Onychomycosis (onychomycosis) is a contagious infection.Every fifth inhabitant of our planet is affected by it.You can contract the fungus by walking barefoot in a water park, pool, or beach.Onychomycosis can also be spread when patients wear shoes and use unsterile accessories for manicures and pedicures.
You can remove onychomycosis in different ways, but folk remedies are the safest for the body.Unlike pharmaceutical antifungals, they have no toxic effects and do not disrupt the function of vital organs.
Today we will discuss what folk remedies can treat onychomycosis and how to treat it properly at home.
General recommendations for traditional treatment of fungi
When onychomycosis affects the fingernails or toenails, it is important to be able to organize the treatment process correctly.
It is best to purchase a disposable file to treat the affected area.If this is not possible, all instruments must be thoroughly disinfected after each use.Before starting the procedure, it is recommended to steam, trim and sand the plates to remove thickened areas, scales and loose tissue.
A hot bath takes 20 minutes.In the softened state, the nails are better able to accept the chosen folk remedy.Since fungal strains don't like alkaline environments, regular soda can be harmful to them.Add 1 tablespoon to the bath.Lake x 2 - 3 liters of liquid.A higher concentration of soda solution will help further soften the nails and surrounding skin.
While fighting fungus, you should pay more attention to foot hygiene.Limbs should not be sweaty or rubbed by shoes, as moisture and friction are the reasons for the spread of onychomycosis.In the process of treating onychomycosis with folk remedies, socks should be changed frequently. After recovery, everything that has come into contact with the hands and feet should be boiled with a special disinfectant.
If a patient with onychomycosis lives in an apartment with his or her family, be sure to take care of their family's safety and provide themselves with personal towels, slippers and other supplies.Showers and bathtubs must be cleaned with corrosive agents before and after water treatment, since fungi do not react to pouring boiling water on the fittings.To prevent fungus, it is recommended that families prepare a bar of tar soap.
The first symptoms of onychomycosis are peeling, brittleness, and discoloration.The skin around the plate is flaking, red, and itchy.Treatment of onychomycosis with folk remedies is effective in the early stages of the disease, until the strain enters the stage of active development.
Effective folk remedies to fight onychomycosis
Folk remedies for toenail fungus can be combined with medications prescribed by your dermatologist.The treatment effect will be better in this case.
At home, onychomycosis can be treated 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 to treat onychomycosis with folk remedies.
vinegar
The purpose of using vinegar to fight foot fungus is to create an acidic environment that prevents the spread of spores.As a result, the pathogen loses its new source of nutrients and dies.The lack of cold-tolerant parasitic cells prevents disease recurrence.
In order for vinegar to be effective in treating onychomycosis, the product must be used in the correct concentration.
If folk recipes for treating onychomycosis contain acetic acid, the patient should use a 70% solution.When using vinegar, you must use a product with an acid content of 6% or 9%.More saturated compounds can cause chemical burns.
How to treat athlete’s foot with vinegar:
- bathroom.Heat the water to 50°C and dissolve 200 ml of vinegar.The total volume of solution in the basin should reach the ankles.Leave your legs suspended for 15 minutes.3 rivers.weekly.After the procedure, dry it and put on cotton socks.
- Lotion.It is best to apply it immediately after bathing.Soak a cotton pad with 9% vinegar and leave it on your nails for 15 minutes.Another option: Mix equal parts vinegar, glycerin and vodka.Rinse a cotton pad with the solution and apply it to the affected area for 15 minutes.
- ointment.2 parts of 70% acetic acid, 1 part each of glycerin, olive oil, and dimethyl phthalate.Mix the ingredients thoroughly and apply the ointment to the affected nail for 8 to 10 hours.Then wash the limb with laundry soap.
vegetable juice
The spicy juices of onions and garlic can protect you from many infectious diseases.Therapists know how to use onions and garlic to get rid of nail fungus and pass down effective recipes from generation to generation.
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 porridge squeezed from a clove of garlic.This medication is used as a compress.
Mix garlic juice with water and pure medical alcohol (1:1:1) and use the resulting product to treat diseased areas morning and night.To change the treatment, mix garlic pulp with butter, apply the medicine to the damaged nail in the evening, and then wrap the finger with a bandage until the morning.
Options for treating onychomycosis with horseradish root:
- Use a grater or meat grinder to grind the herbal ingredients.
- Apply the vigorous porridge to steamed, trimmed nails.
- The dressing is covered with a bandage and left on until morning.
An unusual resin recipe: Remove the "glue" from the apricot skin and pour in vodka (1 tablespoon x 1 cup).After 3 days, after shaking the liquid, apply the solution to the sore nails.Treatment with apricot resin can get you rid of onychomycosis within 1 month.
essential oils
Folk remedies based on essential oils are easy to apply and are effective against fungi.They act like expensive antifungals.Plant esters have a variety of therapeutic benefits – cleansing, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and skin and nail tissue regeneration.
Essential oils can destroy fungal flora and restore affected plates to their normal state.
Essential oils are used in different ways as folk remedies against toenail fungus:
- bathroom.Fill a container with 3 liters of hot water and add 10 drops of any essential oil (ylang ylang, lavender, rosemary, tea tree, etc.) using a pipette.Rinse the limbs with clean water and soak them in a basin with aromatic agent for 20 minutes.The process is done by wrapping your feet in a hot towel for 15 minutes.
- compression.Heat a little essential oil to 30°C and add 1 – 2 tablespoons of water.Soak a cotton swab in the composition and apply a bandage or plaster to the fungus-damaged nail for 1 hour.Due to compression, 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, steaming it with a warm soap solution beforehand.Grind up a bar of laundry soap and drop it into hot water.Use a cotton swab to absorb the oil and rub it on the board twice.every day.Product will not wash off.
Use onychomycosis essential oils every day until your nails grow back into full, healthy condition.Careful body hygiene can enhance the effects of aromatherapy.
How to cure onychomycosis quickly
To quickly inhibit the activity of fungi that invade the nail plate, topical hydrogen peroxide can be used.
To treat onychomycosis, the professor recommends steaming the feet in a solution of soda (1 teaspoon per 1 liter of water) and then "biting off" a small portion of the affected nail with a nail clipper.Next, soak a piece of cotton wool in a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution and apply it to the nail area of your finger.
For fungus on hands, leave the product on for 10-15 minutes, and for fungus on feet, leave it on for 40 to 60 minutes.Frequency of sessions is 2 times daily until complete recovery.
Hand and foot baths for treating onychomycosis with hydrogen peroxide are made from water heated to 50°C and 3% peroxide.Ratio – 2 tbsp.Lake x 1 liter of water.Limbs in the Air 2 p. 15 minutes a day.All week long.
Peroxide can also be mixed with other substances to obtain effective folk remedies for onychomycosis:
- Dissolve half a cup of cooked soda in 4 cups of water and pour in a quarter cup of 3% hydrogen peroxide.Add a half cup of magnesium sulfate and a quarter cup of vinegar to the mixture.Saturate a cotton swab with the medication and secure the lotion to the affected plate with a Band-Aid.Change the bandage every 10 hours.The general course of treatment is 1 month.
- Mix vinegar and peroxide (concentration of both substances is 3%) in equal proportions.As the mass sizzles, your feet soak in it.Next, place your fingertips in bleach diluted with water for half a minute, then give the limb a quick rinse under running water.The procedure is completed by treating the nails with a mixture of petroleum jelly and tea tree oil (1:1) and wearing warm socks.Treatment lasts for 1 week.
Lotions containing Novocaine will help you get rid of fungus on your nails quickly and effectively.Soak a piece of cotton wool in the solution and tie it to the affected area on a plate.Just 2 lotions - Nail fungus can be cured permanently.
Propolis
Propolis is considered a panacea for many ailments.The product has bactericidal, bacteriostatic and wound healing properties and destroys fungal flora.
Using propolis to treat fungal diseases and onychomycosis prevents the growth and spread of pathogens.The patient noted that itching and inflammation disappeared.Damaged nails are quickly replaced by healthy nails.
Let's consider several variants of folk methods of treating toenail fungus (hands) with propolis:
- Soak absorbent cotton with 20% alcohol tincture of propolis and apply it to the plate.Place dry cotton wool on top and wrap the finger.After a day, remove the bandage, use a file to remove the softened layer of the nail, and repeat.
- After steaming your hands or feet and removing the top layer, apply a piece of propolis to the problem area.Keep propolis for half an hour.This program is executed 2 times.every day for a month.
- Crush the solid form of propolis and mix it with a pharmacy antifungal cream.Lubricating the nails with improved medication can enhance the therapeutic effects of both treatments.
- Add propolis tincture to the foot bath, maintaining a ratio of 15 drops to 3 liters of water.Take a bath for 20 minutes, then wipe your hands and feet, and wipe the skin around the diseased area with hydrogen peroxide.
With the help of propolis, onychomycosis can be treated for 2-3 months.You cannot interrupt the course to avoid relapse.If all treatment rules are followed, the fungus will be completely cured.
Celandine
In summer, celandine helps to cure onychomycosis quickly.The sap of the plant has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and cauterizing properties.The fungus dies instantly from the poisonous sap.
Extract the beneficial liquid by grinding the above-ground parts of the plant with a meat grinder and squeezing the juice through cheesecloth.The second option is to pick a sprig of celandine and use the juice from the protrusions to lubricate the nails.
Chelidonium fungus foot bath decoction is made from dry raw materials:
- Soak celandine in boiling water (5 tablespoons x 1.5 liters).
- Simmer the broth over low heat for 10 minutes.
- The product was cooled and filtered.
Pour the broth into the water and bathe for 15 minutes.Program frequency – 2 r.every day.
If the use of folk remedies for onychomycosis does not produce any results within 1 - 2 weeks, consult a doctor for a clear diagnosis and prescription of medication.