A 34-year-old member asked:

Epsom salt good for warts?

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Dr. Arnold Bereshanswered

Podiatry 43 years experience

Not really: It may help to dry the area, but it will not cure it.

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A 45-year-old member asked:

Can you soak drained warts in epsom salt?

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Dr. Arnold Bereshanswered

Podiatry 43 years experience

yes: It will help to dry them out.

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A female asked:

Treated wart w/ potassium/sodium hydroxide for 3 days. Hurt some healthy cells. Area now full of pinkish plasma + dark gooey cells. Is this normal?

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A female asked:

Used potassium+sodium hydroxide on wart for 3 days 2x/day.Now area has dark gooey cells w/out feeling, oozing pinkish plasma. Normal regrowth, or bad?

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A 55-year-old female asked:

I have access to fresh harvested Dead Sea salt, is it as good for soaking pain relief as Epsom salt?

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A 22-year-old female asked:

My toe nail got ripped off to heal it faster soaking it in warm water + epsom salt mixture Does it help to heal the wound? is epsom salt good to use ?

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A 26-year-old male asked:

Are epsom salt baths good for muscle spasms and lower back pain?

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