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Common warts grow on your fingers and hands; plantar warts grow on the bottom of your feet. Both types of warts are caused by a strain of the human papillomavirus. Warts are also contagious. You can spread your warts to others by sharing towels or anything else that comes in contact with them. You can also spread your wart to other parts of your body by touching it. A wart can clear up on its own, but several remedies you can try might help you get rid of it faster.

Conventional ways of dealing with warts–burning, freezing and cutting–aren’t likely to send you racing to your doctor’s office when one of these small, fleshy bumps first erupts on your skin. And why should you, when there are natural alternatives that are far less painful? Purveyors of old folk cures and complementary and alternative practitioners suggest slapping a variety of disparate and sometimes surprising ingredients on warts, from school board chalk to raw meat to a castor oil-baking soda paste. Start simple, using ingredients you can reach for on your kitchen counter.