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AnnMumsnet · 09/08/2017 07:48

Are you one of the 56%* of parents who have never heard of water warts? Or are you able to spot the symptoms of water warts? Do you have experience of them in your own children?

In case you didn't know, water warts are a skin condition most common in childhood characterised by raised spots which can look like small pearls under the skin - this can last up to 18 months without treatment.

MolluTinc is a new treatment for water warts now available from pharmacies. It is the only product available in the UK to contain 10% potassium hydroxide and works by breaking down the water warts on the skin and allowing the body’s own immune system to tackle the virus that causes them. Applied twice daily for 2-10 days, it can help clear water warts within 1-5 weeks. It is suitable for those aged one year and upwards. For more information, visit mollutinc.co.uk/

Here’s what MolluTinc has to say: "whilst water warts only affects 5-11% of children aged 16 years and under, over 11% of children affected will experience a severe impact on quality-of-life as a result of the condition - we would love to know what you know about water warts, how you cope with them and your own tips on how to avoid them"

Please share your experiences with this condition. If you haven’t heard of water warts, we’d also love to hear from you about how you imagine them to be. All who share their tips for coping with water warts or their experiences of it on this thread will be entered into a prize draw where one MNer will win a £300 John Lewis voucher!

Thanks and good luck with the prize draw.

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  • stats from a MolluTinc survey of 500 parents of children aged 2-14
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CryingMessFFS · 12/08/2017 17:06

Never heard of them being referred to as warts? I know what you mean (I think!)

donnatella110 · 12/08/2017 17:45

I've never heard them called water warts before. My son was bullied because of a nasty dose. I thought there wasn't anything that could help but I'm glad to know there is now.

RealSLOAH · 12/08/2017 17:46

I haven't heard of the "water warts" name before but, yes, my kids have had MC. I made sure towels weren't shared, and used MolluDab on the more persistent MC. MolluDab is really tricky to apply, and it stings on contact, so I hope this product is easier to use! If you go to your GP, they'll just tell you to wait it out as they go away naturally (like veruccas).

DejaVuDieter · 12/08/2017 17:48

Both of mine have had molluscum for over 18 months each. My daughter's started just as my son's cleared. Hers seem to be on the way out as she only has a few left and no new ones have come up for a bit. We were advised with my son to just leave them but as his went on for so long I would have tried this on my daughter if I'd known about it when hers started as they often get caught in things and bleed which upsets her.

theancientmarinader · 12/08/2017 18:24

MOlloscum Contagiosum. Rebranding a common childhood issue that does not require treatment to flog a cream is a money grab of the highest order.

Only one of my three had MC. It disappeared after about a year on its own. One or two of the spots did get inflamed and so the doc prescribed something to stop infection. Not to get rid of the MC though.
I'm torn between being interested that there might now be a cream on the market that could shorten the MC, and immensely irritated at the stupid 'water warts' expression. Either way, my MC days are long gone, and I have zero interest in dumbing down a medical definition to appeal to the masses so they waste money on unnecessary products. Water warts, my hefty arse.

HairNinja · 12/08/2017 18:33

As far as I can tell, the mollutinc looks like it's the same as molludab, but twice as strong. As realSloah says, molludab stings normal skin if it comes into contact so I'd be wary of using something even stronger.
It basically irritates your skin to provoke your immune system into recognising the molluscum so it attacks it.

NicHay · 12/08/2017 20:14

Yes I am one of the parents who is not aware but reading this I think this is what my daughter has. She sucks her fingers when she is bored or tired and these appear on those fingers.

dementedpixie · 12/08/2017 20:30

Are you sure that's what they are? They look like small skin tags and have an infectious core. I think it's unlikely to be that on fingers that she sucks

dadshere · 12/08/2017 20:31

My dd has them all over her legs, the doctor said they will go on their own and nothing can be done, short of freezing them off. I would like them gone though, she picks them till they bleed!

dementedpixie · 12/08/2017 20:35

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Molluscum-contagiosum/Pages/Treatment.aspx NHS advice about treatments

watfordmummy · 12/08/2017 20:39

My son had Molliscum which I'd never heard of before. He kept reinfecting himself on his arm joints. They did go away but it was horrible at the time.

SuzCG · 12/08/2017 20:55

I've never heard of water warts or it's technical name either which I guess means neither of my kids has ever had them. Have to say though, if they had - if something was available to clear them up quicker I'd definitely want to try it! Verrucas go away by themselves eventually too but are not very pleasant and make kids feel self conscious about them. Anything you can do to alleviate that feeling has got to be worth a go in my opinion.

GreenTulips · 12/08/2017 21:48

Rebranding a common childhood issue that does not require treatment to flog a cream

It's not rebranding it's American for the sameness thing -

But antibacterial soap - they go in a few weeks look on amazon it's £3

dementedpixie · 12/08/2017 21:57

How will antibacterial soap help if it's a virus?

Fumnudge · 13/08/2017 00:54

It's rife at our school, it started among the boys but seems a lot of girls have it too now. Thanks to MN I'm quite clued up.
I have seen these become badly infected and I actually would try a treatment if it could speed up the process.

CaptainWarbeck · 13/08/2017 05:26

I'd never heard of them until opening this thread.

Banananana · 13/08/2017 10:41

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Babymamamama · 13/08/2017 10:55

Please everyone don't get pulled into this marketing effort. Clearly a manufacturer is trying to rebrand molluscsum into a new name of water warts. I wonder what GPs would have to say about this. The advice is to leave well alone and this virus will pass through the body at its own rate. No need to cover in some new fangled product.

GreenTulips · 13/08/2017 12:12

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molluscum_contagiosum

It's nobrebranding - it's their name

rhinosuze · 13/08/2017 12:58

Never heard of them to be honest, thankfully we've not had them. Glad I know now though so I know what I'm looking for in future

kkhimji · 13/08/2017 16:18

don't think anyone has had them but interested to learn more!

PearlyPinkNails · 13/08/2017 16:34

I work in a school and have caught these before, they aren't much bother and go after a couple of months.

Is water warts their official name? I call them hand holding warts.

dementedpixie · 13/08/2017 16:37

I would say water warts is more of a nickname and is a misleading one at that as they are neither warts or related to contact with water. Their proper name is molluscum contagiosum

goneblogging · 13/08/2017 18:33

I've never heard of them until now! I have heard of molluscum though, are they the same thing?

ineedteanownotlater · 13/08/2017 18:42

Have never heard of water warts but after reading about them I think this is what both my kids have on their legs. The doctor said they were warts and to just leave hem but I'm now not convinced they are.