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ourmaminhavana
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Verruccas and bananas

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OK, now I've got your attention :lol: poor DD, 5, picked up a verrucca when she went on a swimming course at our local baths :x Unbeknown to me :evil: hubby tried to remove it using one of those freeze dangerous chemical things which didn't work. I wasn't keen on it at all anyway as I'd read somewhere that it's better for the child to build up immunity against the virus, but I was also concerned as it could damage the foot etc!!
I've since read about rubbing banana skins on to it and wondered if anyone had tried this? If so, did it work? Do I use the inside presumably?! :lol:
Is there anything else that anyone can recommend please?
I'd be very grateful for any tips to get rid of this yucky thing.
yoyo123
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Re: Verrucca's and bananas

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only thing I ever found that worked was Bazuka Extra Strength
Snowdrops
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Re: Verrucca's and bananas

Post by Snowdrops »

I don't know about the banana thing either, but I too used the Bazuka thingy mentioned above on dd's foot and it worked.

Then I bought some swim socks!
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Re: Verrucca's and bananas

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rub it with raw bacon, and bury it ( the raw bacon) by full moonlight.


that's what my aunt used to suggest :oops:
ourmaminhavana
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Re: Verrucca's and bananas

Post by ourmaminhavana »

Thanks. 2 endorsements is promising I must admit, but is this Bazuka thing one of these freeze it off with a major chemical jobbies?

I was relying on you Herman!

Can someone please remove my apostrophe!! I was going to put something else in the title and have left it hanging there embarrassed.... :oops:
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Re: Verrucca's and bananas

Post by scarlett »

hermanmunster wrote:rub it with raw bacon, and bury it ( the raw bacon) by full moonlight.


that's what my aunt used to suggest :oops:

Herman has obviously spent too much time watching re runs of Dr Quinn Medicine Woman.
There is also the problem of werewolves.

My DS had a wart for ages on his finger ( slightly different ,I know ) and I did eventually resort to giving a brisk rub with a banana skin. It disappeared the next week...but perhaps that was more to my rough rubbing. :oops:
yoyo123
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Re: Verrucca's and bananas

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it's a gel.

I found those freezamabobs were useless
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Re: Verruccas and bananas

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Apostrophe removed. I'll leave the rest of you to sort out the verrucca! :lol:
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Re: Verruccas and bananas

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Banana skins work, apparently. I heard something on the radio about verrucas and also polishing shoes. Really not so sure about the raw bacon though :D
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Re: Verruccas and bananas

Post by ourmaminhavana »

Thanks Sally-Anne, Yoyo,LFH and Scarlett. :)

Scarlett what exactly did you do with the banana skin? :lol: Presumably you use the inside? Do you rub it on? Leave it on overnight under a plaster? Force feed them the banana? :lol:

LFH where does shoe polish come in to it? :oops:
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