There are so many things I want to be writing about these days but we have been so busy spending time with many wonderful people here in Saskatoon. It has been such a pleasure to spend time here at “home” before we make the transition to living in the states.  One more week to go!  

So instead of telling you about what I have been up to I felt it was of the utmost importance that I share a very useful home remedy with you all. I didn’t realize that so many people had no idea that duct tape could be used for wart treatment. People, I’m telling you it works like magic! Really SLOW magic.

Even doctors are recommending it these days.  A wart showed up on Avery’s foot this past year and I was just remembering all the hysterics hijinks involved in getting her immunizations and what kind of torture fun it would be to hold her down while a doctor froze off the offending wart.  I asked our pediatrician if it needed to be frozen and without skipping a beat he told me that he had been recommending duct tape to his patients. It’s not the first time I’d heard this and my husband had actually treated a wart on his own foot with duct tape so we tried it and VOILA! GONE!

Ok, it doesn’t actually work that fast. As I mentioned before, it takes patience. All you have to do is apply a generous piece of duct tape over the wart. That’s it.  Seriously. You just replace it when it starts to come off. I’m not sure exactly why it works (some have suggested it suffocates the wart – I didn’t know those little bastards had to breathe) but the end result is the wart disappears in 3-4 weeks with no pain!  If you’ve had warts frozen off as many times as I have, this will be welcome news. If the wart is particularly deep or large it may take longer to get rid of it but with patience and consistency, you are pretty much guaranteed a happy outcome. You’re welcome, internet!