How to Remove Skin Tags  

Skin tags are little unsightly outgrowths of your skin. There are no nerve endings and they serve no function. There is absolutely no reason to walk around with these little outgrowths. You can remove skin tags at home safely and quickly.  

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Your Options  

For the faint of heart the quickest and most effective option is usually not a choice. If you can bite the bullet than snipping it off is the absolute easiest most effective way to rid yourself of skin tags.   

Here are the steps for snipping off skin tags: 

You will need five items. A pair of sharp scissors. Alcohol to disinfect the scissors. A small piece of dental floss. Antibiotic ointment for the small wound and a band aid.  

1.      Sterilize the scissors by wiping with alcohol.  

2.      Tie the dental floss close to the bottom of the skin tag, as close as you can to the skin from which it grows.  

3.      Snip the skin tag off right above the dental floss.  

4.      Remove the dental floss and immediately wash and apply antibiotic ointment and band aid.  

Other Methods for The Faint of Heart 

If you simply can not imagine snipping off a piece of your skin, you are not alone! There are a lot of folks that just can not bring themselves to do it so there are other options.  

You can tie off the skin tag and wait for it to fall off. Using dental floss you can tie off the skin tag from the base this will prevent any blood flow from reaching the skin tag it will eventually die and fall off.  

How to Remove Skin Tags by The Tie Off Method 

You will need dental floss. 

1.      Wash the area. 

2.      Tie the dental floss as tight as you can around the base of the skin tag.  

3.      You can cover the skin tag with a band aid.  

4.      Check daily for signs that the skin tag is starting to shrivel up and change the band aid.  

This process takes about two weeks to be successful. You can also swab on some apple cider vinegar to speed things up.  

You can also follow the steps for the faint of heart and use a paste of castor oil and baking soda to speed things up as well.  

One Last Option  

The previous two options are the best, but if you are feeling a little squeamish about using dental floss to tie off a skin tag than you can simply wrap it in a small piece of duct tape. The idea is to cut off the circulation to the skin tag, so you can use duct tape to achieve the same results. This probably will take the longest of all the treatments.  

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