Avoca Caustic Pencils & Wart Treatment Products

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Avoca caustic pencils are topical silver nitrate applicators used to cauterise small areas of skin, most commonly for the treatment of common warts and verrucas under professional guidance. When moistened and applied carefully to the targeted area, the pencil delivers a controlled chemical cauterisation that helps destroy abnormal tissue. Because caustic pencils are powerful, they must be used precisely, following the product instructions and any medical advice you have been given. What are Avoca caustic pencils? Avoca caustic pencils are slender sticks containing a mixture of silver nitrate and other caustic salts, set into a solid, pencil-like form. When the tip is moistened with a drop of clean water, the silver nitrate dissolves and can be applied directly to a small area of skin. This produces a localised chemical burn that destroys the surface tissue of the wart or verruca. These products sit within Welzo’s wider skin health ranges alongside everyday skin care , body skincare and fungal conditions collections, but they are not cosmetic moisturisers. They are powerful cauterising agents that require careful, limited use. Conditions Avoca caustic pencils may be used for Caustic pencils are traditionally used by healthcare professionals for small, well-defined lesions such as: Common warts on hands and feet. Verrucas (plantar warts) on the soles of the feet. Small areas of over-granulation or exuberant tissue (when a clinician advises this approach). Many people with persistent verrucas or warts will also try other self-care treatments and general foot-skin support from our body skincare and fungal conditions categories, or seek podiatry input if lesions are painful or recurrent. Benefits and features of Avoca caustic pencils Focused cauterisation: Allows controlled treatment of a small lesion rather than a large skin area. Effective tissue destruction: Silver nitrate chemically cauterises wart tissue, leading it to darken and slough off over time. Single-use tip