Salactol is a solution you apply straight to warts and verrucas. It dissolves the infected skin and kills the virus, allowing your skin to grow back healthy.
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Salactol is a syrupy solution used for warts and verrucas, that gets rid of them quickly and effectively. It’s often called wart paint, because you paint it straight onto the affected skin. It sheds the outer layer of skin and gets rid of the infection, leaving you with clear and healthy skin.
Warts and verrucas are skin conditions both caused by the same virus, so they can be treated the same way. The main difference is that verrucas only appear on the feet, while warts can show up anywhere. So no matter which you have, Salactol can help.
How does Salactol work?
There are two active ingredients in Salactol, salicylic acid and lactic acid. The salicylic acid is a type of treatment for warts and verrucas known as a keratolytic. This means it works in two ways to get rid of the warts or verrucas. It removes the outer layer of skin where the virus lives by softening it, so it can shed more easily. The dead, infected skin cells also bind easily to the Salactol, so they are easily removed.
It kills off the virus causing the warts and verrucas, so the skin doesn’t get reinfected. The lactic acid in Salactol helps dissolve the dead skin cells infected with the wart virus, by working as an exfoliant. Lactic acid also makes the salicylic acid work more effectively.
What doses of Salactol are there?
There’s only one dose of Salactol. It comes as a 10ml bottle which has 16.7% of salicylic acid and 16.7% of lactic acid. You apply it once a day, usually in the evening. You should put just enough Salactol onto the wart or verruca to cover it. The applicator is specially designed to release just a few drops, as needed.
If this dose isn’t working for you, remember it could take a few weeks to see improvements if your wart or verruca infection is advanced. If it’s been nearly twelve weeks, you may want to go back to your clinician. You can log into your account and message us if you’ve ordered through Treated.
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How to use Salactol
Always follow your clinician’s advice on how to use Salactol.
Soak the area with the wart or verruca in warm water for two to three minutes before you use Salactol.
Dry the area. Use your own towel if you have a verruca or wart, so you don’t risk spreading it.
Gently rub off any hard skin with a pumice stone or nail file covered in sandpaper. Remember not to share this if you have a wart or verruca.
Unscrew the cap of the Salactol bottle.
The inside of the cap should contain an applicator. Paint the wart or verruca with a few drops of Salactol. Apply it straight to the top of the wart or verruca, being careful not to spread it to the surrounding skin.
Leave it to soak into the skin. If the verruca is on the foot, cover it with a plaster to stop it from spreading. Otherwise, it should be fine to leave it uncovered.
Repeat this process once a day until your treatment is over.
How long does it take Salactol to work?
How long you need to use Salactol for will depend on the size of the wart or verruca. Some warts or verrucas will disappear very quickly, while others may take longer. Don’t stop using Salactol until the wart or verruca is completely healed.
Generally, warts and verrucas should be completely gone after twelve weeks of treatment. So you may want to go back to your clinician for more advice if it’s been that long and you haven’t seen an improvement.
What should I do if I make a mistake while using Salactol?
Only apply Salactol on skin that’s infected with warts or verrucas. It’s not meant for healthy skin, and may irritate it. If you do accidentally paint Salactol onto normal skin, wash it off with clean water. If the irritation carries on, you might want to talk to your clinician.
Keep Salactol away from your eyes, nose and mouth. Don’t apply it to moles or birthmarks. Wash it off thoroughly if you accidentally get some there by accident. Try not to get it on your clothes, as you may damage them. You can try covering the area around where you’re applying Salactol to avoid spilling any.
The collodion in Salactol is very flammable. Make sure to keep the liquid away from open flames. Keep the skin that’s been in contact with Salactol away from flames for a while after using it. Don’t worry if you forget to use Salactol occasionally. Just keep using it as normal when you remember.
When we present you with stats, data, opinion or a consensus, we’ll tell you where this came from. And we’ll only present data as clinically reliable if it’s come from a reputable source, such as a state or government-funded health body, a peer-reviewed medical journal, or a recognised analytics or data body. Read more in our editorial policy.
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FAQ: Salactol
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How is Salactol different from other treatments for warts and verrucas?
Answer:
There are alternatives to topical treatments to get rid of warts and verrucas. Cryotherapy is sometimes used to treat warts. You’ll need to visit a clinician for this, as they have to apply the liquid nitrogen to your wart in person. But it’s usually more expensive, invasive and painful than Salactol. Cryotherapy is also generally not suitable for verrucas.
There’s also Bazuka Extra Strength Gel, which has salicylic acid in it too. But Bazuka Extra Strength Gel doesn’t have lactic acid in it. So the two ingredients can’t work together to help heal your wart or verruca.
Is Salactol similar to any other treatments?
Answer:
Salactol has the same active ingredients as Bazuka Gel, salicylic acid and lactic acid. So what’s the difference? The main one is that Salactol is stronger. Salactol has 16.7% of both salicylic acid and lactic acid, while Bazuka Gel only contains 12% salicylic acid and 4% lactic acid.
Bazuka Gel and Salactol also work slightly differently outside of their active ingredients. Instead of treating warts and verrucas through its gel-like properties, Salactol is a collodion. That means its active ingredients are in a syrupy solution that dries over the water like a film. This can help trap the treatment close to the skin, allowing it to work more effectively.
How effective is Salactol?
Answer:
Salactol has been proven effective for getting rid of warts and verrucas fast. It works especially well for warts on the hands. One study found that 60% of people using Salactol were completely cured of their warts within six weeks.
This study also compared treatment with Salactol to treatment with liquid nitrogen, noting that liquid nitrogen was much more painful. Salactol also doesn’t have a high risk of side effects, except that people occasionally experience mild irritation of the skin.
Do I need a prescription for Salactol?
Answer:
Salactol is a pharmacy medicine. So you don’t need to get a prescription for it, but you do need to talk to a licensed clinician and get it from a registered pharmacy. It’s not made for people who don’t have warts or verrucas, so they’ll need to check with you first.
Luckily, at Treated we can take care of this for you. We’re a registered pharmacy with an expert clinical team. So if you tell us about your warts or verrucas, you can order straight from us.
Why should I buy Salactol online with Treated?
Answer:
Dealing with warts and verrucas can be uncomfortable and embarrassing, but it doesn’t have to be. Just talk to us about your health and we’ll send your treatment right to your door in discreet packaging.
We’ll also check in with you during treatment to make sure everything’s going well. If you need advice or help, you can just message us straight from your account. We’ll make sure you’re happy with your treatment and your skin is back to normal.
Disclaimer: The information provided on this page is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have any questions or concerns about your health, please talk to a doctor.
Liquid nitrogen and salicylic/lactic acid paint in the treatment of cutaneous warts in general practice. The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners. 38,311, 256-8.
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