Salactol Wart Paint

Salactol Wart Paint

Please read and retain the enclosed patient Information leaflet. Use as directed by the Doctor, or apply a few drops of Salactol lo the affected area, blowing each drop lo dry before the next one is applied. Take care to avoid spreading onto surrounding normal skin.

Your doctor or pharmacist has recommended or supplied this treatment because you have a wart, a verruca (the term commonly used for a wart on the sole of the foot), a corn or a callus.

Warts and verrucas are small irregular growths of skin caused by a particular virus. The virus is highly infectious and warts and verrucas may grow and spread, particularly if left untreated. The virus can even be transferred from one person to another.

Warts often occur on the fingers or on the back of the hands. You can recognise the common wart by the rough ‘cauliflower-like’ appearance of the surface. Verrucas occur only on the sole of the foot, and are recognised by their tenderness and the interruption of the footprint pattern.

Salactol softens the skin growth, thus assisting removal of the excessive skin with an emery board or pumice stone. Salactol also helps to kill the virus within the wart or verruca.

Corns and calluses

are hard, thick pads of skin caused by pressure and friction – usually on the feet due to poorly fitting shoes, or on the hands. The skin-softening action of Salactol is helpful in the mechanical removal of this skin, again with the aid of an emery board or pumice stone.

Salactol Wart Paint

How to apply Salactol

During your treatment

Salactol Wart Paint

• DO NOT use anywhere on or near your face, armpits, breasts, bottom or genital (sex) regions.
• DO NOT use on birthmarks, moles, warts with hairs growing from them, or any other spots. If in doubt as to whether you have a wart, verruca, corn or callus, consult your doctor before treatment.
• DO NOT use if you are diabetic or suffer from poor blood circulation to your hands or feet.
• DO NOT use if you are sensitive to any of the ingredients of Salactol (as listed above).
• DO NOT use on broken skin.

For your safety

Salactol is very flammable. Do not store above 25°C. Keep upright, well away from flames, and where children cannot see or reach it. Keep the cap tightly closed when Salactol is not being used. This product should not be used after the expiry date shown on the bottle label or later than 3 months from first use.

You should carefully read all product packaging and labels prior to use

Salactol Wart Paint

The name of your treatment is Salactol. It contains two active ingredients: salicylic acid (16.7% w/w) and lactic acid (16.7% w/w). It also contains pyroxylin, colophony, castor oil, IMS and ether as inactive ingredients.

This bottle contains 10 ml of Salactol, which is a collodion wart paint. The ingredients work together to break down and remove warts, verrucas, corns and calluses.