Onychomycosis is an intractable fungal disease of the nails, which nowadays 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 of the pool or water park so that the spores of the fungus enter the surface of the nail plate. You can cure 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, in 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 compliance with hygiene measures, this will help prevent further spread of infection and protect others from possible infections.
The best folk remedies for nail fungus
Folk remedies for toenail fungus can be combined with pharmacy 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. There is usually a 10ml vial on sale. This amount is enough for a full year and still remains.
Every day at night with a pipette 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 toes outdoors. Wrap with gauze and put on cotton socks.
Iodine
The most common 5% iodine solution is used. It is considered by people to be the most effective, convenient and helpful method with an important intense disinfectant and antiseptic effect.
For a day, you will need 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 completely disappears.
Birch tar
It is necessary to treat nails with tar after steaming baths. You have to do this 2 times a week. On the dry surface of each dish, drop a drop of pharmaceutical birch tar. Wait for the product to dry, wear cotton socks and do not wet your feet for two days. Then repeat the procedure until improvement.
You can also make an ointment. For one part of tar, 4 parts of internal fat or baby cream are taken, everything is mixed and applied daily to the nails before bedtime. The fingers are wrapped in polyethylene, the bandage is fixed, the socks are put on. In the morning, you can wash your feet with warm water and laundry soap.
You can still use tar soap, so 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 alcoholic tincture of propolis (20%) at the pharmacy, dip a cotton swab and apply it to the affected nail. Next, we bandage the cotton ball 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 cure the infection with propolis, which is crushed and mixed with antifungal ointments and creams. Subsequently, these drugs are used according to the instructions. This will help improve the therapeutic effect of drugs.
- 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 the feet in such a bath, after which it is recommended to wipe dry nails and feet and lubricate the skin around the nail plate with hydrogen peroxide.
Proper implementation of the 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 and effective antifungal effect. In the summer we collect celandine, in the place of breakage, the juice we need will appear orange in color (perhaps with a hint). With this same juice, we lubricate all existing diseased and affected areas.
You may feel itchy at first, but it will definitely start to gradually disappear. The repetition of this procedure should occur after 3, 5 minutes. Therefore, we repeat exactly 4 times necessary. For the current day, it is important to do 2 of these cycles. One month of treatment will bring huge 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 the treatment it is necessary to prepare a solution of vinegar, in the proportion of 1 part of vinegar to 8 of water. In this case, the liquid should be at room temperature. Before the treatment, the legs must be steamed in hot water, then the affected part of the nails must be removed. Then you should immerse your feet in a basin with a prepared vinegar solution for 15 minutes. This procedure is done once every two days.
- Another way is to soak the clean socks in the vinegar solution, put them on your feet, put the wool socks on top and go to bed in this form. In the morning, rinse your feet with cold water and dry them 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 have 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, it is necessary to dilute the necessary amount of soda with water. Then mix everything thoroughly until a homogeneous mass is formed. This paste should be applied in an even 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 should be removed by washing the feet with warm water and soap. When treating nail fungus with soda, it is imperative to use antifungal ointments.
Tablets with mint and salt
If the nail infection has spread to the skin between the toes or heels, this method can be used. finely grind fresh mint to give juice, mix with salt. In parallel with the nail wraps, we put it in a sore spot and wrap it.
Cannot be used for open wounds and cracks - there is no need to remember the terrible pain when exposed to salt on damaged skin.
Quick treatment of mushrooms with hydrogen peroxide
To quickly suppress the activity of the fungus that has invaded the nails, the external use of hydrogen peroxide according to the Neumyvakin method is allowed.
- For the treatment of onychomycosis, the professor recommends steaming the legs in a solution of soda (1 teaspoon per 1 liter of water), then "biting" a small part of the affected nail with a manicure tongs. Next, a cotton swab should be saturated with a 3% peroxide solution and applied to the nail area of the 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 with water heated to 50 ° C and 3% peroxide. Ratio - 2 tbsp. L. x 1 liter of water. Limbs soar 2 p. per day for 15 min. during the week.
Also, peroxide can be mixed with other substances and receive effective folk remedies for the treatment of nail fungus:
- Half a cup of extinguished soda is dissolved in 4 cups of water and a quarter cup of 3% hydrogen peroxide is poured into it. 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 petroleum jelly and tea tree oil (1: 1) and wearing warm socks. The treatment lasts 1 week.
Lotions with novocaine will help 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.
Recipes for visitors
I want to share a method that has helped me. The toenail was almost completely destroyed by the fungus and only then did I collect it. I made a 3 tbsp mixture (medicine). spoons 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 need to wash your feet thoroughly and clean the loose part of the diseased nail in order 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 the nail must be absolutely dry, otherwise the fungus has a chance to survive longer). Then, with a cotton swab on a match or ear stick, we abundantly moisten the sore spot on the finger. It is best to do this in the evening, after returning home for the night or on weekends. Without shoes and socks, the treatment effect will be maximum.
Very well together with this medicine, finding your feet in the open 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 toenail fungus. And most importantly, I did not use pills and drugs inside!
In addition to external treatment, it is necessary to rethink one's behavior and understand the moral and psychological reason that contributed to the onset of the disease.