Skin Tags How To Remove Them Yourself – 2 Simple Remedies

When it comes to skin tags how to remove them this will vary from one person to another.  In most cases the only way of effectively removing them is by having your doctor do it.  But not only will this cost you but will also prove a little painful as well.  In most cases in order for the doctor or other health professional to remove the skin tag they will freeze it off.  The only problem is that this will leave you with a scar in place of where the skin tag was.

However, there are natural remedies which you can use instead that will enable you to remove the skin tags yourself.  Not only are these remedies simple to use but also very affordable as well, plus they really won’t cause the kind of pain that comes with the treatment your doctor will undertake.

So just what kinds of treatments can one use when it comes to skin tags how to remove them yourself?  Below we look at a number of different ways for removing skin tags that won’t cause an unsightly blemish afterwards.

Remedy 1 – Dental Floss

To carry out this particular remedy not only do you need some dental floss, but a pair of scissors and some antibacterial treatment.   Firstly you take the dental floss and wind it around the base of the skin tag stalk and tie it in position.  Now take the scissors which have been thoroughly cleaned and sterilized using alcohol and snip the skin tag off.  After removing the skin tag you need to immediately apply the antibacterial treatment to the open wound.  You may also find covering with a small gauze pad will help as well to prevent any dirt getting into the wound as it heals.

However there are some risks associated with this particular remedy because of lots of bleeding and risk of infection.  Instead what you may want to consider doing especially if the skin tag is not visible to others is leave the dental floss tied around it for 24 hours.  After 15 minutes the skin tag will start to turn blue then 24 hours later it will have gone almost black and this is when you should cut the skin tag away with the scissors.

Remedy 2 – Castor Oil and Baking Soda

This particular skin tags how to remove remedy is far less painful than the first one we mention in this article and you will see the desired results aren’t achieved as quickly.  You need to take some baking soda and mix this into some castor oil until it forms a gooey paste.  Once the paste has been prepared then you need to apply it to the skin tag 3 times each day and as time passes the skin tag will eventually dry up and then die off.  Normally it takes around 2 weeks for this whole process to be completed.