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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat for warts! UPDATED. UPDATED AGAIN.
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2015
I've had a wart on the back of my foot for 5+ years, that has grown to almost the size of a dime, and also created little clusters of warts near it. I've tried to freeze off, vinegar, banana peel, and 'fast acting wart cream' with none of it working as fast as this has. I ordered this a week or so ago, and have only put it on roughly at night while I sleep and sometimes throughout the day. A lot of the reviews said this oil would burn me, so I diluted it. I didn't see anything, so I tried it full strength on my huge wart and it didn't burn, it didn't hurt, or anything, I was glad, but, was it doing what I wanted it to? YES! I waited a few days before I checked, I left it uncovered for a full day, and when I got home, I took my foot file and filed my wart down as far as I could without it hurting, and it was almost half the thickness it was to begin with! I've now gotten it to roughly skin level. It is not fully gone yet, but I haven't been as consistent with it lately due to my too eager filing made it really sensitive, and I didn't want it to burn me.
For a split second, a few minutes ago, thought, 'wonder what it tastes like?' and just touched the dropper to my tongue. OMG, don't do this, people. learn from my mistakes! it is hot, that's true, and it will numb your tongue for a while, and you'll taste oregano for a while, but nothing life altering. More so a horrible taste in your mouth. Granted, it wasn't an actual drop or anything. I will update when my wart is gone.
UPDATE 02/13/15:
I have backed off a little from using the Oregano Oil, more so because I have been too busy in the mornings and too tired/forgetful at night to remember to put it on. BUT, i have noticed the largest wart I have has begun to shrink on the sides, whereas before the height was greatly reduced, now I notice the sides are starting to be able to peel up and flake off (sorry if TMI.) also, I had a small wart, a little smaller than the size of a pencil eraser, and i had been putting the Oregano oil on there at the same time as I had for the larger wart. It had pretty much stayed the same, but it felt harder. I have a mild case of dermatillomania, which means i will pick at any skin imperfections. i noticed if i picked at the sides, it would kind of easily separate from the healthy skin around it. without much pain or effort, i was able to lift it out of the healthy skin, maybe have a tiny bit left, which once it heals, i will apply more Oregano oil. more updates to come.
UPDATE 02/26/15:
As before, I haven't been consistent with the oregano oil on my warts, but when i have, i definitely get results. it appears now the large wart I have, is going away. earlier tonight, it appeared to have parts of the old wart (TMI...) flaking off and peeling up. i would try to pick it off, but it is still too painful. while the areas where it is peeling off, it is still kind of that hard feeling where the wart is, but where i've already had it peel off, feels like regular skin again underneath, leaving me to believe it's essentially pulling all of the wart out of your skin, and when you file the dead skin, you're just filing away part of the wart. here's what i did:
Last night, i tried putting the oregano oil on all of my warts on my foot (they're all on the heel of my foot) with a cotton ball torn into pieces only big enough for the wart, with a good amount of the oil (undiluted, still) on it, then duct taped it to my foot. i had tried this method for weeks daily with the apple cider vinegar (acv for short) years, ago, but it became extremely painful to the point of me limping everywhere i went. although it was working: it turned the largest wart black, it was extremely painful, but i digress. i tried this method again because while the oregano oil is great to begin with, if you deprive the warts of oxygen while using the oregano oil, it will help to better absorb all of that oil that will kill the wart virus, in my mind anyway. this morning, i took off the duct tape, and did some things around the house for a few hours, while it was uncovered. later on, i took my foot file and filed down what i could. i could file for a long time, and it still didn't hurt. just one night of the duct tape method, and maybe a night or two with the band-aid method helped to reduce the small warts on my foot to skin level. simply amazing.
one warning: if you're going to put the oil on your warts and cover them with a bandaid, and especially duct tape, at night, and when you wake up and take it off to take a shower, it will hurt. the water will get in there and make it swell, which hurts a lot. this may be because i constantly file down the wart so there is no dead skin on it, and the oil is really getting down into the wart to kill it, i'm not sure. but i do know that while it does hurt at night, depending on if i'm putting (even the slightest) bit of pressure on it, it hurts a lot worst when you're taking a shower and the dead skin kinda swells up. just a warning.
i read in some other reviews about it helping to prevent sickness. i believe this is true too. last week i had that dry feeling in my throat like something was trying to come on, and several people i work with, as well as my boyfriend were sick, and i didn't none of it. i took my DILUTED mix of this, which is half olive oil and half oregano oil, and got about 1/3 of the dropper full, had some water on standby as a chaser, and dropped it on the back of my tongue, didn't breathe for a minute until i chugged some water real quick. definitely helped the taste, and plus i ate something right after, which helped to not have an after taste. but, i didn't get sick! i'm not sure if i was coming down with something, but it's better to be safe than sorry!
the small wart i talking about in a previous update seems to be completely gone. there was a scab for a while, that has since gone, and it doesn't feel as if there is a wart there anymore. success! more updates to come!
UPDATE: 09/25/2015
Almost 7 months to the day, and they have not come back or anything. Seeing as how they were in a tender/sensitive area, I'd have to be careful how I place my feet when I'm sitting at the computer, which I do a lot of. I sometimes catch myself being careful to not hurt my foot/heel and remember they're not there anymore and carry on. I posted a review much similar to this on earthclinic.com, which is a great website to find natural remedies to your ails.
