Warts are common skin infection caused by human papilloma virus (HPV). A Wart may not be a serious skin illness, but if untreated over a period of time it may increase in size and be unsightly, some time they may bleed.
The patient suffering from wart can take alternative aroma essential oil treatment in removing wart.
Aromatherapy practitioner uses essential oil as a topical solution or in a bath to treat warts.
Essential Oils For Warts
Some of the essential oils for warts are:
- Thuja
- Tea tree oil
- Lavender oil
- Garlic essential oil
- Lavender
- Lemon
Aromatherapy Oils Benefits And Treatment For Warts
- Essential oils should be applied directly on the warts at least twice in a day for several days.
- If the surrounding skin gets irritated with essential oil you can apply vitamin E oil or aloe vera gel to soothe it.
- There are variety of warts according to its anatomical situation, plantar warts, genital warts, warts on face and hands etc.
- Warts are contagious and passed from one individual to another through direct contact as in genital warts, or indirectly by coming in contact with the source, such as floor of swimming pool or a common washing place.
Aromatherapy is a branch of herbal treatment which uses extracts of plant in its essential oil form, rather than in crude plant form.