Cuplex Verruca Gel, 5gm

I've been putting off writing this review because I knew it would take some time to write but here goes... I know what a nuisance verrucas are and maybe this might be useful for someone else - maybe we can rid the world of these horrors once and for all!! This Cuplex gel definitely gets rid of verrucas. Both my daughter and my son have had them and after spending a fortune on loads of different home remedies for my daughter I then took her to a chiropodist and had them frozen - she screamed in pain and begged me not to take her back. I did, one more time because she really wanted them gone but I couldn't bear to see her in such discomfort. Then I used banana skin on her which did work - but I'll come back to that in a minute. Before buying this I had also used many other over-the-counter products, gaffa tape, vinegar, plasters, natural herbal remedies, vitamins... the list is endless I am not medically trained but this is what I found out... For this to work you have to use it properly - it actually pulls the verruca's 'root's to the surface and kills them but to do that you have to keep removing the skin to expose as much of the verruca as possible. So if you put this on a verruca that has a deep layer of skin over the top it will take longer. I used a corn knife to remove the surface layer of skin but obviously you would only use that if you were familiar with how they work but mainly if you were aware of how incredibly sharp the blades are - you could do a lot of damage to the skin otherwise. If not, use an emery board. Buy a pack of emery boards that have a good rough side and throw each one away after use. This is how I got rid of them... Before starting - put on a pair of thin gloves (like latex gloves that you can buy in a pack) and have some hand gel (the anti-bacterial, quick drying type) nearby and a roll of kitchen towel. I keep all of these things in a separate bag so there's no chance of them being used for anything else. Shower/bath and sit somewhere, protecting the floor/the area beneath your foot with kitchen towel, you need to do everything you can to avoid leaving verruca skin laying around and to protect the carpet/fabrics near you. Straight after your shower/bath (while you're still damp) remove the skin from the top of the verruca by your chosen method then apply the Cuplex gel. Repeat every day - sometimes I even did it twice a day. Verrucas can look different. I totally missed my son's one (which was huge) because it was on the ball of his foot and had some hard skin over it and because I couldn't see the 'pepper-like' roots, I assumed it was just dry skin - I won't make that mistake again. I decided to look into it further and as soon as I removed the hard skin I could see the verruca. Once you've removed as much of the skin over it as you can (or you can bear, if it's painful) then put the gel on and wait for it to dry. It does take longer than it says to dry, so get a book ready or do it in front of the tv! I got my son to lay on his tummy on the floor, reading a book, with his leg resting in my lap. This bit is a bit gross so only read on if you've got a strong stomach... on some occasions when the gel goes on you can actually see the gel pulling the verruca roots out of the skin - at that point you can squeeze the verruca. How long you squeeze for, and how often, depends on how brave the patient is - my 9 year old let me do it a few times because I could show him how well it was working and he knew it meant the verruca would be gone more quickly. You can then wipe it away and do it again... and again... and again. You can see the black substance on the paper. I repeatedly wipe the area with hand gel too - just as an extra precaution. Once you're done, leave the last application to dry on top of the verruca. Repeat. That's the secret - you can't give up. You have to be totally committed to getting rid of them and keep on - I won over 4 verrucas this way. While both children do sports and swimming in public places with bare feet - I check regularly. There's no doubt that if you catch it early they are much easier to get rid of. You don't want this gel touching anything else - it does have an acid base so be careful, but it does work. Neither of my children found it too painful - yes, it hurt at times but they both dealt with it. My daughter was 9 when she had hers and my son is 9 now too and we've just got rid of the last one - HURRAH! It's taken time but we got there.. Although this is a tiny tube it lasted the whole time I was treating my son's foot and there's still some left - and I was using it twice a day at times! It's important to note how contagious they are so you do need to ensure that socks are worn constantly (and not swapped or worn twice!) and don't share bath mats and towels etc. The banana method did work on my daughter but only when I had tried so many other methods and I think the timing was right - I tried it with my son and it didn't work so think it's luck of the draw with that. These are just my findings but I can't see why it wouldn't work for anyone else if it works for me - I'd happily answer any questions if you wanted to ask, but like I said earlier, I am not medically trained... just an experienced maternity nurse, nanny and now Mum! Good luck!

Hi! I hope all my experiences written below will help someone!! Two things you will read in other reviews and are NOT TRUE: 1. It is painful - no, it is not. It is the only product I tried that was completely pain-free, which is amazing. (I tried two acidic drops that literally burned a hole in my palm but did not effect the verruca.) Read the reviews, one guy even used this on his junk - still, no pain. 2. It's not working - for some, it takes only 4 days, for most it is 2 or 3 weeks, but it can take up to 6 weeks. I have been using it for months now, the verruca has shrunk a lot, DO NOT GIVE UP. Be persistent, it's worth it. The instructions are ridiculously easy to follow: soak the verruca in water for at least 3 mins, dry it and apply the cream once a day, before going to bed. Remove the dried layer next night before repeating the whole process. If someone can't do that, sure, it's not gonna work and this is on them. Be careful though, as it really does destroy healthy skin and is hard to apply only on the verruca, as it becomes smaller. You can use vaseline for extra protection. It is essentially important that you DO need to cut the skin around the verruca. I did not know that and it made the whole area very swollen, but by cutting it around, it actually calmes the skin and it will make the verruca shrink. The internet is full of advices on home remedies you could use - I tried a lot and they either did not work or proved to be incredibly painful (as well). Garlic under duct tape is a very bad idea. Banana peel did not seem to work. Duct tape works for some but if it's on your hand, you can't seal it properly so air gets through and others will see it. :S Vinegar can mess up your skin badly, but I do recommend it. Here's what I did: Used the cream daytime (yes, for many of us this works way better! this way your skin is protected against bacteria during the day, and at nighttime it can calm down and breathe. You can then review the results in the morning.) For weeks now, I soak it in a water-vinegar 50/50 solution. Put it in a bottle with a very small opening, turned it upside down, so only the verruca gets it (into the face, yo!). Ten minutes a day, before bedtime. It helps, but every now and then you need to skip a day or two and let the skin calm. One more important thing: if your skin doesn't calm down, still puffy and inflamed after two days of rest - soak a cotton ball in Betadine and cover with surgical tape so it can breathe overnight. Works every time! I think this is the only product out there that really does work. Order at least two, it's good to have one in the cabinet anyway, but probably will need it. The only downside of the product is that one fourth of it (when you used up, that's what remains inside) goes to the bin as you won't be able to push it out directly to the effected area. That's a lot of waste. Apart from that - brilliant product for the price.

A pretty good wart cream! Far better than bazuka cream. Firstly before giving the pros and cons i shall give a quick background of how I use it. Prior to using this I used to just try cutting it off with nail clippers (Gross i know) but it was a quick way of removing the top layers of wart. A friend of mine did this and had good results however I found it bloody and didn't solve the problem. I have in the past used Basuka which I didn't find did anything but get stuck to the wart and very hard to remove daily. I began using Cuplex daily on a fairly large wart on my hand, rinsing the wart in warm water before putting the gel onto it. I found it pretty effective at killing the top layers of wart, in comparison to Bazuka which would barely remove anything. The next morning I would expect a tough battle removing the harden gel from my hand but it came off a breeze whilst still killing the top of the wart so did the job well! The instructions recommend using an emery board to remove the top layer of dead wart cells but I found removing it with nail clippers after softening it in warm water worked better as you could get much more dead wart off (remember to disinfect the clipper before and after doing this). I regularly kept a daily removal program for about 6 weeks on this wart (still plenty of gel in the tiny tube) but didn't really see the wart properly going other than getting close to the skin. In the end i gave up with the gel as i didnt think it would ever fully remove it but low and behold after a few weeks of leaving it what was left of the wart disappeared. I cant tell you whether it was as a result of the gel or naturally went or a bit of both but it did the job. I have seen comments who recommend the duct tape method of removal, if I am in the same boat again I would use the gel to get the wart to a manageable tiny size then duct tape it to kill off whats left. Pros Removed the wart! Gel lasted a long time Clean removal the next morning Killed more wart than Bazuka Cons - No nozzle for smaller warts (big issue of mess when putting on) - would recommend seeing if a bazuka nozzle fits if you have one as this is the only major floor - No quick fix

Didn't work for me personally. I applied it as it said. It seems to of reduced the size of the wart I have on my finger but hasn't managed to completely remove it. Looks like I'll have to book an appointment with my doctor so it can be frozen off. The fact it has reduced the size of it shows that for some it may do the job and remove it fully: it's worth a shot for the price. If the wart is still there or comes back then the next step would be to buy a freeze spray or book an appointment with your doctor. It doesn't require much to cover a reasonably large wart so you should be able to apply it several times before it runs out.

I bought this product on the 26th of February after having been fobbed off by my doctor. I'd had my verruca for a few months before I went in for freezing at the doctors. The doctor told me it would just go eventually and said he'll freeze it, but if it doesn't work, just leave it. I knew in my heart and soul that the doctor truly didn't care about the issue and the annoyance and embarrassment it caused me. I do Karate in my free time and didn't want to go to class with a horrible verucca for risk of spreading it. I have to say - I have no idea how I got it. But that's another topic for another day. Let's get on with the review. The freezing method didn't work and I was on the verge of literally chopping the damn thing off. This product was the one I chosen because of glowing reviews and i'm happy I bought it. I *think* my verucca is dead and gone. The reason I can't say it's completely dead and gone is because my foot looks a bit messy due to the dead skin and 'pool' effect that the gel leaves behind. So how does it work? Well, as everyone says, the gel dries up QUICKLY. Which means you'll need to apply it to your foot, or get someone else to apply it to your foot as quickly as possible. Due to where my verucca(s) were, I couldn't help but get the gel on healthy parts of skin. The gel will solidify and turn white - that's when you can put a sock on, or go to sleep. I left my gel on for approx 12 hours at a time, before peeling off, then applying it again. This method ultimately killed off the area of skin that the gel was covering. Don't worry, there will be no blood or huge holes in your feet!! From my own personal experience, I believe the verruca has a black dot in the middle. I think that is the blood vessel that feeds the verruca and keeps it alive. If you keep applying the gel as I did, within 2 weeks, your skin should be dead enough for you to get some clippers and remove it. Wash your hands THOROUGHLY. The whole point of this is to kill the skin and virus and not spread it. For me, this gel was 10x more effective than the Doctor's freezing method. I will update the review within the coming weeks and confirm if the verruca has 100% gone. But I *think* it has. I just need to have several long baths and see if the new skin on my foot will grow healthy and without the virus. Thanks for reading. If this helped at all, please give it a like and feel free to ask any questions! I know the pain/embarrassment having a verruca causes, so i'm more than willing to answer anything you need to know regarding this gel and my experience.

Bought this for use on a stubborn verruca on the toe and had high hopes for it based on the reviews. However the proverb 'you get what you pay for', was quite accurate here, I paid very little for it and I got very little too. The stuff is next to useless, it becomes mushy and hardens almost as soon as it leaves the tube, so good luck applying it carefully or with any degree of precision. You'll sadly end up wiping most of the stuff off the surrounding area where it's been applied, meaning you're wasting a lot of the stuff, and since it becomes mush and hardens so fast, using something as an applicator to apply it is next to impossible. Looking back, I'd have been better spending the extra £4 to buy one of the pen-based applicator types instead of this. Don't know if I can request a refund but i'll certainly be trying to!

Had a small verruca which has been bothering me for a bit (but I always forgot to sort it out). Eventually got round to ordering this stuff and it worked a treat. Needed just 2 treatments for the thing to fall out, am now waiting to see what happens to the skin that's left behind. Tips for the unwary, though... The first time you use it, it'll splodge out of the nozzle - another buyer suggested applying Vaseline around the verruca, and this I highly recommend as you DON'T want this getting anywhere else. It "sets" surprisingly quickly, but, while the instructions recommend skin that's been soaked for a few minutes, if your skin is too well-soaked (after a bath or shower, eg) it'll just peel right off again. However, once it's on, it will last all day and forms a hardy bond with your skin. Also, do note that it smell atrocious! After the first splodgy application, I cleaned up the excess with some tissue and just threw it in the bedroom bin. Some time later, I returned to the room to find it completely chemical-smelling - and from just a tiny amount on a tissue! The smell is very strong indeed, but if you know to expect it, you can manage it just fine. All in all, very impressed with this product - has worked well, and much more quickly than anticipated. Just DO be careful when applying it and do mask the area around your application site as it will dry quickly and damage healthy skin if left.

Wow this stuff worked for me in just 24hrs. I am shocked. I had a piece of hard skin which started to grow after I got a thorn in my finger. I'd cut it off but every month it started to grow back so I figured it was a wart or callus as it had small blood vessel in it. I bought this gel, followed instructions carefully and the piece of skin fell off after one application. I wish I had taken a before and after photo to show you but trust me, it is brilliant. I soaked the finger in warm water, dried it off, then applied the gel at night. Within 24hrs the callus dropped off when I went to remove the old gel. I did the same the next night and the following morning I could see that new skin had started to grow back. I will apply it again for another 2 days I think to make sure any infection from the callus has gone completely, but I cannot recommend this highly enough. Fantastic result for me! I think the negative reviews from people could be that they are not following instructions properly. Those who say too much gel comes out and dries before they can apply it so it doesn't stick, means they are not gently squeezing the tube from the bottom so it comes out slowly and they must be leaving it along time before applying it!. yes it dries quickly, but not that quickly that you cant apply it properly first! Others say its painful - I felt no pain at all and I have sensitive skin. Goodness knows what they are doing as its so simple to apply and works a treat! Follow the instructions carefully, gently squeeze the tube whilst touching the offending wart etc and it will come out and nicely spread for you. :-)