Nail fungus (onychomycosis) is a contagious infection.Every fifth inhabitant of our planet is affected by it.You can catch the fungus by walking barefoot in a water park, swimming pool or on the beach.Onychomycosis is also transmitted when putting on the shoes of a sick person and when using non-sterile accessories for manicure and pedicure.
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 a toxic effect and do not disturb the work of vital organs.
Today we will talk about which folk remedies can cure nail fungus and how to do it correctly at home.
General recommendations for traditional treatment of fungi
When onychomycosis affects fingernails or toenails, it is important to be able to properly organize the treatment process.
It is better to buy disposable files to treat the affected areas.If this is not possible, all instruments must be thoroughly disinfected after each use.Before starting the procedure, it is recommended that the plates be burned, trimmed and trimmed to remove thickened areas, scales and loose tissue.
Hot baths last 20 minutes.In a softened state, the nails better accept the selected folk remedy.Since fungal strains do not like an alkaline environment, regular soda will be harmful to them.It is placed in the bathtub in the amount of 1 tbsp.l.x 2 - 3 liters of liquid.A higher concentration of soda solution helps to additionally soften the nails and the surrounding skin.
While the fight against fungus is ongoing, increased attention should be paid to foot hygiene.The extremity should not sweat or rub with shoes, because moisture and friction are the causes of the spread of onychomycosis.In the process of treating toenail fungus with folk remedies, you should often change your socks, and after recovery, all things that came into contact with your hands and feet should be boiled in a special disinfectant.
If a person suffering from onychomycosis lives in an apartment with his family, he must take care of the safety of his household and provide himself with individual towels, slippers and other equipment.Before and after water procedures, the shower cabin and bathtub should be washed with aggressive agents, because the fungus does not react to pouring boiling water over the accessories.To prevent the appearance of fungi, family members are advised to give a piece of tar soap.
The first symptoms of nail fungus are peeling, brittleness and discoloration.The skin around the plates peels, reddens and itches.Treatment of onychomycosis with folk remedies is effective in the early stages of the disease, until the strains enter the phase of active development.
Effective folk remedies 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 greater.
At home, onychomycosis is treated with herbs, food and substances:
- Iodine.
- Vinegar.
- Onion.
- Coffee.
- Garlic.
- Propolis.
- Kerosene.
- Novocaine.
- Birch tar.
- Essential oils.
- 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 foot fungus is to create an acidic environment that prevents the spread of spores.As a result, the pathogen loses access to new food sources and dies.The absence of resistant parasitic cells prevents disease relapses.
For the treatment of onychomycosis with vinegar to be effective, the product must be used in the correct concentration.
If folk recipes for toenail fungus include 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.
Ways to use vinegar to treat foot fungus:
- Baths.The water is heated to 50°C and 200 ml of table vinegar is dissolved in it.The total volume of the solution in the pool should reach the ankles.Legs float for 15 minutes.3 r.weekly.After the procedure, they dry and put on cotton socks.
- Lotions.It is better to apply applications immediately after bathing.A cotton pad is moistened with 9% vinegar and applied to the nail for 15 minutes.Another option: vinegar essence, glycerin and vodka are mixed in equal parts.Moisten a cotton pad with the solution and apply it to the affected area for 15 minutes.
- Grease.Acetic acid 70% is taken in 2 parts, and glycerin, olive oil and dimethyl phthalate - 1 part each.The ingredients are mixed well and the ointment is applied to the affected nail for 8 to 10 hours.Then the limb is washed with laundry soap.
Vegetable juices
Spicy juices of onions and garlic save you from many infectious diseases.Healers know how to get rid of nail fungus with onions and garlic and pass down working recipes between generations.
The easiest way is to lubricate the affected areas with fresh onion juice.A more complex recipe is to dissolve 1 teaspoon in 1 liter of water.table salt and pulp squeezed from 1 clove of garlic.The medicine is applied as a poultice.
Garlic juice is mixed with water and pure medical alcohol (1:1:1) and the resulting preparation is used to treat diseased plaques in the morning and evening.To vary the therapy, mix garlic mash with butter, apply the medicine to the damaged nails in the evening and bandage the fingers until morning.
Treatment option for nail fungus with horseradish root:
- Plant raw materials are crushed using a grater or meat grinder.
- A strong slurry is applied to steamed, cut nails.
- The compress is wrapped and kept until morning.
An unusual recipe with tree resin: remove the "glue" from the apricot peel and pour vodka (1 tablespoon x 1 glass).After 3 days, apply the solution to painful nails, after shaking the liquid.Apricot resin treatment allows you to get rid of nail fungus in 1 month.
Essential oils
Folk remedies based on essential oils are easy to apply and effective in the fight against fungi.They work like expensive pharmaceutical antifungals.Plant esters are endowed with various medicinal properties - cleaning, bactericidal, anti-inflammatory and regenerative tissue of the skin and nails.
Essential oils destroy the fungal flora and restore the affected plaque to its normal state.
Essential oils are used as folk remedies against toenail fungus in different ways:
- Baths.The container is filled with 3 liters of hot water and 10 drops of any essential oil (ylang-ylang, lavender, rosemary, tea tree, etc.) are added with a pipette.The limbs are washed with clean water and placed in a container with aromatic contents for 20 minutes.The procedure ends by wrapping the feet in a warm towel for 15 minutes.
- Compresses.A little essential oil is heated to 30°C and 1-2 tablespoons of water are added.A cotton swab is soaked in the composition and fixed for 1 hour with a bandage or plaster on the nail damaged by the fungus.Thanks to the coating, the board becomes soft and elastic.In this form, it is easier to cut and clean with a file.
If you are not allergic to undiluted tea tree oil, apply it to the affected nail, previously scalded 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 rubbed into the plate 2 times.per day.The product does not wash off.
Essential oils for the treatment of onychomycosis are used daily until a full, healthy nail grows.The effectiveness of aromatherapy is enhanced by careful body hygiene.
How to cure nail fungus fast
To quickly suppress the activity of the fungus that attacked the nail plates, the external use of hydrogen peroxide is allowed.
To treat onychomycosis, the professor recommends that you scald your feet in a soda solution (1 teaspoon per 1 liter of water), and then "bite off" a small part of the affected nail with nail scissors.Then, a piece of cotton should be soaked in a 3% peroxide solution and applied to the area of the fingernail.
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 complete recovery.
Hand and foot baths for onychomycosis with hydrogen peroxide are made from water heated to 50°C and 3% peroxide.Ratio – 2 tablespoons.l.x 1 liter of water.Limbs rise 2 p.daily for 15 minutes.throughout the week.
Peroxide can also be mixed with other substances to obtain effective folk remedies for the treatment of nail fungus:
- Half a cup of baking 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.Soak a cotton swab in the medicine and fix the lotion 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.As the mass sizzles, your feet are immersed in it.Then the fingertips are placed for half a minute in bleach diluted with water, and the limbs are quickly rinsed under running water.The procedure ends 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 you quickly and effectively remove nail fungus.A piece of cotton wool is soaked in liquid medicine and tied to the diseased plate.Just 2 lotions - and nail fungus is cured forever.
Propolis
Propolis is considered a universal medicine for the treatment of many diseases.The product destroys the fungal flora thanks to its fungicidal, bacteriostatic and wound healing properties.
The use of propolis for mycosis and onychomycosis prevents the development and spread of pathogens.The patient notices the disappearance of itching and inflammation.A damaged nail is quickly replaced by a healthy plate.
Let's consider several variations of the folk method of treating nail (hand) fungus with propolis:
- Soak a cotton ball with 20% alcohol tincture of propolis and apply it to the plate.Put a dry cotton ball on top and wrap the finger.After a day, the bandage is removed, the softened layer of the nail 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.Procedures are performed 2 times.per day for a month.
- The solid form of propolis is crushed and mixed with antifungal cream from the pharmacy.Lubricating the nail with the enhanced drug enhances the therapeutic effect of both drugs.
- Propolis tincture is added to foot baths, keeping a ratio 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 cannot stop the course to avoid relapses.If all the rules of therapy are followed, the fungus is completely cured.
Celandine
In the summer, celandine will help to quickly cure nail fungus.The juice of the plant has an antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and cauterizing effect.The mushrooms instantly die from the poisonous juice.
The useful liquid is extracted by grinding the above-ground part of the plant with a meat grinder and squeezing the juice through cheesecloth.Another option is to choose a sprig of celandine and smear the juice that stands out on the nail.
Decoction for foot baths from celandine for fungus is made from dry raw materials:
- Celandine is poured with boiling water (5 tablespoons x 1.5 l).
- Cook the soup over low heat for 10 minutes.
- The product is cooled and filtered.
The soup is poured into water and bathed for 15 minutes.Frequency of procedures – 2 r.per day.
If you do not get any results within 1-2 weeks of using folk remedies against nail fungus, contact your doctor to clarify the diagnosis and prescribe medication.