Nail fungus - onychomycosis on the feet and hands - is one of the most common diseases.
According to the statistics of the World Health Organization, every fifth person on the planet suffers from this disease, so the treatment of toenail fungus with folk remedies is quite popular and effective in most cases.
Healthy nails always look very attractive, they are characterized by an even, smooth nail plate with a pleasant soft pink color and a slight natural shine. If the appearance of the nails is different, they are probably affected by a fungal infection, which is found in 50% of nail diseases.
The main symptoms of nail fungus (onychomycosis) are:
- thickening of the nail plate;
- fragility and fragility of nails;
- a change in color from yellowish to gray;
- redness of the skin on the finger around the nail;
- itching and burning;
- cracks in the skin.
This disease is transmitted easily and quickly, primarily in public places (swimming pools, gyms, baths, etc. ). The main way of fungal infection entering the skin is small injuries, tight shoes, blood circulation problems in the feet, deformed feet, etc. passes through the resulting microcracks.
Toenail fungus is treated with folk remedies alone or in combination with traditional medicine. It is better to involve different means in therapy. Among the drugs, depending on the complexity and stage of the disease, antimycotic drugs for internal and external use are most often used. Traditional medicine recipes also offer remedies for internal use in the form of tinctures, teas, decoctions and external use in the form of ointments, compresses and solutions.
Popular folk remedies for toenail fungus based on iodine and vinegar
Folk remedies for toenail fungus are quite diverse, but there are a few well-known recipes that are used more often than others.
One of them is the use of an alcohol solution of iodine. This product is a strong antiseptic and has disinfectant, cauterizing, drying and tanning properties. In addition, iodine is able to coagulate the protein structure of the fungus, thereby directly destroying it.
To treat the disease, apply one drop of 5% iodine-alcohol solution to the affected nails twice a day for 2-3 weeks. This simple folk recipe for nail fungus will make itself felt in a week. A slight itching and burning sensation will appear, indicating the beginning of a fungal infection. If the pain is difficult to bear, the nail treatment should be reduced to twice a day. In general, the course of treatment with this method will be 20-40 days.
It is also good to use iodine for preventive purposes. To do this, you need to treat each nail plate with one drop of product every two days. At the same time, it is important not to touch the skin of the finger around the nail, not to burn or injure it.
Important to know!
Treatment of nail fungus with iodine can cause an allergic reaction associated with individual intolerance of the body to this substance. In this case, therapy should be stopped immediately and other means should be used.
Folk remedies for nail fungus made with vinegar are also widely used. It is necessary to prepare a solution of ordinary table vinegar 9% and water in a ratio of 1: 8 and immerse infected fingers and nails in water after steaming them in ordinary boiling water and removing the affected areas from the surface. from the nail plate as much as possible. This procedure should be repeated seven times every day for two days.
Such folk remedies for nail fungus should be stored in the refrigerator or any other suitable cool place.
Traditional recipes for nail fungus
As mentioned above, in most cases, treatment with folk remedies, most of which are based on natural substances of plant and animal origin, helps to eliminate toenail fungus (onychomycosis).
Recipe No. 1. Ointment for nail fungus based on vegetable oil and o-phthalic acid dimethyl ether
To prepare this product, you will need the following ingredients:
- vegetable oil (sunflower) - 1 tablespoon;
- chicken egg (raw) - 1 piece;
- o-phthalic acid dimethyl ester - 1 teaspoon.
All the above ingredients should be combined and the resulting ointment should be applied to the affected nails. Wrap your fingers in an ordinary plastic bag and put them in cotton socks. Leave applications overnight with the ointment. Repeat this procedure for 3-4 days. Soon the affected nails will begin to die and healthy ones will grow in their place.
Recipe No. 2. Kombucha compress
An excellent folk recipe for nail fungus is based on kombucha. It should be used as a compress. You need to take a piece of the fungal plate, carefully remove the thin film on top and apply the rest to the affected nail from above, wrap it with plastic wrap and fasten it with an ordinary bandage or put on thin socks. The compress should be done at night, and in the morning, wash your nails thoroughly with warm water, if possible, cut off the dead parts and lubricate the rest of the nail plate with iodine solution. It should be noted that treating nail fungus with kombucha is quite painful, but very effective.
Recipe No. 3. Ointment for fungus based on eucalyptus and honey
Folk remedies for nail fungus based on eucalyptus are very effective. To do this, you need to take:
- eucalyptus oil - 30-40 grams;
- apple cider vinegar - 1 teaspoon;
- natural honey (liquid) - 15 grams.
All of the above ingredients should be mixed and the prepared ointment should be infused in the refrigerator for three days, then lubricate the affected nails every day.
Recipe No. 4. An effective antifungal agent based on lavender and tea tree oil
Essential oil helps very well against nail fungus, especially lavender. It helps fight infections and relieves skin irritation. And tea tree oil is a natural plant antibiotic. To prepare the product, mix lavender, tea tree and olive oil in equal proportions and apply the resulting mixture to painful nails for 8-10 hours (preferably overnight), protecting the treated nail plates with thin cotton socks.
Recipe No. 5. Baths with mouthwash and vinegar
This folk recipe for nail fungus includes a rather unusual medicine - mouthwash. It should be combined with apple cider vinegar and lemon juice in equal proportions, diluted with a little warm water and soak the fingers with infected nails in the bath for 15 minutes.
In order for the treatment of toenail fungus with folk remedies to be successful and not to cause relapses, it is necessary to complete it, as well as to observe the rules of personal hygiene in order not to re-infect this disease.