Well, CS-listers, here I am again. Just as behind in my CS digests as before. Actually, more so. But I just had to share my experience. Last time I checked in I noted a post from someone about using 50 - 50 aloe vera + CS topically for warts. I hadn't thought of CS for warts, even tho I know warts are said to be viral.
Anyway, I tried CS alone (since I don't have any aloe vera gel or juice on hand and haven't been out anywhere to get any) on a particularly nasty and all too visible wart I have. Within days, it's fading dramatically. This is especially wonderful not JUST because it's embarrassing, but also because I had this wart surgically removed a year ago (obviously not completely removed), and because it had not succumbed to my favorite herbal remedy for warts (T-WRT by Dial Herbs). I'm thrilled. It's not totally gone yet, but I couldn't wait to share my glee (and thanks to whoever it was that posted that message). I'll share a tip, and ask if there are any other tips people could share about this issue. It's been frustrating to me to try to use CS for topical applications. It's so water-y it doesn't stay put. I'd been concerned (need I be??) about combining CS with anything -- like creams or ointments which might help it stay put. Cotton balls are cumbersome and seem to dry out, gauze dries out, etc. The aloe vera juice or gel idea may be a good way to keep CS *put* in one place for a while, but I've found another -- use small cosmetic pads used as facial cleansers. They seem to hold the liquid very well. I've been cutting very small squares and using a plain bandaid to anchor the small piece of cosmetic pad where I want it. Periodically, I use a small eye dropper to slip under the bandaid and re-wet the piece of cosmetic pad. This keeps the area as continuously wet as I can stand. Any other ideas or more or less continuous topical applications? Thanks to all -- Patricia S. -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
