Nail mycosis (onychomycosis) is a contagious infection.Every fifth inhabitant of our planet is affected.You can contract the fungus by walking barefoot in a water park, pool or beach.Onychomycosis is also transmitted when wearing the shoes of a sick person and when using non-sterile manicure and pedicure accessories.
You can get rid of nail fungus in several ways, but folk remedies are the safest for the body.Unlike pharmaceutical antifungals, they have no toxic effects and do not disrupt the functioning of vital organs.
Today we will talk about what folk remedies can cure nail fungus and how to do it correctly at home.
General recommendations for traditional treatment of mushrooms
When onychomycosis affects the fingernails or toenails, it is important to be able to properly organize the treatment process.
It is better to purchase disposable files for treating the affected areas.If this is not possible, all instruments must be carefully disinfected after each use.Before starting the procedure, it is recommended to steam, refine and sand the plates to remove thickening, flakes and loose tissue.
Hot baths last 20 minutes.In a softened state, nails better accept the chosen folk remedy.Since fungal strains do not like an alkaline environment, ordinary soda will be harmful to them.It is placed in the bath at the rate of 1 tablespoon.the.x 2 - 3 liters of liquid.A higher concentration of soda solution helps to further soften the nails and surrounding skin.
While the fight against fungi is ongoing, it is necessary to pay more attention to foot hygiene.The extremities should not sweat or be rubbed with shoes, as 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 socks, and after recovery, all things that have come into contact with your hands and feet should be boiled in a special disinfectant.
If a patient suffering from onychomycosis lives in an apartment with his family, he must take care of the safety of his family and provide himself with towels, slippers and other individual accessories.Before and after water procedures, the shower cabin and bathtub should be washed with aggressive agents, since the fungus does not respond to pouring boiling water on the accessories.To prevent fungus, family members are advised to provide a bar of tar soap.
The first symptoms of nail fungus are flaking, brittleness and discoloration.The skin around the plates peels, becomes red and itchy.Treatment of onychomycosis with folk remedies is effective in the initial stage 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 drugs prescribed by a dermatologist.The results of therapy in this case will be higher.
Onychomycosis can be treated at home with herbs, foods 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 purpose of using vinegar for foot fungus is to create an acidic environment that prevents the spores from spreading.As a result, the pathogen loses access to new sources of nutrition and dies.The absence of resistant parasite cells prevents relapse of the disease.
In order for the treatment of onychomycosis with vinegar to be effective, the product must be used in the correct concentration.
If popular recipes for toenail fungus include vinegar essence, the patient should use a 70% solution.When using table vinegar, you should take a product containing 6 or 9% acid.More saturated compounds cause chemical burns.
Ways to Use Vinegar to Treat Foot Fungus:
- Bathrooms.The water is heated to 50°C and 200 ml of table vinegar is dissolved in it.The total volume of solution in the basin should reach your ankles.The legs remain suspended for 15 minutes.3r.per week.After the procedure, they are dried and cotton socks are put on.
- Lotions.It is best to apply the applications immediately after bathing.A cotton swab 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.Irrigate a cotton ball with the solution and apply it to the affected area for 15 minutes.
- Ointment.70% acetic acid takes 2 parts, and glycerin, olive oil and dimethyl phtholate - 1 part each.The ingredients are thoroughly mixed and the ointment is applied to the affected nail for 8-10 hours.Then the limb is washed with laundry soap.
Vegetable juices
Pungent juices of onion and garlic save from many infectious diseases.Healers know how to get rid of nail fungus using onions and garlic and pass down effective recipes from generation to generation.
The easiest way is to lubricate the affected areas with fresh onion juice.A more complex recipe consists of dissolving 1 teaspoon in 1 liter of water.table salt and gruel squeezed from 1 clove of garlic.The drug is applied as a compress.
Garlic juice is mixed with water and pure medical alcohol (1:1:1), and diseased plates are treated with the resulting product morning and evening.To vary the therapy, combine the garlic pulp with butter, apply the medicine in the evening to the damaged nails and bandage the fingers until the morning.
Treatment option for nail fungus with horseradish root:
- Herbal raw materials are crushed using a grater or meat grinder.
- Vigorous porridge is applied to steamed cut nails.
- The compress is bandaged and kept until the morning.
An unusual recipe with tree resin: remove the “glue” from the apricot bark and pour in vodka (1 tablespoon x 1 glass).After 3 days, apply the solution to the sore nails, after shaking the liquid.Treatment with apricot resin allows you to eliminate nail fungus in 1 month.
Essential oils
Folk remedies based on essential oils are easy to apply and effective in fighting fungi.They work equivalently to expensive pharmaceutical antifungals.Plant esters have various healing properties: cleansing, bactericidal, anti-inflammatory and regenerating skin tissues and nails.
Essential oils destroy the fungal flora and return the affected plaque to its normal state.
Essential oils are used as folk remedies for toenail fungus in several ways:
- Bathrooms.Fill the container with 3 liters of hot water and add 10 drops of any essential oil (ylang-ylang, lavender, rosemary, tea tree, etc.) 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 your feet in a warm towel for 15 minutes.
- Compresses.Heat some essential oil to 30°C and add 1 – 2 tablespoons of water.A cotton ball 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 compress the slab 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, pre-steamed with a warm, soapy solution.A piece of laundry soap is grated and thrown into hot water.The oily product is taken with a cotton swab and rubbed on the plate 2 times.per day.The product is not washed 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 quickly
To quickly suppress the activity of the fungus that has invaded the nails, 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), then “biting off” a small part of the affected nail with a nail clipper.Next, a piece of cotton wool should be soaked in a 3% peroxide solution and applied to the nail area of the finger.
For fungi on the hands, keep this application for 10-15 minutes, on the feet - 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 consist of water heated to 50°C and 3% hydrogen peroxide.Ratio – 2 tbsp.the.x 1 liter of water.Limbs soar 2 p.a day for 15 minutes.for the whole week.
Peroxide can also be mixed with other substances 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 in.Add half a cup of magnesium sulfate and a quarter cup of vinegar to the mixture.Saturate a cotton ball with the drug and fix the lotion with a plaster on the affected plaque.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, your feet are immersed in it.Next, the fingertips are immersed for half a minute in bleach diluted with water, and the limbs are quickly washed under a running jet.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 you quickly and effectively remove fungus from the nails.A piece of cotton wool is soaked in liquid medicine and tied to the affected plaque.Just 2 lotions and your nail fungus will be cured forever.
Propolis
Propolis is considered a universal remedy for the treatment of many ailments.The product destroys the fungal flora thanks to its fungicidal, bacteriostatic and 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.The damaged nail is quickly replaced by a healthy plaque.
Let's consider several variations of the popular method of treating fungus of toenails (hands) with propolis:
- Soak a cotton ball with a 20% alcohol tincture of propolis and apply it to the plate.Place a dry cotton ball on top and bandage your 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 hands or feet and removing the top layer.Propolis is kept for half an hour.The 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.Lubrication of the nail with the improved drug increases the therapeutic effect of both remedies.
- Propolis tincture is added to foot baths, maintaining the proportion of 15 drops in 3 liters of water.The bath is carried out for 20 minutes, then the hands and feet are cleaned, and the skin around the diseased plaque is cleaned with hydrogen peroxide.
With the help of propolis onychomycosis is treated for 2 – 3 months.It is not possible to interrupt the course to avoid relapses.If all the rules of therapy are followed, the fungus is completely cured.
Celandine
In summer, celandine will help quickly cure nail fungus.The juice of the plant has an antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and cauterizing effect.Mushrooms die instantly from poisonous juice.
The beneficial liquid is extracted by grinding the above-ground part of the plant with a meat grinder and squeezing the juice with gauze.The second option is to collect a sprig of celandine and lubricate the nail with the juice that comes out of it.
A decoction for foot baths of celandine for mushrooms is made using dry raw materials:
- Celandine is sprinkled with boiling water (5 tablespoons x 1.5 l).
- Cook the broth over low heat for 10 minutes.
- The product is cooled and filtered.
The broth is poured into the water and the bath is taken for 15 minutes.Frequency of procedures – 2 r.per day.
If within 1 - 2 weeks of using folk remedies against nail fungus do not give any results, consult a doctor to clarify the diagnosis and prescribe medications.