Nail fungus, also known to doctors as onychomycosis is a disease which is annoying, long, and requires a comprehensive treatment. There are many drugs developed against onychomycosis: cream, liquids, lotions, pills, spray, gel. Doctors themselves make up the list, focusing on the state of the sick. No less effective, are and folk remedies from nail fungus. Better to apply as an additional treatment, as well as timely prevention.
The majority of the house of ways to view the mushroom work, when the disease is in the initial stage. Sometimes natural remedies help soften and independent of distance to the infected plate. With the time it grows another, already healthy nail.
If the fungus was subsequently identified, natural remedies are a great way to help official medicine. It should be applied after the approval of a doctor, because of the mushrooms there are several subspecies, and each requires its own method of treatment.
The infection
The nail fungus and stop – is very widespread viral disease type. The spores of the fungus towards the area around the nail, same nail. The main place of concentration of the fungus is in the nail bed. Then some of the treatment methods do not give any tangible effect. Drugs are difficult to penetrate through a dense structure of the nail.
The causes of the appearance of mushrooms:
- reduced immunity;
- failure to comply with the hygiene;
- diabetes mellitus;
- endocrine diseases, in particular, affect the strength of immunity;
- obesity;
- heavy sweating;
- it is not seasonal shoes;
- the specific work;
- carelessness in some of the public areas (swimming pool, sauna, beach, showers in common).
Also dangerous to wear shoes of other people. It does not matter, they are family members, classmates or neighbors. Disease equally adults, adolescents and children of both sexes. The only difference – treatment of the child requires the correction of dosage in choice of drugs.
Home treatment
The treatment of nail fungus at home with the use of different natural remedies is a task of the change of the alkaline environment all the affected areas to another, acid. Harmful fungi and gradually leads to their a painless way for the body the destruction.
Undoubted merit of natural ingredients – their composition. There is no chemical side effects and the effect is minimal. Usually after a long medical therapy patients need some time to recover. During the use of natural remedies you can. It will only help, not harm the body. It is important to choose the right ingredients, here will make the advice of the doctor.
Often, traditional medicine recommends the use of:
- soap and similar detergents – they are powerful, also, they soften the fabric;
- oil – for soft antiseptic treatment, stages of disinfection;
- solutions of acids, and the like, for creating connections therapeutic baths;
- medications – needed for the application.
Against athlete's foot is commonly used:
- soap;
- food vinegar;
- the solution of manganese;
- the solution of ammonia;
- tea tree oil;
- the lactic acid;
- the glycolic acid;
- the boric acid;
- potassium dichromate;
- with;
- bleach;
- formaldehyde;
- anhydride;
- iodine;
- glycerin;
- kerosene.
The popular medicine
Natural antifungal agents act with care, try not to damage the cells of the body. Quick result to wait for here there is no need, the therapy can take a 2-3 months long, depending on how much you managed to develop a fungus.
Methods of treatment at home natural remedies include:
- bathrooms, valid for the disinfection and softening of the tissue;
- local treatment with antiseptics;
- the application of means, have the active fungistatic properties affected by the fungus in the area;
- and.
You should understand that treatment must begin immediately, as soon as the first troubling symptoms of a fungus has appeared. Not worth the wait the spread of the disease.
The popular recipes
Solution of water and soap
Not suitable for the tablet, and plain soap. He had a strong peculiar odor. It is an excellent antiseptic, it is not for nothing grandmother tried to wash them.
Method of application:
- The affected area is just foam, then after waiting for a time, rinse in warm water.
- Swimming in the 72% tar (cheap) soap rub on a regular grater (large). Pieces to put in a preheated water. Fits better the boiled water. Stir until the pieces dissolve. The temperature of the maximum water bearable. Then in a bowl to gently lower the foot, hold it there for 15-20 minutes.
- Lima-abrasive Polish to gently remove offered the upper layer with the nail, also a cells of the human skin.
Excellent the procedure of preparation, after which it is possible to apply other antimycotic substances. Also, after the bath you feel a pleasant relaxation, the legs do not "buzz" and are really tired. better.
The lactic acid
A special substance, sold cheap pharmacy. Not to be confused with the dairy products. This chemical compound.
Mode of application:
- Before using the acid, the affected area should be pre-use steam, making the normal a hot tub (with nothing).
- Then dilute the acid water, respecting the ratio of 10g. acid (40%) to 0.5 liters of liquid.
- Stir and gently lower your foot to the resulting solution. Hold for 4-5 minutes (not more). Before use, drop a little of solution for your elbow, checking the sensitivity.
The vinegar solution
Is used a regular apple cider vinegar. It helps change the alkaline environment in the tissues acid, harmful for the fungus.
An important condition – pre-control prior to the application of the sensitivity.
Mode of application:
- Glycerin plus acetic essence. Mix 2 tbsp. l. alcohol/2°.l. the vinegar, the addition of beyond 1.l. from glycerin. Instead of alcohol, it is possible to use natural propolis (tincture), is a bit to improve the efficiency. Ready for the composition of the manage all locations all day. Try not to hit when the skin healthy. The course includes 15-30 session and continues until the infected nail gradually disappears and will not begin to grow healthy.
- The custard of eggs and vinegar. Pour the whole egg 100g. Vinegar. More convenient to put it in a glass. Leave in infusion for 7 days, until all of the egg itself doesn't melt. Instead, it is only a thin film, which must be removed. Add a piece (100 g) unsalted butter, softened, all whip. Finished in a creamy emulsion to manage all the affected areas, make a compress after the steam cooking.
Oil
The essential oils used actively in the struggle to be bored by a fungus.
What are the varieties of oils, they help against onychomycosis:
- eucalyptus;
- tea tree;
- mint;
- pine;
- thymol;
- of lemon;
- the castor oil;
- coconut;
- avocado.
Mode of application:
- Eucalyptus oil can mix, adding a bit of vinegar. Ready mix store in the fridge. Withstand 3 days, then treat the nails, up to complete disappearance of the disease.
- Lemon oil – helps actively the self and of the other oils. Develop all their places, to remove the excess with a cotton pad. Long duration of 10 days. The oil little by little lighten the nails, will he purify them, and return the natural color healthy. Courses of the current session, with periodic breaks, until the plate is not completely healed.
- Works fine fraction of lemon oil with another oil of tea tree. The only negative side – tea tree can help darker nail, but the plate will be healthy and increase resistance. In addition, this oil removes unpleasant odors. Experts recommend when you are dealing with at the same time, adjust the power supply, with the addition of garlic. An excellent antiseptic, capable of influencing all fungal cells from within, helping to heal more quickly.
Glycolic acid and boric acid
They are easy to purchase at local pharmacies. Low-cost, but the spectacular funds. They use for the home treatment of the fungus, which nourish the skin and nails are infected. Before the procedure it is better not to remove them with your fingers, smudging the cuticles, also, carefully inspect the skin. It is not possible to make sessions, if you have fresh ranca, abrasion, bruise, or redness.
Mode of application:
- You'll need 2-5% solution of both acids. They deal pre-steam out the nails.
- Not acids marked fungicidal action, that is why their is often used for peeling, since they are able to destroy the stratum corneum, of the dermis and hit the nail.
- Treat the area with caution, trying not to influence others. Healthy areas.
Manganese
Here, there are several forms of application. If you have a powder, then moistened with a normal ear wand in warm water, tap this knowledge dry powder. Then treat all the places. Manganese sears the skin, killing in this way, pathogenic organisms.
In daily life often use the potassium permanganate against various diseases. Especially when it is necessary to disinfect the affected area, killing the germs.
Mode of application:
- Anti-fungal bath. Need – 0,5 l. normal vinegar, 10 gr. crystals of manganese. Dissolve in 10 litres of boiled hot water. Stir in mixture to keep in a 20-minute walk. Repeat the sessions up to complete healing.
- Lotions. 0,5 teaspoon of liquid potassium permanganate dissolved in a glass of hot boiled water. Drop there lemon juice. Mix and soak a cloth napkin. Pulling gently press down and apply to the affected areas. From the top wrap, or once to wear a sock clean. Bear the digitech 15 minutes.
Bleach
Use it with caution, poisonous mix!
Mode of application:
- 50g of lime dilute 1 litre of boiling water. Mix well and the resulting solution for 3 minutes to lower legs.
- The track to keep the feet for 15 minutes in a bath with a solution of soda (dilute caustic soda).
The frequency of procedures times a week.
After the drawers, the skin and the nails, the further processing of essential oil.
Formaldehyde
Use it with caution, it is poisonous! Keep preferably away from curious children.
Method of application:
- Not diluted it can be applied on the surface hit the nail. Resist for a minute and rinse off normal water.
- After the application of moisturize the skin essential oil or antifungal cream.
- The application frequency – 3-5 times (in total).
Salt
Also, you can use a normal cooking book or the true sea salt, in spite of what there is.
What you'll need:
- iodine (pharmacy);
- salt – 2°.l.;
- water – a liter;
- soda a glass.
Method of application:
- Do the bath. To do this, mix the sea salt with a glass of sodium bicarbonate the ordinary. Raise a liter of boiled hot water. Wait until the mixture a bit it cools down, then soak your feet.
- At the end of a polished nail file, the foot, carefully cut the soft dead skin areas.
- Wash the feet using soap, treat with iodine. And place, affected by a fungus, the processing of three times, wait for the drying of each successive layer.
Kombucha
Before him often used in homes. Kombucha can help, and against the fungus. You'll need is not the solution, and the pieces of the mushroom. Gently apply the more dense to the affected areas, after which wrap from the top of the polyethylene. You can leave the digitech for a night or clean up after drying. Also drink a tea, related to kombucha.
Prevention of nail fungus
The treatment for fungus procedure long and exhausting. It requires a systematic approach and careful execution of all the instructions. Works better than the technique of complete treatment, when the patient uses the medication as prescribed by your doctor, and holds the animals sessions – tubs for bathing, it makes lotions, and. The more that the natural ingredients are available, are inexpensive. Some are at home, such as aloe, iodine, walnut or cooking salt.
For the most part after the treatment lasts for a normal life, without thinking about the possibility of re-infestation by fungi. Unfortunately, the disease spreads easily, the immunity against him is not there.
You can only reduce the probability of infection, if you comply with the following security measures:
- decrease with the help of different powders sweating of the feet;
- timely change (wash necessarily) socks;
- it is recommended to buy natural cotton socks for the skin to "breathe" in them.
- ventilate regularly, and clean your shoes;
- have their own hygiene products (towel, bathrobe, slippers);
- do not wear possibly the shoes of someone else (even when they offer the sneakers away);
- the collection of shoes, not misurale then, be sure to pick up a sock;
- every day, wash it off with soap and water, walk, clean and dry;
- do not wear a shoe for long, especially in the summer, two pairs of shoes at work, school or institute;
- after the treatment of the fungus to change the whole manicure as a gift;
- keep your set manicure;
- for the prevention of a regular use of some anti-fungal ointment or spray, especially after a session of pedicure/manicure services;
- look, for the master took the sterilized instruments;
- take slippers, located in the area of swimming pools/saunas/Turkish bath/steam room and other similar places.
These are simple steps to protect themselves against the risk of re-infection. Also, keep your feet healthy and reduce the natural sweating. Unfortunately, the men of the cure of the fungus is more difficult due to the characteristics of the wear shoes. Men often take closed shoes, wearing it with curtains, dark socks, even in summer. Rarely use the shoes. Consequently, the feet tend to sweat, appears unpleasant, smell. Few people regularly delete used socks. Therefore the importance of measures of prevention should not be underestimated.
Conclusion
As we have seen, folk remedies, that can help you get rid of fungal infection very. All give a different effect. However, the choice for me, it is worth mentioning that onychomycosis (fungal infection) has many variants and each requires its individual approach. In addition to the natural components help the normal pharmacy of tools, such as aspirin or boric acid.