Say Goodbye to Plantar Warts Naturally (Here’s How)

When you have a plantar wart (also known as a verruca) on the sole of your foot, you can suffer from considerable pain and discomfort.

While many people can easily identify common warts, verrucas might be more difficult to recognize, and people often don't realize they are a type of wart as well.

What is a plantar wart or verruca?

A plantar wart (commonly known as a verruca) develops on the soles or toes of the feet. It often starts small with black dots and may gradually grow into a cauliflower-like texture, brownish in color, with a visible blood clot at the center.

These warts can become especially painful as they grow inward, pressed on by body weight during walking—causing increased discomfort.

Plantar warts are highly transmissible in public areas like pools and communal showers, where warmth and moisture allow the virus to thrive.

When I was a teenager, I picked up a plantar wart at a public swimming pool. The pain lasted for months, and I eventually had to get it surgically removed—a long and uncomfortable process.

Back then, we didn’t have products like H-Warts Formula. Today, there's a natural, gentle, and effective option that makes treatment much easier—and far less painful.

Other Types of Warts

• Common Warts (Verruca vulgaris): Also known as seed warts, these tiny skin bumps usually appear on the hands, have a rough surface resembling a miniature cauliflower, and last four to six months. They generally aren't painful but may show tiny black dots (clotted blood vessels).
• Filiform Warts (Verruca filiform): These facial warts typically appear around the lips or eyelids, are long and narrow, and may be flesh-colored, brown, yellow, or pink.
• Periungual/Subungual Warts: Initially tiny, translucent, and smooth, these warts grow around fingernails and toenails, eventually becoming pea-sized with a rough cauliflower-like appearance. They can cause fungal infections under the nails and disrupt nail growth.
• Flat Warts (Verruca plana): Small, flat-topped warts primarily affecting children and teenagers. They appear in clusters on the face, forehead, hands, neck, and arms, and can be skin-colored, pink, light brown, or yellow, and smooth to the touch.
• Mosaic Warts (Recalcitrant plantar warts): Form mosaic-like clusters on the feet, often mistaken for calluses. Like other warts, they have tiny spots and broken blood vessels, causing pain when walking or standing.
• Body Warts: Appear anywhere on the body in various shapes and sizes, often causing bleeding and persistent itching.

Are verruca warts contagious?

Yes, verrucas (also known as plantar warts) are highly contagious. They spread through direct contact with the wart itself or by touching surfaces contaminated by the wart-causing virus.

To prevent spreading warts to other parts of your body or to other people, practice good hygiene by frequently washing your hands, avoid sharing towels or personal items, and treat verruca symptoms as soon as possible.

How can you tackle plantar warts when they appear on your feet?

Ideally, avoid products containing harsh chemicals and instead opt for a more natural route.

For example, H-Warts Formula is natural, gentle, and safe. Healing Natural Oils never tests on animals and is cruelty-free and vegan.

Your skin will thank you for choosing a natural solution!

What are the signs and symptoms of warts?

Warts can vary greatly in appearance. They may present as small, grainy skin growths or firm, raised bumps with either a rough or smooth surface. Some warts appear flat and flesh-toned, while others are more pronounced and dome-shaped. Many also contain tiny black dots. These features can help distinguish warts from other skin conditions.

How to prevent warts (including plantar warts)

• Boost Your Immune System: Warts often appear when you're fatigued, ill, or stressed. Ensuring good quality sleep, regular exercise, a balanced diet rich in vitamins (particularly vitamin C and zinc), and managing stress through practices like meditation or yoga can significantly help strengthen your immune system.
  
• Prevent Spreading: Warts spread through direct contact. Wash your hands frequently and avoid touching other body parts after touching a wart.

Why choose our natural wart formula?

One of the simplest and safest ways to address warts naturally is by using a product like H-Warts Formula. This all-natural, gentle solution is designed to work effectively while being kind to the skin, making it an excellent choice for both adults and children over four.

Sources:

American Academy of Dermatology. How do dermatologists treat warts? https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/contagious-skin-diseases/warts#treatment. Accessed January 26, 2021.

American Academy of Dermatology. Warts. http://www.aad.org/dermatology-a-to-z/diseases-and-treatments/u---w/warts. Accessed January 26, 2021.

Kwok CS, et al. Topical treatments for cutaneous warts. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD001781.pub3/abstract. Accessed December 7, 2020.