Mysterious things – verrucas: painful and, according to some doctors best left alone, which is odd. Even more odd is some doctors will tell you you most likely didn’t pick that verruca up at the public swimming pool like you thought. They’re not infectious you see? They’re caused by a virus that gets into your skin, and they’ll go away on their own if you leave them alone, though it might take them a couple of years. A Chiropodist, will tell you a different story though: they’re highly infectious, spread like wild fire, and swimming pools are excellent breeding places for them.
Confused? Me too!
When my kids were regularly visiting the public swimming pool, they had them all the time. When they stopped, they stopped getting them. Coincidence? I don’t know. What I do know however, is if you leave them alone they get bigger, and they hurt more. That’s not my imagination – they really do.
If you go to the chemist you’ll be able to pick up a kind of acid based gel. You dab it on and it takes the top layer of skin off. Then you scrape at the thing with a nail file – Yuk! It also hurts, as my offspring will tell you. After mucking about with this gel for the first few verrucas, I read up on natural remedies and decided to try a dab of tea-tree oil instead. The oil is an extract from the Australian Narrow Leaved Paperbark tree, and is a powerful antiseptic, horribly expensive, but worth every penny.
It worked a treat.
I just a dabbed the verruca every night with a cotton bud soaked in neat Tea Tree oil, then covered it with a small plaster. I could usually get rid of the thing in a couple of weeks – but you have to put the work in. So far as I’m concerned every parent’s emergency tin should contain a nit-comb, a bottle of malt vinegar (see previous post) and some Tea Tree oil.
The last verruca I dealt with though was a monster and pushed me into the realms of homeopathy. My son had discovered a huge verucca that I’d thought beyond the help of Tea Tree, so he was dispatched to the local sawbones who tried to freeze it off with liquid nitrogen. Yuck! And ouch! This didn’t work. Understandably my son was a reluctant to bother the sawbones again, so we started with the Tea Tree. Then I heard of a homeopathic remedy called Thuja!
This is an extract from the needles of the coniferous Thuja Occidentalis tree, or White Cedar. Native Canadian Indians were in the habit of drinking the extract which was unusually high in vitamin C and found to ward off all manner of skin complaints, including the dreaded scurvy. Now, I’m not well up on homeopathy and you must forgive my ignorance here but my understanding is that it’s based upon the idea of taking something that will cause a specific kind of harm – like boils, for example, if imbibed in its undiluted form. Then you dilute it over and over until there’s basically nothing left but water- and this is the homeopathic remedy for curing that specific ailment – i.e. getting rid of your boils. It sounds a bit odd to me, but lots of people swear by it and I have a fairly open mind, so we tried a homeopathic preparation of Thuja which we purchased over the counter from our local Holland and Barret store.
The verruca had gone in a week.
Naturally I’m not qualified here, beyond having had to deal with the blasted things for the best part of a decade, and we must all approach them in a way that seems right to us, which means that if you’re in any doubt consult a doctor. Speaking for myself, I had good results with the natural remedies. They were fuss-free, pain free, and and they’d be my first response if I ever came across a verruca again.
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My special thanks to Belinda and Ava for their comments below and their excellent photographic record of a poor verruca blighted foot returned to happiness by tea tree and thuja. You can view the pictures here:
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I have never read something so positive! I am off to Holland and Barrett now to buy both oils – thanks I’ll let you know how I get on – I have have had my veruccas for over 7 years and they have multiplied!!!!
Hello Heidi, they can be a nuisance for sure. I certainly swear by Tea Tree Oil. The Thuja’s more of a tiny pill from the homeopathic section. I hope it works for you.
Regards
Michael.
you mean that you take a thuja pill by mouth to get rid of the verucca? ive had a verucca for seven years after trying various things but nothing worked so im very interested in this. how much thuja do u take if it is a pill? thanks Anna
Hi Anna. Yes, it was a homeopathic pill from Holland and Barret. http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/pages/product_detail.asp?pid=933&prodid=1051
I can’t remember now how often my son took it now – once or twice a day, I think – also treating the verucca by dabbing it with tea tree oil every evening. It seemed to work for us anyway.
Best wishes
Michael
Just bought thuga. Fingers crossed
Your posts gives me some hope that my verrucas may still go! I’ve had a number of mosaic warts on my feet since I was a kid. Twenty years later most are still there, so I really don’t buy into the theory that they’ll just go away on their own. Maybe for some people, but not for all! Over the years I’ve tried every medical remedy and have given up, none seem to truly shift the buggers so I started using tea tree a week or so ago. I think it’s helping the lesser verrucas, but the big clusters are just staying the same. Been taking a fish oil for hair, skin and nails containing l-cysteine too, anything that might help. May have to visit H&B for some thuja soon!
I have had varucas for the past four months, I am a teacher and spend most of my days and evenings on my feet. I have bought everything off the counter and really can’t see any change. I also had the buggers frozen but they just didn’t go. I put Silver N on them and they still didn’t budge! I am now trying Tea Tree Oil and really pray they go away. Your story helped me battle on!
Hi Mrs R.
My wife is a teacher. That’s one tough job. My respects. I do hope the tea tree works for you.
Mrs R, did it work??
My son has a nasty veruca on the base of his bg toe, and we are at our wits end in treating it, we are now on our 3rd prescription from the Dr, but he hates me going near his feet. I think I will be going to H & B tomorrow!!
I’d never heard of verucas, but Mr. Google tells me it’s the same thing as planter worts? When I last had them I just painted them with a lacquer-based fingernail polish, which stopped them from breathing. That Tea Tree Oil sounds like it might be good for other things, so I’l have to remember it…
Hey, try duct tape, banana skin and bazooka! All worked a treat on my 2 DS and 1 DD’s verrucas. Gone within 3 days, use all of them at once!
oh please tell me this works! I also have had mosaic of the little blighters for coming on 20 years. I’ve tried the GP and chiropody and they are beaten. Also a teacher- think they like us!!!
I am also a teacher and have a large cluster of them. I had the original one about 10 years ago and then during my second pregnancy it multiplied drastically! I have tried so many over the counter remedies for years and put so much time in but nothing worked. I am really hoping this homeopathic route will work!
I had persistent verrucas on my left foot about 10 years ago. I had 2 hospital operations (after being referred by chiropodist and gp) under local anaesthetic which were unsuccessful in removing them. I applied neat tea tree oil 2-4 times a day. It took a while (4-6weeks) but they went with no return.
Many thanks Pip. I’m glad this worked for you. It does take persistance, but like you we had good results with it after trying everything else. If anyone else out there has had success with Tea Tree, do let us know, also if you haven’t.
Hello
Thank you Michael for sharing with us your successful method of removing those nasty stuff! I had four now on my left foot. The first one appeared after a holiday to Phucket, although I don’t swim at all!! I went to a doctor in middle East he told me that its a Callus!!! Prescribed Bazuka and I applied it for some time. It almost disappeared after two year, when I noticed another two, one under the big toe, the other near the first one 😦 … I went again to the GP here in UK and he kept telling me that its a Callus (again).. It hurts a lot when walking and even sleeping. I went to boots and bought the freezing kit, applied it three times, but nothing improved, whats worse, another one appeared on my second toe. So I gave up with the doctors, looked on google and youtube for other solution, and came across this page :-).. I went to H&B and bought the Tea Tree Oil thingy and the Thuja pills. Been taking them for three days now, and twice a day I dip my foot in basin full with warm to hot water, add salt to it.. leave it for 15 min and file the nasty stuff and apply the oil, cover it with a blaster. I can see improvement now but still have few days to go… I will come back to tell you what happened if it got better.. Thank you again
I started out with one verruca on my right foot over 5 years ago, went to a chiropodist to have this removed but ended up with more. I still have the verrucas plus two more (5) plus one on my left foot. I love swimming but am too embarrassed to go as two of the verrucas/ warts are on the inside of my toes & can be seen. I know you can wear special socks but this is advertising you have gamy feet!!!!
I am going to try Tea Tree oil & Thuja hoping this will work for good.
Which is best cream or tablets for Thuja? How often do you need to apply/take?
Thank you
Lesley
Hi Lesley, the tea tree I used was neat distilled oil, usually comes in a very small bottle and is quite expensive. The Thuja comes as tiny pills – got mine from Holland and Barret. Do let me know how you get on.
I have had a veruca for about 3 months now, after not having them since I was little!!
Thuja works a dream. I used them as a child and remember the torture I had to go under with all the so called money making ideas that just don’t work!!
I’m 4 days into my course of thuja. You take it 4 times a day, a little white tablet that you chew and mine is already smaller and going away.
I would advise to keep taking the thuja even when you think it’s gone cause although it might look like its not there anymore, the virus can just creep back easily!
Hope you are all veruca free soon!
Thanks Lornalah, that’s really good news. Great to hear from you, and good advice. They certainly worked for us.
Hello,
You mention dabbing with tea tree every night along with taking the thuja pills. Do you cover te verucca once you have dabbed with tea tree or leave it open?
Many Thanks
Hi Jasper, Yes, I suggest covering it with a small plaster overnight.
Thanks Michael, started tea tree oil & Thuja tablets Sunday however it is not clear from thuja instructions how many tablets you take after the first day (6 doses of two tablets) then 4 times a day is it one tablet or two 4 times a day? Have been taking two tablets 4 times a day. Forgot to cover with plasters so will start this tonight. Thanks.
have painful planter( on my left foot), foot is smooth though no warts or anything except PAIN! Thia is since I started water aerobics. Do you think it’s one of them veruccas invading
Do you think the pain is veruccas?
Hello Deborah, I’ve read that Verrucas can become impacted – ie flat – depending on where they are on the foot so it could be one. The swimming pool connection also fits. Naturally, if you’re in pain, I’d suggest you pay your doctor a visit just to rule out anything else.
Did anyone work out what the thuja tablet dosage was after the first 6 doses? One or two pillules 4 times a day????? Also once a day or twice to applying the tea tree oil?….will it harm to do it twice? Mt daughter who has the little lighters is 7
Hello Natters, I’m afraid I can’t remember the dose now – it’s a while now since I wrote this. I think they’d be able to advise at the herbal store or there should be some info that came with the pillules. The staff at Holland and Barret, where I got mine from were very helpful.
Hello Natters
I’ve been told to take 2 tablets every two hours, for up to six times on the first day, then from next day take two every six hours, that means four times a day. and keep repeating the second day for the remaining four days. ok?
wish your daughter to heel completely 🙂
Einas Amin Mustafa… I am on day two of taking the Thuja pillules from H & B. How did you get on?
Also, what strength thuja should I use and for how long maximuM
After seven years of trying EVERYTHING to get rid of a verucca that is sometimes one and other times a cluster I went to a clinical chiropodist who guaranteed to ‘get rid’ of it.
It was treated with acid (something I had tried in the early days) and I was told to keep my foot dry for three days. After three days I had to apply the acid.
After about four weeks I noticed another verucca about an inch away from the original one.
I also treated this with acid.
Lo and behold a couple of weeks ago a verucca appeared on my other foot!
This too was treated with the acid.
In desperation I visited my doctor who suggested I visited the Walk in Clinic for podiatry.
After sitting in the waiting room for about an hour i saw the podiatrist.
He explained the verucca is part of the wart family including cold sores – something I haven’t had for over thirty years.
He explained the acid I had been using has eaten away at good tissue and the best thing is to ignore the veruccas only rubbing down the callous / hard shin that grows around the verucca every week or so.
He also suggested using Thuja in a stick form.
Having never heard of Thuja till today despite searching the internet for ways of treating the verruca I am now willing to ‘give it a go’. However I can’t find a stick version.
Also it seems I have to purchase it from Australia unless I want the horse variety!
Has anyone had laser treatment – something else I have just discovered!
Thanks
I bought thuja liquid from our chiropodist – apply 3 times a day. So my daughter (9) and I are both using it on our verrucas together with acid/silver nitrate. I will also buyy tea tree oil too.
I bought the pills today so here is hoping! 3 years and in more pain than I can cope with so everything crossed!!!
Hi Lemon, thanks for commenting. I do hope things work out for you.
Regards
Michael
Hi guys I had mine laser removed and it worked a treat. But few years later discovered a new one (not at the same spot) so will try Tea tree oil as I use it for many many things at home. And will try thuja too before going for laser 🙂
Interesting.
I’ve been suffering with verrucas for the last 4 years, tried everything from Boots . Had operation twice, but it’s back.
Definitely will try the tablets.
Thank you for sharing it.
Chris
Wonderful to hear how homeopathy works for so many verruca sufferers. I now have a very painful cluster after being free of them for over 20 years. I don’t use public baths either. First soaked my feet in hot borax footbath then I pumiced the verrucas and quickly dabbed the blighters with both thuja oil and tea tree oil. Then I applied one large Scholl verruca plaster. Job done for a couple of days. The plasters are well out of date (1999) so are probably useful just as a plaster. May try the thuja pills also. I will let you know how long it takes to work. This is my first ever response to a blog. Thanks for the inspiring comments.
WendyG
Thank you very much for your comment, Wendy. Do be sure to let us know how you go on.
I also use thuja 4 my 2yr old daughter!an since den dey warst just stopped sreading hopefully!
Hi, i have had a cluster/mosaic verruca on the sole of my left foot for over 20 years.
In the early days i was going to the chiropodist weekly to have salysilic acid applied which after several months did nothing really. Over the years the verruca has become more and more painful, i struggle to get shoes which are comfortable and the burning pain even wakes me up in the night. I have treid any remedy i could find including bazzoka, thuja, duct tape, raw garlic, celendine and others.
A couple of years ago i was paying privately to see a podiatrist who tried everything in his arsenal but after 18 months admitted he had run out of ideas and felt that all he was doing was causing me more pain.
I struggled on and thought that it was something that i was just going to have to live with. Then 5 weeks ago it got so sore i had to go to the Dr who said i had an infection in the area probably due to the constant tries at getting rid of it…paring and filing it before applying a new poison. Lately i had been taking colloidal silver internally and applying to the verruca. The infection got worse and i developed an abscess I was put on intravenous antibiotic for 5 days which didn’t touch it. I ended up in hospital where they drained and flushed the abscess and removed the verruca at the same time.and was put on another .week of iv antibiotics. I’ve been home now for 3 weeks and things are healing slowly but surely. i drove my car for the first time in a month yesterday and can now walk without crutches (on even ground).
I know this all sounds a bit depressing and it has been.. I’m not sure what benefit my story will be to others but please be careful while you are tackling your own verruca,. If you are paring/filing your verruca, make sure everything is clean and keep applying antiseptic just to be on the safe side. I am just hoping and praying that my verruca won’t come back. As it is a virus and lives in the blood stream also.
Good luck to all you fellow sufferers out there.
Thank you Jane,
A very sobering experience indeed, and I’m very sorry to read it. I do hope things are improving for you now. Indeed yes, you are quite right, it is very important to avoid the risk of infection when using methods that involve paring or abrading. I think the dabs of neat tea-tree do help minimise this, it being quite a strong disinfectant, but there is always that risk, so as you say we must take care to keep things clean. Thank you for joining in the discussion.
Regards
Michael
Hi Graham,Thank you for your reply.
Yes.. I have discovered what a safe and strong antiseptic tea-tree is…. Don’t Forget to Disinfect! i didn’t… and i regret it!!
Thanks for all the encouraging comments here. I’ve found them at a time when I really needed them! I’ve been battling verrucas for most of my life on and off (mostly on!) and I’ve tried acids, cryosurgery, podiatrists, laser treatment (7 sessions, very aggressive, bloody painful, ineffective for me), thuja, banana skins, the lot really… I’ve been using tea tree oil for about three weeks now. The main verruca I have hasn’t gone yet, but it does appear to be receding. I reallly hope so! I’m open to any other suggestions too. Briefly tried apple cider vinegar recently. Horribly messy and smelly, so abandoned that… But may go back to it if necessary. Good luck everyone!
Hello Mark, thanks for the comment. Your story sounds horribly familiar. Best of luck with the Tea Tree, and I hope your verruca continues to recede. Do please let us all know how you get on.
Regards
Michael
How long can you use the thuja for? On the tube it says 2 every six hours for a week, can you take it after one week if the verrucas have not gone?
I’d probably give it a rest after a week if you’ve seen no improvement. Thuja can be quite potent, so it would be better to ask a homeopath before taking for longer.
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See also Anna’s comment anout advice given in the health food shop?
I was told by the guy in the health food store that u cud take it for over a month… Which I did until I suddenly realised my 7 year old verrucca was no more… It had GONE!!! It was thuja I took btw…
Thanks Anna, that’s good advice. Great to hear it cleared up your verrucca!
how many times each day did you take it Anna, because i have ben taking mine twice every 4 hours on weekends and so far not much has happened to my verrucas and warts, so hopefully your way will work.
I can’t remember now I’m sorry! I do remember I took it for over a month, after following instructions from a little local health food shop ( not Hollands barratt!) so perhaps somewhere like that may help. It was amazing how it worked. I was expecting that it wouldn’t like all the other attempts!! Hope you get it to work for you too!!
Argh 5 years I’ve had mine, it’s not painful but I bloody hate them (there’s about 9 of them!). Finally decided I’d just dish out the money and go to the chiropodist today thinking they’d surely sort me out – nope they just took my £25 to tell me that nothing could be done – thanks a lot!
Anyway here is my plan; I’ve bought Thuja tablets, pure tea tree oil and Verruon complete (which has very good reviews for verruca removal – it contains a whopping 50% salicylic acid). I’m going to take the Thuja every day as per instructions, and at night I will rub my verrucas with a pumice stone, shower, dry, apply tea tree oil, then the Verrugon which is a special plaster with salicylic acid – leave for 24 hours then repeat daily.
In addition to this I have bought a zinc supplement to boost my immune system. If this doesn’t work I might just chop my foot off! Will report back in a few weeks if I have had any success.
Woa there, Jay – sounds like a plan and I hope it works out because I don’t like the sound of your nuclear option :).That’s a good idea – blitz the verruca with pumice, rub tea tree into it and cover it with the plaster – haven’t heard of Verrugon before but it sounds like just the job. My kids have grown up now and I’ve not seen a verruca in a good number of years so my expertise is getting a little rusty, and relying too much on memory, so thanks for chipping in and keeping the debate live. Let us know how you go on.
Regards
Michael.
what was the outcome did they disappear
I came across your brilliant site whilst searching for info on how to apply Thuja oil – ie, diluted/undiluted? I intend to apply it to the skin tags which have so considerately appeared on various parts of my torso as I’ve got older. I only discovered this oil last week but have done a few searches on where to buy it. Quite a difference in prices, but eBay seems to be the best value.
Re verrucas: I have had cold sores all my life, but thankfully only two verrucas. One was removed with acid when I was 10 or so and the other didn’t appear until I was in my early 20s. That one was removed by a medic who first injected the sole of my foot to freeze it, then gouged it out. The injection was extremely painful, but the crater left by the removal of the verruca healed cleanly within days, so I thought it was worth it in the end, but as he was injecting me…..
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Thank you so much for suggesting thuja and teatree oil. My daughter has had a plantar wart for over 5 years, the size of a 10 cent piece and we have tried everything from over the counter medicines to every suggestion googled, banana skins, vinegar etc. we have been to top dematologists and have had them frozen every two weeks at huge costs. We have been at our wits end as they are affecting her self esteem as she is very conscious of them. We were booked in for costly laser treatment in the next two weeks but we were waiting for her skin to repair as we had been applying daily duofilm and the skin was very soft. Meanwhile, I noticed your site and thought we would give it a try, we had the pills made up at a local homeopathic pharmacy and my daughter started taking 5 pills 3 times per day. One week later it has almost if not completely disappeared it is incredible and all for less than $25, anyone thinking of trying this please do as it works, it is nothing short of a miracle.
Thank you for writing Nichola. All that treatment sounds very distressing for a young one to endure. And gosh that was a huge one – I remember my kids developing them up to about the size of a 1 cent piece, or one of our UK pennies. I’m very glad the thuja worked for you. It certainly did the trick for us.
Regards
Michael
Many thanks everybody for all the advice, I’ve had one of those nasty things on my right foot since 2006 and tried everything, and now two more have appeared on my left foot. Makes it very painful to walk. Wondering if I’ll have to throw my shoes away and buy new ones once they’ve gone?
I have been having weekly treatment at a local podiatry clinic based at the hospital for the last 6 weeks with salicylic acid on a verruca that I have had for ten years and tried to treat at home with much the same solution. 4 out of the 5 different podiatrists recommended thuja so off I went o H&B the day before yesterday and purchased some. Day 1 I took 2 tablets every 2 hours 4 times and then had to stop as I felt dizzy and had to really concentrate on what I was doing. For instance, I needed to feed my cat but ended up trying to put the cat food in my tea mug! Also left hand side of head felt frozen and tight. Tried today again intending to have 4 doses over 24hrs but after the first dose my eyes weren’t focussing very well. Needless to say haven’t taken any more.
I am on beta blockers so this may be not be reacting very well with the thuja.
Will try the tea tree oil and see if that has any effect.
Was really hoping for some result with the thuja but after scared reaction, not willing to persevere.
Helen
Thanks for sharing this Helen. Interesting that 4 out of 5 podiatrists – I think what we’d call chiropodists here in the UK – mentioned thuja. Sounds like you’re right to be cautious though. Very best of luck with the tea tree. Do let us know how you get on.
My mother gave me a Thuja tincture when I was a child for a huge verruca. It peeled off after a few weeks and left a bit of a crater but wasn’t painful.
My son now has 3 one one foot so I am searching for some tincture for him….
Good luck everyone!
Hi have just started the thuja and tea tree oil technique on a huge verruca I’ve had for 2 years. How often should I reapply the tea tree oil ?
Hi have just started the thuja and tea tree oil technique on a huge verruca I’ve had for 2 years now . How often should I apply the tee tree oil ?
Hi Sarah, I remember with my children we’d do it once a day before bed time, then cover with a fresh sticking plaster.
Both my daughter and I have verrucas, and have had for longer than I would like to remember. Izzy has the mosaic type and they seem to be everywhere on her feet whilst I have two large ones, one on each foot. Izzy is totally sick of hers so I have been researching over the past few days for a remedy that actually works as we have tried all the ‘verruca’ treatments prescribed by the Dr! So today we went off to the local health food store to purchase some Thuja pills and started taking them. Izzy is also using cider vinegar to acidify her feet (which are pretty sweaty) and both of us are using duct tape along with micropore to keep it on…… we will try anything at the mo!!
So we are going to use thuja tablets, duct tape and cider vinegar for a week, then give them a rest and try a few other options for a week or so and see how we go. We are both feeling a little more positive by these various blogs and are going to give anything and everything a go. Thanks Jules
First time I’ve commented/bloged. I have verucca’s on both feet extremely painful. have cfs/me Homoepathy has really really helped. I am using Thuja liquid applying with a cotton bud to both feet. Have had other treatment that hasn’t worked so reading these comments has encouraged me to persevere. But I’d like to know what happens regarding shoes worn before diagnoses, can you re-infect your feet by wearing them (especially sandels) or would tee tree oil applied to the insoles kill it, if the virus is present on their inner surface? Also do you cover the verrucas I have not been told to do so? would really appreciate your advise.
Hi Tricia. Sorry to hear about your verrucas. I believe you can reinfect your feet from shoes/sandals, if worn bare footed. I used to cover the verrucas with a small sticking plaster between applications of tea tree oil. This may also help prevent spreading the infection with your shoes.
Regards
Michael
Many thanks for your reply Michael and for confirming as I thought I can re-infect by my shoes.
So does this mean I have to purchase all new foot wear? I think I will have to pick up on your suggestion of Tee Tree oil and will wash/spray my insoles with it neat as I cannot afford to replace shoes worn whilst I’ve had this virus. I am now warning friends and family to watch out for verrucas and not as I did, think they were soft corns until they became extremely painful,
I now have help from your site’s suggestions On how to get rid of them.
Many many thanks.
Tricia
Just to advise there is a dettol doray that kills all bacteria and virus in shies and other surfaces. Great for sweaty trainers too.
Best of luck everyone.
Dear Michael, thank you so very much for giving us a lifeline! Our 7 year old daughter has had verrucas since she was 3, we had some frozen by GP which proved successful on several. Those that were left have multiplied (probably due to reinfection from us prodding, emery boarding and applying acid treatments) and now she has about 15 in a group and 5 single verrucas all on her left foot :-(. However today we purchased thuja 30c and Australian tea tree oil and have started mission ‘verruca blasting’! We have also starting treating our dog with thuja 30c to hopefully rid him of his many warts. He had chemo treatment for anal cancer 2 years ago which was blasted and he is all clear but unfortunately he gained several warts due to his suppressant immune system. Anyway I digress, we are all very excited and positive about the outcome of using thuja 30c and tea tree twice a day and will endeavour to update you in due course. Thank you once again for this potential lifeline.
Belinda/Ava/Fizz (the dog).
Hi Belinda and Ava and Fizz,
Do please let us know how you get on, and good luck. I know Tea Tree and Thuja were the only thing that really tackled the verrucas both my boys caught. We had no luck at all with freezing by the GP or the salycillic acid from the chemist. I don’t have grandchildren yet, but if I should be so lucky, I’ll still be recommending it when they catch them as well.
Regards
Michael
Lynn thanks for your comment ref dettol spray. until my Verruca problem I had never thought about shoes other than continually wearing them. I’m still unsure as to whether the verruca virus is infectious. I don’t swim but have walked barefoot in a Chiropody clinic when I attended for physio treatment I would NOT do so again just in case! as it is since then my soles became painful I originally thought I had soft corn’s. till I got diagnosis salycic acid did not work I then in desperation and fortune discovered this site thank you so very much for it Michael Graeme.
My left foot is now pain free and clear having used both Thuja liquid and Tee Tree oil, the right where the larger Verucca and smaller ones are really is improving. I was prescribed Thuja liquid by a Dr at the Homeopathic hosp. I attend. I haven’t taken it orally (I do take their medication for me/cfs and LS prescribed by them since I had a nasty virus in 2000 that caused my immune prob’s) I’m aware it doesn’t work for everyone for me it has dramatically.
Also herbal treatments Tee Tree, Lavender Chamomile and Eucalyptus are always in my First.Aid box. Lavender is amazing for burns. forgive me I digress…
Michael It seems Tee Tree together with Thuja work well for Verrucas but when do you know the Verruca is dead Im in my seventies and aware my skin is thinning. how deep should you file/scrape away? I’ve been doing this very gradually.
Many thanks for such a good forum,
sincerely Tricia
Hi Tricia, and welcome.
Good to hear of your experience with Thuja and Tea Tree. I’m also a great believer in Lavender oil as an antiseptic (and aromatic) remedy – been putting a little in my bath water for decades. How deep to scrape away? With my children, I remember I was careful never to go so far as to cause bleeding (risk of infection). I’m not sure as the skin matures, but your approach sounds right – gradual, gentle, stop before it hurts.
Regards
Michael
Good evening Michael,
I felt I needed to share the results with you so far. I started using Thuja 30c and tea tree oil on my 7year old daughter Ava on the 31st May. We followed dose instructions on the back of the Nelson’s thuja 30c and have applied tea tree using a ear bud soaked in the tea tree morning and night. We chose to cover the heel with a large Mepore plaster after each tea tree application (just because Ava had to attend school etc) to prevent reinfection. I’ve also gradually scrapped away the hard skin build up, a little every few days ensuring Ava never felt pain or uncomfortable which she didn’t at all. I have a photo collage of how things have gone so far which is truly remarkable and a must see! I can’t upload an image through here though so please advice how I can share the amazing results with you all? Also Fizz (the dog) has been having just thuja and his warts are drying up completely so I’ve everything crossed for that also.
Kind regards
Belinda, Ava and Fizz.
Hi Belinda, this is really good news and thanks for letting us all know. Probably the best way to share your pictures is to create an instagram account, put your pictures on there and post the link here in the comments. I’ll be very interested to see, as I’m sure will others.
Great news and well done. My children have grown up now and no longer visit places where they’re likely to catch verruas, so I’ve largely forgotten what a pain they are and what a relief the discovery of tea tree and thuja were.
Regards
Michael
The moment of the reveal has arrived. Drum role please………….https://instagram.com/p/BGptHA_wAkA/
click on the link to see our picture diary, amazing results. Thank you so very much Michael for your post from so long ago, it’s still impacting and making small people’s feet happier feet to this very day.
Fondest regards Belinda and Ava Richardson
Heavens, Belinda and Ava, I don’t think I’ve ever seen as many verrucas on one foot before! A very unhappy foot indeed. But what an impressive recovery. With your permission I’ll copy that link into the post. Glad to have been of help.
Best wishes to you both and fingers crossed for your verruca free feet.
Michael
Hi Belinda.
Please could you tell me how long your daughter took the thuja tablets for? I am wary of taking them for longer than stated on the directions .
Regards
Good morning Ann Day,
My daughter took them for 4 weeks. I did lots of research and spoke to many homeopathic guru’s aswell as those against these kinds of treatments. I came to the conclusion that I had nothing to lose, the pillutes didn’t affect Ava in anyway at all other than assist with the disappearance of her awful verrucas which are still all clear. I’ve several friends that have now used this formula and all have had 100% success. It’s a regime you have to be rigid with but so worth it. Ava is so so so munch happier and reminds me most days of how happy she is to be clear of the horrid spots on her feet!
Good luck. 🙂
Hi Michael,
looking at your blog with interest as I’m trying to rid my son’s feet of persistent verrucas, Having tried all other suggestions which did not work, we are now trying Thuja pilllues from Holland and Barratt also a tube of ‘Bye Wart’ which contains all sorts of things including Thuja ,tea ree oil and lavendula amongst other things to be applied to the verrucas. Are most people using straight tea tree oil?
Thanks
ann.
We used straight tea tree, but “bye wart” sounds like it has some effective antibacterials in it – lavendula in particular – so definitely worth a try, but we found the pure tea tree very good.
Regards
Michael
I’ve tried Thuja and it does work, but when I stopped taking it some verrucas came back. I then had some success with Chiropodists working on these more persistent ones.
I think tee tree oil alone if applied everyday will work but it is very toxic to cats/ dogs and other pets.
I have had verrucas on my right foot for years, I tried most of the treatment available from the pharmacy however none of them work. Few weeks ago I found this article about treating the verrucas with thuja. And decided to try, I bought a cream, a solution (both from amazon) and tablets (from Holland and barrett). After couple of weeks the little verrucas were gone and after a month the whole foot was nice and clean of them. It was so exciting to see them disappearing. I cannot recommend this more.
I have had verrucas for about 7 years now and have had cryotherapy (liquid nitrogen) for at least 14-15 times. Can anyone who has done this suggest something that worked and what i should do (Im 20 and dont really know a lot about these things). I dont have this shop everyone is saying locally so i need somewhere online (If you can provide a link that would be great). Thanks if anyone can help because cant take the pain of freezing it another time
I too have tried thuja and tea tree but no success. I have more veruccas now that I had before. They have been with me for over ten years.
It was recently suggested that I try microtherapy however I have yet to find somewhere that has this new machine in my area.
I have tried the Microtheraphy, it is very expensive & painful! unfortunately it didn’t work on my long term verruca. I am now taking Thuja & using Tea Tree oil and immediately think there is a difference. Fingers crossed!!!
I’ve had plantar warts on my heel for over two years. First one the a cluster and the four other appeared. The otc sacylic acid did not work. I eventually went to a podiatrist whom treated my food with Canthradin (blister beetle juice – if you like). Blisters form on each wart and separates from the skin in layers. Two weeks later the dried blister skin is cut away and you are free from the warts. Well in my case only the original fist one remained but smaller. In the USA they are so scared of being sued that they insisted on a biopsy. So between now and my referral to the dermatologist, I’m using Thuja oil and tea tree oil and Thuja tablets. I’m on day two. I’ll check in in a week and let you know.
Thanks Lynn, do let us know how you get on.
Regards
Michael
After years of trying all the known treatments for Verrucas, I’ve found you and am filled with anticipation! Have now started on Thuja pills and Tea Tree Oil regime, with great hope. Does anyone think it’s best to use Thuja in pill form or Oil.