DR. ERIC BERG: Get rid of skin tags overnight with castor oil & baking soda? If that doesn't work, "then repeat this procedure for the next several weeks"?

This is how to get rid of skin tags FAST! pic.twitter.com/zAo1T5o9ER

— Dr. Eric Berg (@dr_ericberg) August 20, 2025

Harmless compounds, but are they effective?  If it doesn't go away overnight, then repeat this procedures for the next "several weeks"?  That's not scientific.  He's just spitballin'.

Also, his source of the skin tags being estrogen is far fetched.  Some have claimed, including himself, have said that skin tags are a diabetic or metabolic result.

DR. ERIC BERG: You can get rid of a wart or skin tag with this remedy. Mix 5 drops of povidone iodine with just one drop of garlic.

 

HOW TO GET RID OF WARTS

This is how you get rid of warts overnight.  This trick involves a simple household remedy that will destroy warts and skin tags at a much deeper level at the very root.  

Warts really aren't a skin problem they are a human papilloma virus, which is very common in a lot of people because it's very contagious.  A skin tag is not a virus but it's affected by blood sugar issues.  You can get rid of a wart or skin tag with this remedy.  Mix 5 drops of povidone iodine with just one drop of garlic.  You can use a garlic press or two spoons to crush the garlic.  G get 1 drop of garlic juice directly on the wart or skin tag.  Cover with a band-aid, and if it doesn't go away in one night, continue to do this daily until it shrinks to nothing. 

Skin Tags have medical significance & serve as a warning sign that the sufferer is not metabolically healthy.

"Skin Tags...Don't Waste Your Money Cutting Them Off. They're Just Going To Grow Back In A Few Months."

"Why? Because Skin Tags Are A Symptom Of Something Much Deeper...Chronically Elevated Insulin."

"Lower Your Insulin To Eliminate Skin Tags Forever."
Dr Annette Bosworth, MD… pic.twitter.com/ifpY9ZEOWW

— Valerie Anne Smith (@ValerieAnne1970) April 30, 2025

Dr. Annette Bosworth. 

Skin tags may be different than some lesions I have pealed from the skin and they never grew back.  So she may be talking here only about skin tags and not other lesions we might confuse with the label of "skin tags." 

Primary skin lesions are either present from birth or develop during your lifetime. Types include,

• Bullae: A vesicle that is more than 1 centimeter (cm) and filled with fluid.  A blister.
• Macule:  Less than 1 cm in size, a flat non-palpable lesion. See here. 
• Papule or maculopapula: An elevated solid lesion, up to 1 centimeter in size. It has clear borders, is firm, and can appear in various colors.
• Patch: A flat, discolored lesion, greater than 1 cm in size
• Plaqu: A lesion that is raised like a papule, greater than 1 cm in size. It is solid, rough, and flat-topped.
• Vesicle: A fluid-filled blister less than 1 cm in size
• Pustule: Similar to a vesicle but filled with pus instead of fluid
• Nodule: A circular, elevated, solid bump greater than 1 cm in size 

Primary skin lesions tend to be divided into three groups:

• Lesions formed by fluid within the skin layers: Examples include vesicles and pustules.
• Lesions that are solid masses: Examples include nodules and tumors.
• Flat lesions: Examples include patches and macules.

Secondary Skin Lesions

Secondary skin lesions arise from primary skin lesions. This can happen when a primary skin lesion is:

• Disturbed
• Irritated
• Changes over time

DR. KEN D. BERRY: Skin Tags are the result of metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, pre-diabetes, because you're eating too many processed carbohydrates

Note that this video is 4 years old.

There's a diet that tens of thousands of people have used to shrink or completely reverse or remove their skin tags: and that is the low-carb, keto, carnivore, Banting, Atkins diets.  --Dr. Ken D. Berry

Most people and many doctors don't know that Skin Tags are a sign of hyperinsulinemia! (prediabetes)
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— Ken D Berry MD (@KenDBerryMD) September 12, 2024

Skin tags are benign.  They're not dangerous at all.  Minor surgery removes skin tags, but removing the skin tags does not remove the syndrome responsible for the tags going on inside your body.

 

CAUSES

1.  Genetics.

2.  Viral component.

3.  Major culprits, especially if you have multiple skin tags, are metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, pre-diabetes, and Type 2 Diabetes.  There is a direct association between the NUMBER of skin tags you have on your body, regardless of their location, and your risk of developing hyperinsulinemia, pre-diabetes, and ultimately Type 2 Diabetes.  There's also a direct correlation between the number of skin tags you have and being obese.  But that's not because obesity causes skin tags.  That's because of metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, and pre-diabetes.  That's what's causing your skin tags.  

And so you can go to a skin specialist or a family doctor and have them removed, 

2:50  You can keep the skin tags from ever developing and reverse the ones that you already have and make them smaller and smaller and make them evaporate.  It's better to fix the underlying problem, and that's the fact that you're eating too many carbohydrates and too many processed carbohydrates.  There's a diet that tens of thousands of people have used to shrink or completely reverse or remove their skin tags: and that is the low-carb, keto, carnivore, Banting, Atkins diets.  These diets all lower your blood sugar levels back to normal levels.  They lower your insulin levels back to normal levels, and that gets rid of the hyperinsulinemia, gets rid of the blood sugar spikes, and then your skin tags just start to dissolve on their own.  

furball8967 writes in the video notes, 

I’ve had skin tags for years, I started keto, eat 4 to 6 eggs a day, have salt instead of sugar in my coffee, eat bacon and cook that in butter, ever since I’ve changed my diet, I’ve gotten healthier. Here are the changes: 1. I no longer have plaque build up in my gums. 2. Skin tags around my neck, gone completely. 3. My leg veins have disappeared, this is a biggie for me. 4. Lost weight so much that my self esteem has jumped through the roof. 3 years and I’m younger now than I was 5 years ago! Edit July 2024: I’m still doing keto, it’s a way of life for me. Healthy as I’ve ever been. Had a medical checkup. Blood tests scans. My doctor examined me and his words.....”All blood good!” “All scan good”. “Whatever you are doing, keep doing”.

So there's that. 

NUTRITION DOC: Skin tags are not to be ignored. It's your body shouting it needs diet & lifestyle changes. Mostly, skin tags are a sign of underlying insulin resistance, characterized by high insulin resistance & impaired carbohydrate metabolism

AN and skin tags should be considered clinical markers of hyperinsulinemia in nondiabetic, obese patients.  -- A. Plascencia Gómez, et al. 

The solution?  Fix the diet with carnivore.

Skin tags are not to be ignored.

It's your body shouting it needs diet & lifestyle changes.

Mostly, skin tags are a sign of underlying insulin resistance,

characterized by high insulin resistance & impaired carbohydrate metabolism. pic.twitter.com/k89OuQWnG3

— Nutrition Doc (@jason_muthomi) November 8, 2023

The Chief Herbalist recommends the pencil plant to eliminate skin tags, comparing skin tags to warts.  If skin tags are the equivalent of warts, why not use Compound W on them?  Chief Herbalist doesn't provide any proof that the pencil plant is the remedy.  I would say that the insulin resistance theory best accords with their presence.  

One of the best plants to remove tags and warts from the skin is the pencil plant.

Break the stem of the plant and apply the latex on the affected skin. The tag will fall off and the warts will be cured.

Nature heals #BackToEden pic.twitter.com/56wUeGH3yW

— ChiefHerbalist (@HerbalistChief) May 25, 2024

The Nutrition Doc at least provides an argument, something to sink your exploratory teeth into in an article titled, "Skin Disorders in Overweight and Obese Patients and Their Relationship with Insulin," A.  Plascencia Gómez, M.E. Vega Memije, M. Torres Tamayo,  A.A. Rodríguez Carreón, Science Direct, March 2014.

Results

In total, 109 patients (95 adults and 13 children, 83.5% female) were studied. The mean (SD) age was 38 (14) years and the mean body mass index was 39.6 ± 8 kg/m2. The skin conditions observed were acanthosis nigricans (AN) (in 97% of patients), skin tags (77%), keratosis pilaris (42%), and plantar hyperkeratosis (38%). Statistically significant associations were found between degree of obesity and AN (P = .003), skin tags (P = .001), and plantar hyperkeratosis. Number of skin tags, AN neck severity score, and AN distribution were significantly and independently associated with insulin levels.

Conclusions

AN and skin tags should be considered clinical markers of hyperinsulinemia in nondiabetic, obese patients.