Toenail Fungus – also known as, onychomycosis – involves swelling, pain, and inflammation of the toe, often accompanied by yellowing, thickening and crumbling of the nail. Toenail fungus is often caused when moisture gets trapped in a warm, dark place – e.g. in your shoes! It often starts as a yellow spot on the tip of the nail and eventually becomes thickened, brittle and ragged and gets darker in color.
- I never knew that Toenail Fungus affects a lot of people until I had the displeasure of having to deal with it. Then, I had to get topical drug prescriptions to try and get rid of it so I know how painful it is.
- Side effects of these medications may possibly include trouble breathing, swelling of the mouth or face, hives, rashes, blisters, headaches, dizziness, nausea, loss of appetite, liver damage, weight gain, fatigue, heart problems, fever, diarrhea, and more pain – all just to get rid of fungus on your toenails.
- There are various home remedies that can help to treat toenail fungus completely without the need to to get an expensive prescription.
- This wonderful article reveals some of the best remedies that work!
- The one that really worked for me among this Home Remedies For Toenail Fungus is Vinegar & water.
- Soaking feet in vinegar (apple cider vinegar being best) is a great remedy
- The Effects and remedy were immediate, who knew?
- It was crazy, What I did was, I mix 1/4 c Listerine (any kind but I like the blue), 1/4 c vinegar and 1-2 cups of warm water and a pumice stone and then soaked my feet for 10 – 15 minutes…
- After taking them out, I used the pumice stone to hard scrub my foot for another 5 mins and rinse it off with warm water. The dead skin practically wipes off and I felt immediate relief.
- The acidic nature of apple cider vinegar can prevent toenail fungus from getting worse and help fight the bacteria
- mix one part ACV and one part Epsom salts with six parts hot water.
- Let the water cool so that it is still warm to the touch, but not so hot as to be damaging to your skin.
- Soak feet up to twice daily for at least thirty minutes to kill fungus
- Apply a few drops of tree tea oil to affected area at least twice daily, rub into surrounding skin then cover with a bandage.
- Repeat daily until the new healthy nail grows out completely
- Continue treatment for two to three more weeks to prevent regrowth.
- You should also check out this article on how Tea tree Oil works as a perfect remedy for mold in the house.
- Oregano oil has anti-fungal properties.
- Mix a few drops of oregano oil into a teaspoon of carrier oil and dab onto infected nails.
- Rub this in covering the area entirely each morning and night.
- I put it on at least once a day, and it does keep it from growing.
- Apply a thin layer of coconut oil to infected areas and let it soak in for at least fifteen minutes.
- Coconut oil is great for skin health, so there is no limit to how often you can use this treatment.
- Use each morning and night (before bedtime).
- Anti-fungal properties of lavender oil make it an effective remedy for mild cases of toenail fungus.
- Apply a few drops of lavender oil to the infected nails every night and let it soak in while you sleep.
- To prevent the oil from rubbing off, you can optionally cover your feet with a pair of wool socks }
Corn Meal
- In a container big enough to fit your foot (or both feet if needed), mix one cup of cornmeal and about two quarts of water.
- Allow the cornmeal to soak in the water for at least one hour then submerge the infected foot (or feet) in the mixture for a half hour or more
- Because cornmeal is totally harmless to skin and nails, realistically the treatment can be repeated as often as you like.
- I did the cornmeal therapy for three weeks and the fungus was gone. The reason why it worked is “Corn naturally hosts a form of fungus that is harmless to the human body but deadly to Candida” plus, it’s cheap, harmless, and it worked for me.
Baking Soda
- This is a common ingredient in our household; but do you know that it is a very effective remedy for treating toenail fungus?
- You can simply use baking soda by making a paste by adding a little water and apply thoroughly on the infected nail.
- or make a solution by mixing ½ cup of baking soda, ½ cup of Epsom salt, ¼ cup of peroxide and ¼ cup of white vinegar mixed with 4 cups of warm water.
- Soak the infected toe in this solution for 10 minutes. Repeat the process twice a day for about ten days. The fungus will disappear and your nail will turn healthy.
- This is another very effective remedy for curing toenail fungus as garlic contains allicin, an anti-fungal agent.
- Just crush two cloves of garlic, add two tbsp of olive oil and apply thoroughly on your toenail
- Cover it with an elastic bandage and allow it to work for 24 hours.
- Wash your feet the next day with warm water after adding equal quantities of vinegar
Hydrogen Peroxide : Saturate the area with a drop or two daily.
- Soak feet in epsom salt and warm water solution.
- You can also add vinegar to the mixture, this will reduce inflammation and soften your nails.
- Always keep your feet dry and clean throughout the day.
- Apply onion to the affected toe with the cut side of the onion, allow the juice to permeate into the affected toe.
- Do this for 10 minutes. wrap the toe in fresh basil leaves.
- Do this before going to bed at night, you should see improvements by morning.
- Get a small piece of cotton wool, gently lift the corner of the nail up.
- place the wool between the nail and the skin keeping it elevated.
- Change it every day and continue to do this without fail until you notice the nails begins to grow normally again.
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