Originally Posted by Mark_h

My wife and son had a couple of warts. All sorts of magic potions from the chemist over several months/years did nothing other than turn them white and make a weird smell. Got a tip which we didn't believe but worked perfectly for them both.

Dandelion milk. The white stuff you get when you break the stem or leaf of a dandelion. Drips some on each day for a week or so. I'll turn black then disappear. No idea why but worked perfectly on both of them. Also costs nothing.