Nail fungus, known to doctors as onychomycosis disease unpleasant, long, requires complex treatment. Many drugs developed for onychomycosis: creams, liquid creams, pills, aerosols, gels. The doctors you list, in particular with regard to the condition of the patient. No less effective or folk remedy the nail fungus. They are best used as supplementary treatment, prevention.
Most home way to the mushroom, when the disease is in the earliest stages. Sometimes natural remedies help to soften and separate the falling away from the infected disk. Instead, a woman another, already healthy nails.
If the fungus is discovered later, then natural remedies are great help to the official medical science. These should be used after official approval of the doctor because the fungus a number of subspecies, each requires its own treatment methods.
The infection
Nail fungus, foot – a very common infectious disease type. Spores of the fungus appeared in the region around the nail, nail plate themselves. The main place, the concentration of the fungus in the nail bed. Therefore, some treatment methods do not bring any tangible effect. Drugs is difficult to penetrate the dense structure of the nail.
Causes the fungus:
- reduce the resistance;
- keeping hygiene;
- diabetes;
- endocrine diseases, especially affecting the power of the immune system.
- obesity;
- heavy sweating;
- not a seasonal shoe;
- the specific activity;
- negligence each of the public areas (pool, sauna, beach, shower).
It's dangerous to wear shoes other people. Doesn't matter, family members, classmates, or neighbors. The disease is equally relevant to adults, adolescents, children of both sexes. The only difference is that the treatment the child needs correction doses to select the the drugs.
Home treatment
The treatment of nail fungus at home using various natural remedies, there is a problem with the change to the alkaline environment in all the affected areas and the other acidic. Harmful fungus and gradually cause them pain-free organism destruction.
Undoubted advantage of the natural ingredients in the composition. No chemicals or the side effects are minimal. Usually, after a long medical treatment in patients with a little time to recover. Using natural remedies, that's possible. They can only help, not harm the body. It is important to choose the right ingredients, this will help your doctor's advice.
Most often, the traditional medicine offers to use:
- soap -like detergents – they are antiseptic, in addition to soften the tissue;
- oil mild antiseptic treatment, intermittent disinfection;
- acid or similar compounds in the treatment bath;
- drugs – the application is required.
Against athlete's foot is often used:
- - soap;
- food vinegar;
- the solution of manganese;
- ammonia solution;
- tea tree oil;
- lactic acid;
- glycolic acid;
- boric acid;
- bichromate of potassium;
- the;
- bleach;
- the formaldehyde;
- anhydride;
- iodine;
- glycerol;
- kerosene.
The traditional medicine
Natural antifungal products are gentler, he didn't want to hurt the cells in the body. Rapid results without cause, treatment can make the last 2-3 months, depending on how you managed to develop the mushrooms.
Methods the home treatment natural remedies are the following:
- bath effect of the disinfection, and softening of the tissue;
- local treatment with antiseptics;
- the applicant of the remedies that the active fungistatic properties of the affected fungus region;
- application.
It should be understood that the treatment starts immediately, as soon as the first alarming symptoms of the fungus. You don't have to wait for the spread of the disease.
Most popular recipes
The solution is to have the soapy water
Doesn't fit the toilet, and the usual soap. There is a sharp specific smell. It's a great disinfectant, it's no wonder that the grandmother tried to wash them just.
Application method:
- The affected place you can just lather, and then after waiting a while, rinse with warm water.
- The bath – 72% coal tar(trade) soap, to RUB the regular grated (large). Piece of place in the warm water. The best fit to the boiled water. Stir until all the pieces dissolved. The water temperature is the most acceptable. Then in a bowl, gently lower your legs, hold it there for 15-20 minutes.
- Abrasive nail file to gently remove the soft top layer of the nail plate of keratinized skin cells.
Excellent preparation procedure, after which you can apply other fungicides. In addition, after the bath I felt a pleasant relaxation, the foot is not the "buzz" to sleep better.
Lactic acid
A special material cheap the pharmacies. Not to be confused with the dairy products. This is the compound.
Methods to use:
- Before using the acid, the affected area should be pre-stripped, so a regular hot tub (nothing).
- Then dilute the acid with water in the following ratio of 10g. acid (40%) 0, 5 l liquid.
- Mix, then carefully dip your feet in the resulting solution. Hold for 4-5 minutes (no longer). Before using a drop of the solution on the elbow, control the sensitivity.
The solution is vinegar
Used regular apple cider vinegar. This will help to change the alkaline environment of the tissues to be acidic, harmful to the mushrooms.
In good condition pre – inspection before use, the sensitivity.
Methods to use:
- Glycerol plus vinegar essence. Mix 2 tablespoons of alcohol/2-old.l. vinegar, adding there 1.l. the glycerine. Instead of alcohol you can use natural propolis (tincture), that increase the efficiency. The finished composition, to treat the affected area daily. Try not to touch the healthy skin. The course consists of 15-30 sessions, but will continue until the infected nail will disappear gradually over and not start, that the woman is healthy.
- Cream, eggs, vinegar. Pour a whole egg 100g. Vinegar. Easier to put it in a glass. Leave to infuse for 7 days, until the whole shell itself dissolved. Instead of just a thin film which must be removed. Add a slice (100 g) soft butter, just beat up. Prepared creamy emulsion to treat the affected areas, so pack after steaming.
Oil
Essential oils are widely used in the fighting of the pesky fungus.
What type of oil can help against onychomycosis:
- eucalyptus;
- tea-tree;
- mint;
- pine;
- the thymol;
- lemon;
- castor;
- coconut;
- avocado.
Methods to use:
- Eucalyptus oil can be mixed, adding a little vinegar. The finished mixture is stored in a refrigerator. To stand for 3 days, and then treat the nails, until the complete disappearance of the disease.
- Lemon oil actively help on his own or together with other oils. Treatment of all affected areas, remove the excess with a cotton swab. The length of the course, 10 days. The oil will gradually lighten your nails, clean them, and then back to a natural, healthy color. Courses sessions continuous, with periodic interruptions, until the disk is fully healed.
- Works well with the fraction of lemon oil is another oil, tea tree. The only negative – the tea tree can contribute to the darkening of the nail, but the disk is healthy, it increases the strength. In fact, this oil removes the unpleasant odors. Experts say treatment is at the same time to adjust the diet, add the garlic. A good antiseptic that can affect all fungal cells inside to help them quickly recover.
Recommended products and boric acid
They're easy to purchase the drug stores. Cheap, but spectacular means. They are used in the home treatment of the fungus, treating infected skin and nails. Before the procedure it is better not to remove the burrs with your fingers, cuticles also carefully examine the skin. It is impossible to if you have a fresh wound, bruise, bruising, or redness.
Methods to use:
- You will need a 2-5% solution of both acids. They manage a pre-soaked nail.
- Acids have a pronounced fungicidal action, therefore, is often used for the peeling, because it can destroy the upper keratinous layer of the dermis, as well as the affected nail.
- Processing surface should be carefully, trying not to affect the others. Healthy areas.
Manganese
Many forms of application. If powder, then wet with regular q-tip in warm water to touch the dry powder. And treating all the affected areas. Manganese burn the skin, so that kills the pathogenic micro-organisms.
In everyday life we often use the potassium permanganate against various diseases. Especially if you want to decontaminate the affected area, kill germs.
Methods to use:
- Anti-fungal bath. You need 0.5 l of normal vinegar, 10 gr. crystals of manganese. Dissolve 10 liters of boiled hot water. Stir the mixture to keep 20 minutes of the leg. Repeated sessions are complete healing.
- Gadgets. 0.5 tsp. the liquid potassium permanganate dissolved in a glass of boiled, warm water. Drop there lemon juice. Mix, and then wrung cloth wipe. Pull gently squeeze and apply on the affected areas. Top wrap or wear a clean sock. To resist the cream for 15 minutes.
Bleach
Carefully use a toxic mixture!
Methods to use:
- 50g lime, to dilute in 1 liter of boiled water. Mix thoroughly, and then the resulting solution for 3 minutes to lower legs.
- Then, to keep your feet 15 minutes in another bath of the alkaline solution (diluted with soda).
The frequency of treatment – twice a week.
After the bath, the skin on the nails to handle the additional essential oil.
The formaldehyde
Use it carefully, it's poisonous! To keep away the curious children.
Application method:
- Undiluted can be applied to the surface of the affected nail. To withstand a minute, then rinse with ordinary tap water.
- After applying moisturize the skin, essential oils or antifungal cream.
- The usage frequency of 3-5 times (total).
Salt
In addition, you can use ordinary table or real sea salt, despite the fact that what it is.
What you will need:
- iodine (pharmaceutical);
- salt – 2 training.l.;
- water liters;
- soda bottle.
Application method:
- Put bath. To do this, mix the sea salt with a glass of traditional baking soda. Dilute a liter of boiled hot water. Wait until the mixture has cooled a little, and then immerse the feet.
- In the end sanded with a nail file foot, gently cut the soft of keratinized.
- Wash the leg with soap, treated with iodine. In fact, the areas affected by the fungus, the process three times, waiting for drying of each successive layer.
Kombucha
Before is often used in the houses. Kombucha can help against fungus. You don't have to grout and pieces of this fungus. To narrow them, gently, to the affected area, then wrap the top with plastic. You can leave the cream at night or clean up after drying. Also, drink the infusion obtained Kombucha.
Prevention of nail fungus
Nail fungus treatment procedure is long and tiring. The need for a systematic approach and thorough implementation of the instructions. Works best methods in the complex treatment if the patient is using prescribed medications, as well as leading the home meetings, the bathroom, so widgets, applications. In fact, natural ingredients available, or cheap. There are some houses, like aloe, iodine, nuts or salt.
Most of the treatment continued for a normal life, not thinking about the likelihood of re-infection by the fungus. Unfortunately, the disease can spread easily, immunity against, no, no.
Only reduces the likelihood that the infection, if you adhere to the following security measures:
- reduce the variety of dust, sweat of the feet;
- time to change (washing optional) socks;
- it is advisable to buy natural cotton socks, so the skin to breathe them;
- regularly airing and cleaning your shoes;
- make your own shower (washcloth, bathrobe, Slippers);
- don't be like someone else's shoes (even if the offer sneaker-re);
- when choosing your shoes, don't measure, so be sure to socks;
- daily wash with soap and feet wipe dry;
- I don't wear a shoe, for a long time, especially in the summer, have a change of shoes, in the workplace, the school or Institution;
- after the treatment, the fungus change to all nail accessories;
- a manicure set;
- prevention you regularly use some kind of antifungal creams or sprays, especially after a session, pedicure/manicure;
- I see that the master took the sterilized tools;
- bring Slippers when visiting a public pool/sauna/steamroom/spa, as well as other similar places.
This simple action helps protect the risk of re-infection. In addition, to keep feet healthy, reduce natural sweating. Unfortunately, the men to cure fungus is more difficult because of the peculiarities of wearing shoes. Men are often closed shoes to wear with thick, dark socks, even in summer. Rarely use the indoor shoes. The feet sweat, an unpleasant, sharp smell. Some people regularly used to wash socks. Therefore, it is important for the prevention cannot be underestimated.
Conclusion
As you can see, folk medicine, that will help get rid of athlete's foot a lot. Everyone else would be the effect. However, you chose yourself, you have to remember that onychomycosis (fungus) to their respective varieties, and each requires its own individual approach. In addition to the natural ingredients help the traditional pharmaceutical means, such as aspirin or boric acid.