Found the following and offering for your evaluation.


http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/skin_tags.html


Ted replies, "Dear Karen: I used to have a lot of skin tags in the past and now they have almost entirely disappeared. Of course, I know why they disappeared since I observe the things I eat and the supplements I take.

My mother too had skin tags around her neck, small ones and the doctor here removed it after applying alcohol and using blades to scrape off the skin tags to the neck used. It never came back and that was about 20 years ago.

Most of the skin tags under both cases were helped with taking zinc supplements, not regularly, but often enough, that I won't catch a cold. The last cold I have, if I can remember was three years ago, and it lasted only 3 days. Zinc, in my opinion helped the most in prevention. The preferred zinc I used is zinc acetate, and I also make a toothpaste out of zinc, but in form of zinc chloride.

However, you must understand what is the cause. It is all to easy to blame your genes, but if you had enough of those biochemistry course up your head like I did, you get the impression that if the defective genes are not producing the required chemicals, then you just supplement them the missing chemicals.

To find the cause, we merely look at where it is found.

It is often found in obese persons and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Under both conditions it is the issue of immune problem and Sugar problem. If we further look into where it occurred, then it is the breast, armpits, chest, neck, eyelids and other areas where the body accumulates sweat, or lacking in ventilation. Again, fungus, bacteria, excess oils, oxidized oil, trans fatty acid are the caused. The oil if they get oxidized, get hardened and the skin grows abnormally, or the fungus, bacteria is the same. I will not delve into all the cause and just jump to the treatment.

Zinc, if taken in sufficient amounts, tends to reduce oil buildup in the body and normalize excess sebum production. At the same time zinc has Antibiotic properties, especially zinc salts, such as zinc chloride and zinc acetate. However, whenever it does occur in people of obese and diabetes type 2, more clues to point to possible fungus/yeast as these tend to grown in high heavy metals (from taking Antibiotics ) and excess blood sugar. So what I do is, I sometimes take chromium, vanadium, tungsten (in the form of chromium chloride, sodium vanadate, and sodium tungstate). These three minerals mimic the properties of insulin and this of course reduces blood Sugar and the fungus, where it relies on Sugar for growth are often starved in absence of such. Selenium, garlic, echinacea are often supportive of your immune system too, as well as fresh cabbage and some broccoli.

The other possibility is excess fats, which regularly eating 1 tablespoon of lecithin may be helpful in reducing the body's fat, thus reducing the skin tag.

The ability for the body to get rid of toxins on the skin, which is worse around the armpits, breast, neck and other hidden area is something that alkalizing the body will help further reduce the acid buildup from the food we eat. I don't eat bread as often as i did, and this has helped. Avoiding foods of excess acid, such as cola, bread, pastries, and sometimes animal meats are the ones I would try to avoid. The body sometimes have to much "cooked oils" or "oxidized oil" which is also not healthy. Oils if they are not heated are good, but not if they are fried or deep fried. And I do not recommend eating deep fried food, but you can take it only seldom is best.

Most of all, I think taking sodium ascorbate 500 mg/day 3-4 days out of the week will help alkalize. Taking baking soda + citric acid , 1/4 teaspoon each plus 1/2 glass of water will help alkalize and detoxify from the citrates , as they are anti-inflammatory, and removes some free radical metals too. Freshly squeezed lemon/lime plus baking soda until there is no more fizz, then add 1/2 glass of water and take this once or twice a day can help. When the body is alkalized, the immune system goes up and the formation of bacteria/fungus/virus is reduced and therefore, the skin tags are reduced.

As to your question of whether Iodine will help, Iodine is related to thyroid and to some extent immunity since Iodine itself have antibacterial and antifungal properties. Therefore foot painting once or twice a week will help as a prevention. You might consider iodine applied to skin tag will kill it, but I don't know about that one. Iodine is not known for removal of skin tags.

The best ways to remove is sterilized sharp blades that the doctors, at least where I live, uses it. Sometimes the use dry ice to make it very cold and then scrape it off quickly. Acid will cause disfigurements as it eats through your skin if it is not properly applied."

Ted also adds: "Many things can remove the skin tags, such as 10% salicylic acid solution, iodine, aspirin, hydrogen peroxide + zinc, etc. sometimes I have seen people use ice cubes and gillette blades! Of course, iodine causes staining somewhat, and for small skin tags is o.k. However, prevention and cause has actually never really been discussed."

Edited: Another find from the same website
http://www.earthclinic.com/Remedies/bloodroot.html

(excerpt) Bloodroot Cures

Heard about bloodroot? Well, it appears to be both a miraculous and controversial herb! It apparently cures skin tags, moles and skin cancer in a relatively short time. If you start reading up on this herb, you will find that one of the leading manufacturers of a bloodroot paste was thrown in jail. Reading about this man and others who have gotten in trouble with the FDA is quite disturbing. Granted, it's important to see a doctor for any and all suspicious skin growths, but why aren't more clinical studies being done in the USA? Yeah, yeah, no money in it for the pharmas, we know...


Our own Cure Zone website
Bloodroot & Black Salve Forum
//www.curezone.org/forums/f.asp?f=651

i am painting a skin tag and some other various moles and warts and scars and such. nothing miraculous to report so far, mainly because i just started doing it consistently. i am shooting for twice a day and tomorrow is day three.

I had two fall off last night. I had been painting them for about 2 weeks, at least twice a day. On weekends, I would paint them 5-6 times a day.

I had a problem with skin tags from the time I was in my early to mid-
thirties. The thing that has helped me the most with these is shifting
my diet over to 50% raw or higher in warm weather, after a 30-day
fresh juice fast, and no longer consuming any wheat products or pastries,
or refine sugar. I do allow myself the occasional square or two of
bittersweet chocolate every now and again. Everything in moderation!
Also eliminated dairy. Dunno if ghee qualifies as dairy--that is
clarified butter w/ milk solids strained out--I do eat that on my
steamed veggies. I used to have to visit a dermatologist periodically
to have them burned off. I think I have gotten rid of all of them--
they just do not grow back anymore. Love it!