Nail fungus (Onychomycosis) is a contagious infection.Every fifth inhabitant of our planet is affected by it.You can catch fungus by walking barefoot in a water park, swimming pool or on the beach.Onychomycosis is also transmitted during the fitting of sick people's shoes and when using non-sterile accessories for manicures and pedicures.
You can get rid of nail fungus in different ways, but folk remedies are the safest for the body.Unlike pharmaceutical antimycotics, they do not have toxic effects and do not interfere with the function of vital organs.
Today we will talk about what toenail fungus can cure and how to do it right at home.
General recommendations for traditional fungal treatment
When onychomycosis affects the nails or toenails, it is important to be able to organize the treatment process correctly.
It is better to buy disposable files to treat the affected area.If this is not possible, then all instruments should be thoroughly disinfected after each use.Before starting the procedure, it is recommended to steam, trim and sand the plate to remove thickened areas, scale and loose tissue.
A hot shower takes 20 minutes.In a soft state, the nails better accept the selected folk remedies.Since fungal strains do not like alkaline environments, regular soda will harm them.It is placed in the bath at the rate of 1 tbsp.L. x 2 - 3 liters of liquid.The higher concentration of the soda solution helps to soften the nails and surrounding skin.
Although the fight against fungus continues, increased attention should be paid to foot hygiene.Extremities should not sweat or be rubbed by shoes, because moisture and friction are the cause of the spread of onychomycosis.In the process of treating toenail fungus with folk remedies, you should often change socks, and after recovery, all things that come into contact with your hands and feet should be boiled in a special disinfectant.
If a patient with onychomycosis lives in an apartment with his family, he must keep his home safe and provide himself with towels, slippers and other accessories.Before and after the water procedure, the shower cabin and bathtub must be washed with an aggressive agent, because the fungus does not react to pouring boiling water over the accessories.To prevent fungus, family members are advised to prepare a bar of tar soap.
The first symptoms of nail fungus are peeling, tenderness and discoloration.The skin around the skin plate, turns red and itchy.Treatment of onychomycosis with folk remedies is effective in the early stages of the disease, until the strain enters the phase of active development.
Folk remedies that are effective against nail fungus
Folk remedies for toenail fungus can 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, food and ingredients:
- Iodine.
- Vinegar.
- Onions.
- Coffee.
- Garlic.
- Propolis.
- Kerosene.
- Novocaine.
- Birch tar.
- Essential oil.
- Kombucha.
- Hydrogen peroxide.
- Apricot resin tincture.
Let's consider the most effective measures in the treatment of nail fungus with folk remedies.
Vinegar
The point of using vinegar against athlete's foot is to create an acidic environment that prevents the spread of spores.As a result, pathogens lose access to new sources of nutrition and die.The absence of resistant parasite cells prevents disease recurrence.
For the treatment of onychomycosis with vinegar to be effective, the product must be used in the correct concentration.
If the folk recipe for nail fungus includes vinegar essence, the patient should use a 70% solution.When using table vinegar, you must take a product that contains 6 or 9% acid.More saturated compounds cause chemical burns.
How to use vinegar to treat foot fungus:
- Take a shower.Water is heated to 50 ° C and 200 ml of table vinegar is dissolved in it.The total volume of the solution in the basin should reach the ankle.Feet hover for 15 minutes.3 r.a week.After the procedure, they are dried and cotton socks are put on.
- Lotion.It is best to apply the application immediately after showering.A cotton pad is moistened with 9% vinegar and applied to the nail for 15 minutes.Another option: Vinegar Essence, Glycerin and Vodka mixed in equal parts.Dampen a cotton pad with the solution and apply to the affected area for 15 minutes.
- Ointment.Acetic acid 70% takes 2 parts, and glycerin, olive oil and dimethyl phtholate - 1 part each.These ingredients are mixed thoroughly and the ointment is applied to the affected nail for 8 to 10 hours.Then the limbs are washed with laundry soap.
Vegetable juice
The spicy juice of onion and garlic saves you from many infectious diseases.Healers know how to get rid of nail fungus using onions and garlic, and pass the working recipe between generations.
The easiest way is to lubricate the affected area with fresh onion juice.A more complex recipe is to dissolve 1 teaspoon in 1 liter of water.Table salt and bungsi squeezed from 1 clove of garlic.This medicine is used as a compress.
Garlic juice is mixed with water and pure medical alcohol (1:1:1) and the diseased plate is treated with the resulting product in the morning and evening.To change the therapy, combine garlic pulp with butter, use the remedy for damaged nails in the evening and wrap your fingers until morning.
Treatment options for nail fungus with radish root:
- Herb raw materials are crushed using a grater or meat grinder.
- Strong porridge is used for steaming, cut nails.
- The compress is wrapped and kept until morning.
An unusual recipe with tree resin: Remove the "glue" from the apricot skin and pour in vodka (1 tablespoon x 1 glass).After 3 days, apply the solution to the sore nail, after shaking the liquid.Treatment with apricot resin allows you to get rid of nail fungus in 1 month.
Essential oil
Folk remedies based on essential oils are easy to use and effective in combating fungus.They act in tandem with expensive pharmaceutical antimycotics.Plant esters are blessed with various healing properties - cleansing, bactericidal, anti-inflammatory and regeneration of skin and nail tissue.
The essential oil destroys the fungal flora and restores the affected plate to its normal state.
Essential oils are used as folk remedies against toenail fungus in different ways:
- Take a shower.This container is filled with 3 liters of hot water and 10 drops of essential oils (ylang-ylang, lavender, rosemary, tea tree, etc.) added with a pipette.The limbs are rinsed with clean water and placed in a basin with aromatic contents for 20 minutes.The procedure is completed by wrapping the feet in a warm towel for 15 minutes.
- Compress.The essential oil is slightly heated to 30 ° C and 1 - 2 tablespoons of water are added.A cotton swab soaked in the composition and attached for 1 hour with a bandage or plaster to the nail damaged by the fungus.Thanks to the compress, the plate becomes soft and elastic.In this form it is easier to cut and clean with a file.
If you are not allergic to unbound tea tree oil, apply it to the affected nail, previously steamed with a warm soapy solution.A piece of laundry soap is grated and thrown into hot water.The oil product is taken with a cotton swab and wiped into the plate 2 times.a dayThe product is not washed.
Essential oils for the treatment of onychomycosis are used daily until full and healthy nails grow.The effectiveness of aromatherapy is enhanced by careful body hygiene.
How to cure nail fungus fast
To quickly emphasize the activity of the fungus that has attacked the nail plate, the external use of hydrogen peroxide is allowed.
To treat onychomycosis, the professor recommends steaming your feet in a soda solution (1 teaspoon per 1 liter of water), and then "biting" a small part of the affected nail with nail clippers.Next, a piece of cotton wool should be soaked in a 3% peroxide solution and applied to the fingernail area.
For the fungus on the hands, keep this application for 10-15 minutes, on the feet - from 40 to 60 minutes.The frequency of sessions is 2 a day until recovery is complete.
Bath for hands and feet for onychomycosis with hydrogen peroxide is made from water heated to 50 ° C and 3% peroxide.Ratio - 2 tbsp.L. x 1 liter of water.Limbs inflated 2 p.a day for 15 minutes.all week.
Peroxide can also be mixed with other ingredients to obtain 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 3% hydrogen peroxide is poured.Add half a cup of magnesium sulfate and a quarter cup of vinegar to the mixture.Apply the cotton with the medicine and apply the lotion with the help of a band 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.Despite the mass of the mass, your feet are soaked in it.Next, the fingertips are placed for half a minute in bleach diluted with water, and the limbs are quickly washed under running water.This procedure is completed by treating the nails with a mixture of vaseline and tea tree oil (1:1) and wearing warm socks.Treatment lasts for 1 week.
Lotion with Novocaine will help you quickly and effectively remove the fungus from your nails.A piece of cotton wool is soaked in liquid medicine and tied to the affected plate.Just 2 lotions - and nail fungus is cured forever.
Propolis
Propolis is considered a universal medicine to treat many diseases.This product destroys the fungal flora thanks to its fungicidal, bacteriostatic and wound healing properties.
The use of propolis for mycoses and onychomycosis prevents the development and spread of pathogens.Patients note the disappearance of itching and inflammation.Damaged nails are quickly replaced by healthy plates.
Let's consider some variations of folk methods of treating toenail (hand) fungus with propolis:
- Soak Cotton Wool with 20% alcohol tincture of propolis and apply to the plate.Place dry cotton wool on top and bandage the finger.After a day, the bandage is removed, the softened nail layer is removed with a file and the manipulation is repeated.
- A piece of propolis is applied to the problem area, after steaming the hands or feet and removing the top layer.Propolis is kept for half an hour.The procedure is done 2 times.a day for a month.
- The solid form of propolis is crushed and mixed with antifungal cream from the pharmacy.Lubricating the nails with the better medicine increases the therapeutic effect of both remedies.
- Propolis tincture is added to the foot bath, maintaining the rate of 15 drops to 3 liters of water.The bath is taken for 20 minutes, then the hands and feet are wiped, and the skin around the diseased plate is wiped with hydrogen peroxide.
With the help of propolis, onychomycosis is treated for 2 - 3 months.You can not interrupt the course to avoid relapse.If all the rules of therapy are followed, the fungus is completely cured.
Celandine
In summer, Celandine will help cure nail fungus quickly.Plant juice has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and cauterizing effects.The fungus dies instantly from the poisonous juice.
The beneficial liquid is extracted by grinding the topsoil of the plant with a meat grinder and squeezing the juice through cheesecloth.The second option is to choose a bend of Celandine and lubricate the nail with the protruding juice.
A decoction for a foot bath from Celandine for fungus is made using dry raw materials:
- Celandine is poured with boiling water (5 teaspoons x 1.5 L).
- Cook the soup on low heat for 10 minutes.
- This product is cooled and filtered.
The soup is poured into water and the bath is taken for 15 minutes.The frequency of the procedure - 2 r.a day
If within 1 - 2 weeks the use of folk remedies against nail fungus does not produce any results, consult a doctor to clarify the diagnosis and prescribe medications.