Effectively Remove Warts with Dry Ice: A Step-by-Step Guide

Dry ice is carbon dioxide that has been lowered to -110 degrees F where it solidifies. Warts are growths caused by a human papillomavirus infection. Dry ice can be used to freeze a wart and the surrounding skin to create a blister. The blistered skin will fall off over time eradicating the wart.

Things You'll Need

• Dry ice
• Gloves
• Hammer
• Towel

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Instructions

• 1

  Wrap a towel around a cube of dry ice.

• 2

  Use a hammer to break off a piece of dry ice approximately the size of a pencil tip. The piece should be big enough to burn the entire wart.

• 3

  Hold the dry ice on the wart for 25 seconds. The dry ice should be held down with a small amount of pressure. Be sure to always wear gloves while handling dry ice.

• 4

  Remove the dry ice from the wart for one minute.

• 5

  Hold the dry ice on the wart for another 25 seconds. Examine the wart and surrounding skin. Make sure that the entire wart has been burned by the treatment.

• 6

  Repeat this treatment if the wart is still there in a week. Removing warts often requires several treatments and can take weeks.