects.