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 of the pool or water park for the fungus spores to reach the surface of the nail plate. You can treat the infection in a number of ways, but folk remedies for nail fungus are considered to be the best in terms of safety for the body.
Almost all medicinal antifungal agents have a toxic effect and negatively 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 must be combined with strict adherence to hygiene measures, this will help to prevent the 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 over-the-counter medications prescribed by a dermatologist. The results of therapy in this case will be greater.
At home, onychomycosis is treated with herbs, products and substances:
- Iodine.
- Vinegar.
- Onion.
- Coffee.
- Garlic.
- Propolis.
- Kerosene.
- Novocaine.
- Birch tar.
- Essencial 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 bottle of 10 ml. This amount is enough for a whole year and still remains.
Every day at night with a pipette built into the bottle, drip into 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 5% iodine solution is used. By people, it is considered the most effective, accessible and helpful method, with an important beneficial disinfectant and intense antiseptic effect.
For one day, you will have to apply it twice to all affected places where there is a fungus. There is direct tanning and 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 the nails with tar after steam baths. You need to do this 2 times a week. On the dry surface of each plate, place a drop of pharmaceutical birch tar. Wait until the product dries, put on cotton socks and don't get your feet wet for two days. Then repeat the procedure until improvement.
You can also prepare an ointment. For one part of tar, 4 parts of inner fat or baby cream are taken, everything is mixed and applied daily to the nails at bedtime. 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 washing powder.
You can still use tar soap, so there's not enough tar, just 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%) in a pharmacy, soak a cotton swab and apply it to the affected nail. After that, we bandage the cotton and leave it for 1 day. After 24 hours, we repeat the procedure, previously cleaning the softened top 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 as instructed. This will help to increase the therapeutic effect of the drugs.
- Twice a day, carefully steam the legs, cut the affected areas of the nail, remove the top layer and place 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 takes 15-20 minutes to keep your feet in such a bath, after which it is recommended to dry your nails and feet and lubricate the skin around the nail with hydrogen peroxide.
Proper implementation of the recipes ensures the complete disappearance of nail fungus after 3 months.
Celandine
I present the treatment of foot fungus with folk remedies with the indispensable help of celandine, which has a general and effective antifungal effect. In summer we harvest celandine, at the place of the break, the juice we need will appear orange in color (perhaps with a pinch). With this same juice, we lubricate all existing diseased and affected areas.
At first you may feel itchy, but it will surely start to go away gradually. Repeat this procedure should take place after 3. 5 minutes. Thus, we repeat exactly 4 times necessary. For the current day, it is important to do 2 of these cycles. A month of treatment will bring big 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 inflammation of the skin, 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 must 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 soak your feet in a basin with prepared vinegar solution for 15 minutes. This procedure is performed once every two days.
- Another way is to soak the clean socks in the vinegar solution, put them on your feet, pull the wool socks over the top and go to bed that way. In the morning, wash your feet with cold water and dry them well. Clean the softened nail surface 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 necessary amount of soda with water. Then mix everything very well until you form a homogeneous mass. 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 tighten a little, and the characteristic bubbles will form. After 5 minutes, the paste should be removed by washing your feet with warm soapy water. During the treatment of nail fungus with soda, it is imperative to use antifungal ointments.
Compresses 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 compresses, we put it on a painful place and wrap it.
Cannot be used for open wounds and cracks: no need to remember the terrible pain when exposed to salt on damaged skin.
Rapid treatment of fungi with hydrogen peroxide
To quickly suppress the activity of the fungus that 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 teaspoon to 1 liter of water), and then "biting" a small part of the affected nail with manicure tweezers. Then, a piece of cotton should be saturated with a 3% peroxide solution and applied to the fingernail area.
- With a fungus on the hands, this application is maintained 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. Proportion - 2 tbsp. I. x 1 liter of water. Members hover 2 p. per day for 15 min. during the week.
Also, peroxide can be mixed with other substances and given effective folk remedies for the treatment of nail fungus:
- Half a cup of quenched 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. The preparation is saturated with a cotton swab, and the lotion is fixed with a plaster on the affected plaque. Change the dressing 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. As the dough sizzles, the feet are immersed in it. Then the fingertips are placed for half a minute in a bleach diluted with water, and the limbs are quickly washed under running water. The procedure is completed by treating the nails with a mixture of Vaseline and tea tree oil (1: 1) and putting on warm socks. The treatment lasts 1 week.
Lotions with Novocain will help to quickly and easily remove nail fungus. A piece of cotton is impregnated with liquid medicine and tied to the affected patch. Just 2 lotions - and the nail fungus is cured forever.
Recipes for visitors
I want to share a method that helped me. The nail on my big toe was almost completely destroyed by the fungus, and only then did I pick it up. I prepared a mixture (medicine) of 3 tbsp. tablespoons of acetic acid (96%) + art. spoon of vodka + st. a spoon of glycerin. The medicine should be stored in an airtight dark glass container. Before applying this medication to the nail, you should wash your feet well and clean the loose part of the diseased nail 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 toothpick for the ears, we abundantly moisten the sore spot on the finger. It is best to do this in the evening, after returning home in the evening or on weekends. Without shoes and socks, the treatment effect will be maximum.
Very well along with this medicine, finding your feet outdoors and especially in the sun helps! My treatment lasted about 6 months. Therefore, you need to be patient. It all ended with the complete elimination of the fungus on the nail. And most importantly - I didn't use pills and drugs inside!
In addition to external treatment, it is necessary to rethink their behavior and understand the moral and psychological reason that contributed to the emergence of the disease.