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What tape stays on best for treating a child's verrucas?

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Taytoface · 24/04/2026 19:51

I have some stubborn veruccas on my 8 year old. Have been using strong Bazooka with black nail polish on top, but it takes ages for everything to dry properly. Ordered black gorilla tape. It had fallen off by the time she got to bed. What tape actually stays on?

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MyBraveFace · 24/04/2026 22:45

Duct tape - the silver stuff - stays on - but I would check with a small bit somewhere non-sensitive if you're dealing with a child's verruca as their skin is more delicate than an adult's.

Sunshineandrainbow · 24/04/2026 22:53

Duct tape and then sock over it

Shinyandnew1 · 25/04/2026 00:13

I just used nail polish on my DS-it was red but I think any colour would do! Painted it on before bed every night for around ten nights and the verucca just fell out, it didn’t need much time to dry at all. Had far more success with this than any tape-that just fell off.

CocoPops39616 · 13/07/2026 19:53

I did salt water foot baths for a couple weeks for my daughter then 2 weeks black nail varnish and it just dropped off. We tried some verucca treatments but they made it bigger, salt water helped then the black nail varnish got rid of the last bit.

CheeseWisely · 13/07/2026 19:55

Micropore medical tape, it’s literally designed to adhere to skin. I have some on my arm right now from a blood test earlier and it’s stuck firmly on there through an afternoon of moving my elbow normally.

WonderWeeksArentReal · 13/07/2026 19:58

We did a square of duct tape over the verruca and then a Compeed blister plaster over the top to hold the tape in place. Cost a fortune in plasters but they were the only thing that stayed on for a while day.

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