Finding a mole removal product can present you with many options. Many people feel that removing a mole from your face or skin is not possible without complicated and expensive doctor’s visits. However, there are a number of active ingredients that successfully remove a mole and many can be found in a mole removal product found online or even through common house hold ingredients.

Over-the-Counter Mole Removal Product

The challenge with finding a product for moles is that not all of these products can be found in your local drugstore. Of course, this is not much of a problem as you can find them readily on the Internet.

What you will find when you go to your local drug store is a number of products for wart removal. This makes most people think that the wart removal and products for moles are one in the same. However, I would not recommend using wart removal products for removing a mole. You may find the results to be disappointing.

A wart removal solutions uses either salicylic acid or silver nitrate as the active ingredient. Acid compounds can be used to remove a mole; however, the wart removal products are not recommended for getting rid of moles.

Another remedy commonly used for wart removal that many will feel tempted to try to get rid of a mole is a freezing device. These can be found in the drug store and are sold as cryotherapy devices. The issue with their use as an over-the-counter mole removal product is that they can result in blistering and carry with them a strong possibility of leaving a mark or scar on the skin. This is unacceptable in many cases, especially for facial mole removal.

Other Active Ingredients used in a Mole Removal Product

You can find a mole removal product online easier than in your local drug store.There are a number of active ingredients in these products. One active ingredient worth mentioning is an herb called bloodroot.

Bloodroot, when used for a few days, penetrates into your skin and energizes your immune system to send white blood cells to begin fighting the abnormal DNA in the cells of your mole. This initiates the healing process and helps the mole deteriorate.

With any mole removal product, you should be aware that a healing process must take place and this healing will continue even after the mole is faded away. What will remain is newer skin that could be pink compared to the surrounding skin. You may lessen any long-term scarring or discoloration with proper care that can include covering the area as the healing takes place, protecting it from sun, and keeping it moisturized.

Home Ingredients Can Work as a Mole Removal Product

A product to remove moles does not have to be complicated or expensive. I have found a number of practical products to use as a mole removal product and many of these items you have in your home already.

An advantage of using a home ingredient over an over-the-counter remedy is that you are not paying for the mole removal product to be marketed. You will find an over-the-counter, and even an Internet mole removal product will cost you more than the suggested items below.

The main thing you want to look for is a house hold ingredient that has a mild corrosive nature, which allows the darkly pigmented mole cells to die over time. This can be an acidic product such as juice from certain fruits (e.g. sour apples, pineapples, onions, garlic).

Another alternative, which you may not be in your house today, but is easy to find at most drug stores or grocery stores, is castor oil. This has an active ingredient that allows the cells of the mole to die, yet because it has a lower molecular weight; it is much easier on your skin and can even leave your skin feeling softer after the mole is removed.

I recommend that you work with an acidic home ingredient or castor oil before looking into a more expensive mole removal product. Both types work on a mole in a similar fashion, but the home ingredients cost less and you can monitor the mole as it fades to avoid scarring.

Mole Removal Product – The Bottom Line

You have many options for getting rid of a mole and if you are removing a mole from an area on your body that is highly visible, such as your face. You will want to pick a product that is simple to use, costs little, and above all does not leave a scar.

Before agreeing to surgical removal, which is both expensive and can leave a scar, you should look into the mole removal products mentioned above.

One note, for better and faster results when using a mole removal product, be sure to read the instructions or follow directions. Most moles remove easier when prepped first with a pumice stone or emery board. This helps expose the lower layers of the mole to the active ingredient in the mole removal product.

Source by Erin G Kelly