Cures And Remedies For Toenail Fungus
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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
3 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
46 Yes
5 No
Urine remedy
Sadie A. in New Orleans, LA -Collect your own urine as you urinate. Holding toes over the toilet, pour over toes. Then blot with tissue. There is no smell involved, surprisingly. This was amazing. I have had unsightly big toenails, yellowed and splitting, with thick skin under the nails. I realized as I started this remedy that I evidently had some of the fungus on other toes as well, almost all of them to some degree. Within a month my nails were white, and not thick as they had been. In addition, my little toenails had been practically buried in skin, and now they actually looked like nails !!! It's been less than two months and I haven't really given up on it yet, as they seem to keep on improving. And they have been ugly for at least 12 years. WOW!
Nov 03, 2008
27 Yes
43 No
Tea tree oil
Herbie in Victoria Australia -Tea tree oil is great. Use clean cotton or fingers. Cut off as much of the old nail as you can.... do it regularly and consistently. I also use it for any athletes foot as well as the nail fungus. Keep your socks clean or buy new ones.
good luck
Nov 01, 2008
15 Yes
3 No
ZetaClear and Vick's Vapor Rub: Works Everytime
Suzanne in Charlotte, NC -I suffered for many years from toenail fungus on my big toe. I have tried many of the other solutions and finally got rid of it by using a combination of Zetaclear in the mornings and Vicks Vapor Rub in the evenings. I bought the Vick's at the grocery store and the zetaclear at: http://nailfungusstore.com/
Sep 08, 2008
11 Yes
16 No
Red Pepper paste Update
Tom Roberts in Tunis, Tunisia -See my first post of 8 June/08
It is now 22 days since I started my treatment with harisa (red pepper mixture). Every other night I replace the bandages, clean the toes, apply some iodine liquid and then apply the harisa again, which takes me 10 to 15 minutes for all 7 toes. On the weekend, I review progress on each toenail and file down the top of the nail to expose more fungus, which takes me 45 to 60 minutes. In the area of the fungus, I am gradually filing the nail back towards the cuticle and as I do more fungus gets exposed for the next week. For one big toe, the fungus covered about half the nail surface, and about a third of the nail surface for the other big toe. For the small toes, it spanned the entire width of the nail and as I file it back more fungus appears. It look like I'll have to file as far as the cuticle.
Instead of harisa, for 2 days I also made a mixture of hot red pepper powder mixed with olive oil. I tried this a once but the bedsheets got stained because of leakage, so I went back to my harisa.
I’d estimate at least 50 to 60% fungus removal on the smaller toes, and about 75 % removal on the bigger toes. I cannot see new nail growth yet. In brief, it’s worth the effort.
Jun 22, 2008
7 Yes
14 No
Vicks Vapor Rub KILLs Toenail Fungus
Anonymous in Anytown, AT 55555 -Apply Vicks vapor rub (dark blue jar) to toenail
and surrounding skins nightly!! It takes a while but this really works!!!
Jun 22, 2008
66 Yes
10 No
Red Pepper paste
Tom Roberts in Tunis, Tunisia -Remedy:
I used harisa, which is a mixture of hot red pepper powder with the red pepper seeds, garlic and olive oil. I filed down the toenails to expose the fungus and applied the paste, then put a bandage overtop to keep the paste in place. I wore socks all the time as a second layer of protection against leakage. I replaced the paste and bandages every 1.5 - 2 days. I started 8 days ago. When removing the bandage from my big toe yesterday, a big clump of the fungus came off. I then got a knife and was able to easily removed a lot more. Now, about 80% of the fungus is removed from that big toe. The remaining fungus is beneath the part of the nail that wasn't filed down, so I trimmed the nail a bit and push the paste underneath it. It was all painless. The paste gave a mild tingling to the toe. The other toes are not yet as successful.
History:
I have fungus on 7 toes. It was very bad on one big toe, covering about 70% of the surface area. I've had it on that big toe for 19 years. I was prescribed pills 3 times in the first few years but there was no reduction in the fungus. I ignored the fungus for over 10 - 12 years as it gradually spread to other toes. I told myself the fungus didn't really matter because maybe I'd had it so far for as many years as I had left to live ! So I've managed for over 50% of it's duration, I told myself. In late 2007 I saw another doctor and he said there was now a liquid remedy that was applied externally. He was sure it would work, and even said it wouldn't hurt if I also took the pills at the same time. But I decided that the liquid was good enough, so I bought two 5 ml bottles of Loceryl, at $50 a bottle. I was generous in application and filed down the nails beforehand. I used it for about 6 months twice a week but it did not remove even a little of the fungus.
What surprises me with this experience, from visiting doctors 20 years ago to recently, is the conviciton of absolute certainty that these pills and liquid would work. I guess I was unlucky with doctors, but any who are reading this are probably open minded so won't be offended.
Jun 08, 2008
12 Yes
6 No
Preventing infections/ingrown toe nail
Gaby in USA -
Soak your foot/feet in a bowl of epsom salt for about 20 minutes. Soak your foot/feet 3 times a day this will help for an ingrown toe nail or a infected toe. Then you can put some type of triple antibiotic ointment or any type of ointment that helps with minor cuts or preventing infections. You can put this ointment around the injured toe every time your done soaking your foot/feet.
NOTICE:may take couple of weeks.
Jun 04, 2008
12 Yes
6 No
TEA TREE OIL
Rocky Balboa in San Antonio, Texas -I bought 100% tea tree oil from Melaleuca. Although You can buy it from any Health Food Store.
I have athlete's foot on my right foot and toe nail fungus on the big toe of my right foot.
I rub the tea tree oil on liberally, concentrating between my toes and on the toe nail that is affected and ...IT WORKS MIRACLES! I saw results after the first night.
It cleared up the athletes foot and my toenail is growing out clear! Hooray Hooray for Tea Tree Oil!!!
May 24, 2008
35 Yes
49 No
Clorox Magic
Fellow Fungus Sufferer in USA -1 part Bleach
1 part hydrogen peroxide
10 parts water
soak you feet everyday and it will help.
Mar 19, 2008
10 Yes
15 No
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