Onychomycosis is an intractable fungal disease of the nails, which in our time occurs in every 5 inhabitants of the planet. It is enough for a healthy person to walk barefoot on the beach or on the floor in the pool or water park so that the spores of the fungus get on the surface of the nail plate. You can treat the infection in many ways, but folk remedies for nail fungus are rightfully considered the best in terms of safety for the body.
Almost all medicinal antifungal agents have a toxic effect and adversely affect the functions of vital organs. Therefore, at the initial stage of the disease, folk remedies can be much more effective than synthetic drugs.
The use of folk recipes should be combined with strict adherence to hygiene measures, this will help prevent the further spread of infection and protect others from possible infection.
The best folk remedies for nail fungus
Folk remedies for toenail fungus are allowed to be combined with pharmaceutical drugs prescribed by a dermatologist. The results of therapy in this case will be higher.
At home, onychomycosis is treated with herbs, products and substances:
- Iodine.
- Vinegar.
- Onion.
- Coffee.
- Garlic.
- Propolis.
- Kerosene.
- Novocaine.
- Birch tar.
- Essential oils.
- Tea mushroom.
- Hydrogen peroxide.
- Apricot gum tincture.
Consider the most effective measures in the treatment of nail fungus with folk remedies.
Tea tree oil
Choose a quality essential oil. It shouldn't be cheap. Only 100% oil will help. Usually on sale there is a vial of 10 ml. This amount is enough for a whole year and still remains.
Every day at night with a pipette that is built into the bottle, drip on each nail drop by drop. The liquid envelops the entire nail plate, the area around the nail and even the interdigital spaces.
Dry your fingers outdoors. Wrap with gauze and put on cotton socks.
Iodine
The most common iodine 5% solution is used. By the people, it is considered the most effective, affordable and helpful method with an important disinfectant and intense antiseptic beneficial effect.
For a day, you will have to apply twice to all affected places where there is a fungus. There is tanning and direct cauterization of the entire fabric. We also treat the skin around the affected areas with this iodine until it disappears completely.
Birch tar
It is necessary to treat nails with tar after steaming baths. You need to do this 2 times a week. On the dry surface of each plate, drop a drop of pharmaceutical birch tar. Wait until the product dries, put on cotton socks and do not wet your feet for two days. Then repeat the procedure until improvement.
You can also prepare an ointment. For one part of tar, 4 parts of interior fat or baby cream are taken, everything is mixed and applied daily to the nails at bedtime. The fingers are wrapped in polyethylene, the bandage is fixed, socks are put on. In the morning, you can wash your feet with warm water and laundry soap.
You can still use tar soap, then there is not enough tar, only 10%.
Propolis
Propolis with a fungus relieves itching, inflammation, and also prevents the development and spread of infection. With proper treatment, the diseased nail will fall off and a healthy one will quickly grow in its place.
- We take an alcohol tincture of propolis (20%) in a pharmacy, soak a cotton swab and apply it to the affected nail. After that, we bandage the cotton wool and leave it for 1 day. After 24 hours, we repeat the procedure, having previously cleaned the upper softened layer with a file.
- You can treat the infection with propolis, which is crushed and mixed with antifungal ointments and creams. After that, these drugs are used according to the instructions. This will help enhance the therapeutic effect of medications.
- Twice a day, carefully steam the legs, cut off the affected areas of the nail, peel off the top layer and put a piece of propolis on the treated surface. Leave it on the leg for 30 minutes. In a month you will be able to see a positive result.
- Propolis tincture can be added to therapeutic foot baths at the rate of 15 drops per 3 liters of water. It costs 15-20 minutes to keep your feet in such a bath, after which it is recommended to wipe your nails and feet dry, and lubricate the skin around the nail plate with hydrogen peroxide.
Proper implementation of recipes guarantees the complete disappearance of nail fungus after 3 months.
Celandine
I present the treatment of fungus on the feet with folk remedies with the indispensable help of celandine, which has a general, effective antifungal effect. In the summer, we pick celandine, at the place of the breakdown, the juice we need will appear orange (maybe with a hint) color. With this very juice, we lubricate all existing diseased and affected areas.
At first you may feel itching, but it will certainly begin to gradually disappear. The repetition of this procedure should occur after 3. 5 minutes. Thus, we repeat exactly 4 necessary times. For the current day, it is important to do 2 such cycles. A month of treatment will bring tremendous changes and improvements.
Vinegar
The fungus is destroyed under the influence of an acidic environment, so vinegar is widely used for treatment, with its help you can quickly get rid of the infection, relieve skin inflammation, and also restore the structure of the nail.
- For treatment, it is necessary to prepare an vinegar solution, in the proportion of 1 part of vinegar to 8 of water. In this case, the liquid should be at room temperature. Before treatment, the legs should be steamed in hot water, and then the affected part of the nails should be removed. Then you should dip your feet in a basin with prepared vinegar solution for 15 minutes. This procedure is carried out once every two days.
- Another way is to soak clean socks in the vinegar solution, put them on your feet, pull woolen socks on top and go to bed in this form. In the morning, rinse your feet with cool water and dry thoroughly. Clean the softened surface of the nail with a file and treat with an antiseptic solution.
Optionally, essential oils such as peppermint, rosemary, lavender, and eucalyptus oil can be added to the water. They are endowed with a relaxing, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic effect and allow you to destroy fungal spores in a short time.
soda paste
To form a thick mixture, you need to dilute the required amount of soda with water. Then mix it all thoroughly until a homogeneous mass is formed. This paste should be applied in an equal layer on the nail, then drip a few drops of lemon juice on top of the soda.
As a result, it will pinch a little and characteristic bubbles will form. After 5 minutes, the paste must be removed by washing the feet with warm water and soap. During the treatment of nail fungus with soda, it is imperative to use antifungal ointments.
Compresses with mint and salt
If the infection from the nails has spread to the skin between the fingers or heels, this method can be used. finely grind fresh mint to give juice, mix with salt. In parallel with nail compresses, we put it on a sore spot and wrap it up.
It can not be used for open wounds and cracks: there is no need to remind about the terrible pain when exposed to salt on damaged skin.
Fast fungus treatment with hydrogen peroxide
To quickly suppress the activity of the fungus that has invaded the nail plates, external use of hydrogen peroxide is allowed according to the Neumyvakin method.
- For the treatment of onychomycosis, the professor recommends steaming the legs in a soda solution (1 tsp per 1 liter of water), and then "bite off" a small part of the affected nail with manicure tongs. Next, a piece of cotton wool should be saturated with a 3% peroxide solution and applied to the nail area of \u200b\u200bthe finger.
- With a fungus on the hands, such an application is kept for 10 - 15 minutes, on the legs - from 40 to 60 minutes. The frequency of sessions is 2 per day until complete recovery. Hand and foot baths for onychomycosis with hydrogen peroxide are made from water heated to 50 ° C and 3% peroxide. Ratio - 2 tbsp. l. x 1 liter of water. Limbs hover 2 p. per day for 15 min. during the week.
Also, peroxide can be mixed with other substances and get effective folk remedies for the treatment of nail fungus:
- Half a cup of slaked soda is dissolved in 4 cups of water and a quarter cup of hydrogen peroxide 3% is poured in. Add half a cup of magnesium sulfate and a quarter cup of vinegar to the mixture. The preparation is saturated with a cotton swab and the lotion is fixed with a plaster on the affected plate. Change the bandage every 10 hours. The general course of therapy is 1 month.
- Vinegar is mixed with peroxide (the concentration of both substances is 3%) in equal proportions. While the mass sizzles, the feet are immersed in it. Next, the fingertips are placed for half a minute in a bleach diluted with water, and the limbs are quickly washed under a running stream. The procedure is completed by treating the nails with a mixture of vaseline and tea tree oil (1: 1) and putting on warm socks. Treatment lasts 1 week.
Lotions with Novocain will help to quickly and easily remove the fungus from the nails. A piece of cotton wool is impregnated with liquid medicine and tied to the affected plate. Only 2 lotions - and the fungus on the nails is cured forever.
Visitor Recipes
I want to share a method that helped me. The nail on the big toe was almost completely destroyed by the fungus, and only then did I take it up. I prepared a mixture (medicine) from 3 tbsp. tablespoons of acetic acid (96%) + Art. spoon of vodka + st. a spoonful of glycerin. The medicine should be stored in an airtight dark glass container. Before applying this medicine to the nail, you must thoroughly wash your feet and clean the loose part of the diseased nail so as to expose the rest of the nail as much as possible.
We dry the feet, especially the diseased nail, until the moisture is completely removed (the skin and nail must be absolutely dry, otherwise the fungus has a chance to stay alive longer). Then, with a cotton swab on a match or a stick for the ears, we moisten the sore spot on the finger abundantly. It is best to do this in the evening, after returning home for the night or on weekends. Without shoes and socks, the effect of the treatment will be maximum.
Very well together with this medicine, finding the feet in the fresh air and especially in the sun helps! My treatment lasted about 6 months. Therefore, you need to be patient. It all ended with the complete disposal of the fungus on the toenail. And most importantly - I did not use any pills and drugs inside!
In addition to external treatment, it is necessary to rethink your behavior and understand the moral and psychological reason that contributed to the onset of the disease.