Cures And Remedies For Toenail Fungus
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Listerine
MJ Ham in Texas -
Got a stupid toe nail fungus due to a pair of tight-fitting shoes. I read through all these posts. Settled on Listerine. Yep, it has worked beautifully. I cut the fungus nail down to the healthy nail and have been wrapping a Listerine soaked cotton ball on my toe for a week now. I leave it on for at least 15 minutes (did use the Whitening so I could see improvement instead of a yellow, green or blue toe!) Recovery really has been amazing. All discoloration is gone and there is pretty pink tissue where I cut the bad nail back. I was careful to wear latex gloves while cutting the fungus. I didn't want anything spreading to my fingernails. Hang in there...there is hope!
Sep 21, 2009
20 Yes
2 No
Blast the fungus out with jacuzzi jet
greasesicle in San Francisco -I had toenail fungus under all of one of my big toenails, had been there for nearly a year. One night I was in a hotel jacuzzi, I stuck the toenail right up to the jet and held it there for several minutes. I got out and saw that the fungus had been blasted away from under the nail, there was space between the toe and nail, I squirted athletes foot spray under the nail, I guess it killed the rest. All gone. Toenail was then healthy.
Jul 26, 2009
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Alcohol Treatment
JCR in NY -Here is an excellent remedy to cure Fungus Infections of the Feet, also known as toenail fungus or onychomycosis.
1. Invest in a 4 oz. Dropper bottle.
I recommend visiting the following website for your purchase:
(www.specialtybottle.com)
2. Fill your dropper bottle with 70% isopropyl alcohol.
3. Put 2 drops of the isopropyl alcohol at the growing base of the affected nail every night and morning, and within a few months, normal nail will begin to show at the base of the nail.
Other remedies like distilled vinegar are effective as well. However, isopropyl alcohol dries or (evaporates) quickly and does not leave the mess that vinegar can leave on the floor.
This alcohol treatment works and it is relatively inexpensive.
Jul 22, 2009
27 Yes
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Laser Treatment
Chris in New Orleans, LA -I had my toenail fungus treated by a laser in New Orleans. The company was Light Wave Laser Centers. The treatment was quick, painless, and had no side effects. It's the most natural cure there is: Light! The technology is truly revolutionary. I highly, highly recommend it.
Jul 13, 2009
27 Yes
14 No
Generic vaporub and occasional griseofulvin
Buck in Statesboro, GA -I am a fungus farm and have been since childhood over 50 years ago, and it ran in my family. In recent years I totally cured my lifelong foot fungus problem by applying generic "vaporub" (Wal-mart's Equate brand which is equivalent and a third the cost). I also rotate a set of about 6 running shoes. Result: no fungus and no stinky feet or stinky shoes. However, every now and then I will get a fingernail fungus that does not respond to topical treatments of any kind. I found that an old, cheap prescription (grisofulvin) does the trick every time, over a period of several months. Doctors do not push it and it is a systemic medication so it should not be used lightly; save it for the infection that responds to nothing else. I might add that as a webmaster of an educational site, I have no patience for fake testimonial and "review" web sites that deceive visitors in order to sell their own product. So in principle I would not touch Zetacure with a ten foot pole. They are clearly excellent when it comes to search engine optimization, dominating the google ratings when you search for nail fungus cure. But anybody who spams the web like they do is not to be trusted any more than any other common spammer, in my humble opinion.
May 13, 2009
107 Yes
5 No
Gross toe nail for 5 yrs-dropped off 1/yr. Now: beautiful
anneb in Santa Cruz, CA -Drank home made kefir twice a day for three months. I also filed down the hard thick skin after the toe nail fell off.
After three months of doing this, my toenail was half way back and completely attached to the flesh underneath and was smooth for the first time in five yrs.
May 08, 2009
5 Yes
15 No
ONE, TWO, THREE GONE.
Gilbert C. in CLEVELAND, OHIO -MIX WHITE VINEGAR AND SALT
-Soak or rub feet for 3 to 4 minutes
-Dry with towel or air dry is better.
-Do these twice a day
-THE THIRD DAY ALL IS BETTER.
Apr 27, 2009
27 Yes
22 No
Triple Threat
Catherine in Easthampton, MA -I had a black, fungus infested big toenail for 8 years after a can fell on it. None of these remedies worked individually but applied together this remedy cleared it immediately. Morning and evening pour white vinegar on the nail, then immediately apply tea tree oil, then seal it all in with Vicks Vapor Rub. It is a bit stinky but within a week I had clean nail growing in. I kept applying this remedy for a few months until new nail had grown in completely.
Dec 12, 2008
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for people who REALLY want it to go away
caren in Sydney Australia -
I was soooo sick of using the $80 a bottle ointments that did not do a thing...so I took things into my own hands. I used hydrogen peroxide for everything (4%)...and thought I'd try that on my toe. (Just my big toe)...I would dip a qtip and soak it and apply t a couple of times a day...it slowly was rotting away the nail...but not enough. I went to a chemist - as I am an American living in Australia, told him I wanted a mixture stronger for my toe nail, and he made me a mixture of 12%....which is very strong.....AND IT WORKS! It hurts, though - let me tell you - but I am now growing in a new nail. You have to keep applying a few drops a few times a day. I even checked with my doctor - when it was killing me...he said I was nuts - it was too strong, and wanted me to go on to Lamisil pills...which can ruin your liver - and I said - but my treatment's working, isn't it? and he agreed....so......I think this is the best treatment...but you need to have a bit of a pain threshold....(Its not that bad) and if my nail is now going to grow in...after all the Loceryl bottles that didnt work, I am going to be sooooo happy! Hope this helps someone! :) Persevere!
Dec 07, 2008
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Head & Shoulders
Tracy in Boca Raton, Fla. -I had a toenail fungus for who knows how long as I got pedicures (my doc says big no no) every 6 weeks. I always had polish on my toenails. When I went to the foot dr. and he diagnosed me for something else he told me I had a fungus in at least 7 toenails. He told me to scrub my nails with head & shoulders in the shower, after drying my feet off put some Listerine on them and then apply Oxistat cream 1% (RX). He also said try and keep your feet out of closed shoes as moisture creates fungus.This was easy as I live in Fla. and can sandals years round. It could take anywhere from 6 mos to 1 yr to clear up depending how fast your nails grow. You must be able to see the white half moon part at the cuticle growing out to start a healthy nail.I wanted to go on the pills as they work twice as fast but the doc said it is way too hard and toxic on your liver!
Nov 23, 2008
36 Yes
4 No
Listerine, more than just mouthwash
Steve Magrum in Grand Rapids, MI USA -A friend of mine recommended to me that I should soak my feet in, believe it or not, Listerine. I decided to try it, with my doctor's approval, and it actually worked. It cleared up the fungus with 7-10 days.
Nov 04, 2008
49 Yes
8 No
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