Skin tags are not dangerous. They are sometimes found on the neck, chest, back, armpits, under the breasts, or in the groin area. They appear more often in women and also more common among older adults, overweight, and people with diabetes. The causes of skin tags may be unclear, but they may develop from friction or skin rubbing against skin.

Here are some tips and home remedies, over-the-counter products, and surgical options to be able to get rid of your skin tags. It may not usually require a treatment or a visit to the doctor. If you want to remove it, it can be possible by just using things you can find at your home. Most of these at-home remedies involve drying out the skin tag until it just shrinks in size and falls off.

Tea Tree Oil

You can use tea tree oil, which has antiviral and antifungal properties. By just washing the affected, massaging the oil over the skin tag by using a cotton swab, putting a bandage over the area overnight, and repeating the treatment for several nights will dry out the skin tag until it falls off.

Banana Peels

Banana peels can also help you get rid of it. Place a banana peel over the tag and put a bandage to cover it. Do it for several nights as well until the tag falls off.  

Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple cider vinegar can also be one of your options, soak a cotton swab in apple cider vinegar and wrap the area with a bandage for 15 to 30 minutes and wash it after. You can do it for a couple of weeks, the apple cider vinegar breaks down the tissue that surrounds the skin tag. 

Painless Skin Tag Remover

These at-home are just some of the many options you can use to get rid of your skin tags. You can also use Arishine skin tag remover. It is effective for your skin tags treatment,  it results in fast drying and falling of moles, warts, and skin tags. It comes in just a size of pen, you can just apply it directly on the area with the tip of the applicator. It is safe to use as it is made of only organic and natural safe for human skin. You can apply it on different parts of your body like arms, legs, and even the foot.

Over The Counter Drugs & Surgery 

Here are some over-the-counter products that can be used safely in removing skin tags. You can buy skin tag remover pads, tagband, as well as skin tag correctors that can be easily bought in groceries and drugstores for safely removing the tags. 

Lastly for surgical procedures, cauterization, cryosurgery, and simple surgery are some of the options if you're not comfortable removing it by yourself. Visit a doctor or a dermatologist and they will remove it for you. There are a lot of ways to get rid of skin tags, here are just some and hopefully, it will help you.