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No, mixture of toothpaste and onions not remedy for varicose veins
Jan 7, 2021
A Facebook post shared in Nigeria in December 2020 gives detailed instructions on how to “get rid of” varicose veins using a mixture made of toothpaste and other common household ingredients.
It lists the ingredients – Colgate toothpaste, onions, Vaseline, honey and cinnamon powder – and says : “Mix all ingredients together and apply on the affected vein, scrub by giving those vein little pitch allow to stay on skin for 1 hour wash off. Repeat after 3 days.”
Varicose veins are enlarged and twisted veins, according to the US-based Mayo Clinic . The veins in your legs most often become “varicosed” because “standing and walking upright increases the pressure in the veins of your lower body”, says the clinic.
Smaller varicose veins are commonly called spider veins. They require less invasive treatment and disappear faster than larger varicose veins, says the American Academy of Dermatology Association .
Dermatologists advise a variety of treatments, including compression and laser therapy . But could the unusual mixture promoted on Facebook get rid of varicose veins too?
Not scientifically proven
Onions are known to be a source of flavonoids and some research shows they may play a role in the prevention and treatment of varicose veins.
However, experts told Africa Check there is no scientific proof that a mixture of toothpaste, onion and other ingredients could be used to get rid of varicose veins.
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