Nail fungus, best known to doctors as onychomycosis – disease unpleasant, too, requires a comprehensive treatment. There are a lot of drugs, that was developed in onychomycosis: cream, liquid, lotion, pills, spray, gel. The doctors form the list, observing the condition of the patient. Equally effective is popular treatments of nail fungus. It's best used as a complementary treatment, as well as the timely prevention.
The more household ways for the production of fungus operate, when the disease is located in the first, early phase. Sometimes the natural remedies contribute to softening and independent away from a contaminated plate. Over time instead of growing other, already healthy nail.
If the fungus is detected late, then the natural treatments are of great help official medicine. Should be used after the official approval of your doctor, because the fungus there are many subspecies, each requires methods of treatment.
For infections
Fungus of the nail and stop – very common disease of viral type. The spores of the fungus struck the area around the claws, and the same on the surface of the nail. The main part of the concentration of the fungus is the nails. Therefore some of the techniques of treatment do not give any noticeable effect. Drugs is difficult to penetrate through the dense structure of the nail.
Causes of occurrence of fungi:
- reduced immune?
- the non-observance of hygiene?
- diabetes mellitus;
- endocrine diseases, particularly affecting the strength of the immune system?
- the obesity?
- intense sweating;
- not seasonal shoes?
- specific job?
- carelessness in some public places (swimming pool, sauna, beaches, public baths).
It is also dangerous to wear shoes of other people. It doesn't matter, it will be family members, classmates or neighbors. Disease is just as prone to adults, adolescents and children of both sexes. The only difference – the treatment of the child requires dose adjustment in choice of drugs.
Home remedy
The treatment of nail fungus at home with the use of different physical media, there is a task – change available alkaline environment of all affected areas on the other hand, the acid. Harmful fungi and gradually leads to painless for body destruction.
A dignity natural ingredients – composition. No chemistry, and side effects are minimal. Usually after a long medical treatment patients need some time to recover. In the use of natural resources, it is possible. You will only need to help, without harming the body. It is important to choose the right ingredients, this will help your doctor's advice.
Often, traditional medicine recommends the use of:
- soap, similar to detergents – it is antiseptic, in addition it softens the fabrics?
- oil – for soft antiseptic treatment, gradually decontamination?
- solutions of acids and similar compounds for the creation of thermal baths?
- medical treatments needed for the application.
Against the development of fungi that are commonly used:
- * soap?
- food vinegar?
- solution of manganese;
- ammonia solution;
- tea tree oil;
- the lactic acid?
- glycolic acid?
- boric acid?
- dichromate of potassium;
- with?
- chlorine lime?
- the formaldehyde?
- anhydride;
- the iodine?
- glycerin?
- kerosene.
Folk medicine
Of course, antifungal medications act-gently, I'm not trying to damage the cells of the body. The fast result to wait here you don't need treatment can will cover 2-3 whole months, depends on how much time to develop the fungus.
Techniques home remedy by natural means include:
- basin that apply to the disinfection and softening of the tissues;
- local treatment antiseptics;
- application media, having an active fungistatic properties for the affected fungus area?
- application.
It should be understood that the treatment should be started immediately, as soon as the first alarming symptoms of fungi evident. It's not worth to wait for the spread of the disease.
Traditional recipes
Water solution with soap and water
It's not a toilet, and a regular economic soap. It has a strong odor. It is an excellent antiseptic, you shouldn't have grandma's try to erase them.
How to apply:
- The affected areas can be just lather up, then after waiting hour, rinse with warm running water.
- To make the bath – 72% pixel pitch (economic) to rub the soap in simple grater (coarse). The pieces put in a preheated water. The best match boiled cold water. Stir until the pieces dissolve. The temperature of the water makes them more bearable. Then, in a basin of gently down the legs, hold it there for 15-20 minutes.
- Abrasive rasp to gently remove loose top layer with a finger nail, is also keratinized skin cells.
Great preparatory process, after which you can apply other antimycotic substances. In addition, after the bathroom feels pleasant relaxation, the foot is no longer "buzzing" and you can sleep better.
The lactic acid
Special substance, it is sold cheaply in pharmacies. Not to be confused with the dairy products. Is a chemical compound.
Methods of application:
- Before the use of acid, the affected area should be pre-in the steam, making the ordinary hot bath (without anything).
- Then, dilute the acid by the water, observing the proportion of 10g. acid (40%) in 0.5 liters.
- Gently stir the bottom part of the leg to the dissolved solution. Keep it to 4-5 minutes (not more). Before use take a bit of a solution for the elbow, controlling the sensitivity.
A solution of acetate distillates
Used regular apple cider vinegar. It helps to change the alkaline environment of tissues in acidic, harmful to the mildew.
A necessary condition for the – screening before use in the sensitivity.
Methods of application:
- Glycerol plus acetate absolutely necessary. Mix 2 tablespoons of alcohol/2St.l. vinegar, with the addition of there, 1tbsp.l. from the glycerin. Instead of alcohol can be used natural propolis (tincture), this bit will increase the efficiency. Ready composition handle all the affected areas daily. Try not to affect the healthy skin. The course consists of 15-30 sessions, and continues until the infected nail gradually does not disappear and it will start to grow after a healthy.
- Ointment from the egg and vinegar. Fill the whole egg 100g. Vinegar. It is more convenient to put it in a glass. Leave to infuse for 7 days, until the whole shell are not dissolved. Instead it will be only a thin membrane, which must be taken care of. Add a slice (100 gr.) softened oil, beat. Finally a creamy emulsion handle all the affected areas, making a poultice after steaming.
Oil
The essential oils used in the fight against boring fungus.
What variations oils help against onychomycosis:
- eucalyptus power?
- tea tree;
- mint?
- the pine trees?
- transparency?
- lemon?
- castor oil?
- coconut?
- the avocado.
Methods of application:
- Eucalyptus oil can be mixed, adding a little vinegar. The final mixture is kept only in the refrigerator. To last 3 days, after the treatment the nails, before the complete disappearance of the disease.
- Lemon oil – helps active the same and in the composition of other oils. Processing all the affected areas, removing the excess with a piece of cotton. The lesson great, 10 days. The oil gradually lighten your nails, I clean them and they will bring the natural healthy color. Courses sessions are continuing at periodic intervals until the slab is fully cured.
- Well it works the fraction of lemon oil with another oil, tea tree. The only negative – melaleuca can contribute to the darkening nail, but the fun will be healthy and will increase endurance. In addition, this oil removes unpleasant odors. Experts advise against treatment at the same time to adjust the diet, adding the garlic. Excellent antiseptic, capable to affect all the fungal cells from the inside, helping to quickly heal.
Glycolic and boric acid
Is easy to purchase at local pharmacies. Affordable, but spectacular inside. Use them for the initial treatment of the fungus, treating skin, and the infected nails. Before the procedure, you'd better not delete it from the fingers of burrs and cuticles, also, to look at the skin. Not sessions, if there is a fresh wound, abrasion, bruise, or redness.
Methods of application:
- You will need 2-5% solution of the two acids. Treat them pre-steamed rat.
- The acids, strong fungicidal action, this is why it is often used for exfoliation, because it is able to destroy the upper stratum corneum of the dermis and nail.
- Processing surface should be gently, being careful not to affect the other. Healthy areas.
Manganese
There are various forms of application. If there is dust, then moisten the base end of stick in warm water, to touch that dry dust. Then to process the affected areas. Manganese which burn the skin, killing in this way, pathogenic organisms.
In daily life often use potassium permanganate against various diseases. Especially, when it is required to disinfect the affected area, killing the germs.
Methods of application:
- Anti-fungal container. Must be 0,5 l normal vinegar, 10 gr. crystals of manganese. Dissolve is 10 min. boiled hot water. Stir and the result of a mixture of bookings a 20-minute walk. Repeat the sessions until full recovery.
- Lotion. 0,5 teaspoon of liquid potassium permanganate dissolved in a glass of warm boiled water. To drop there lemon juice. Stir and soak a cloth towel. Pulling gently press and apply for to scare areas. Over wrap, or directly to wear clean socks. To resist this lotion for 15 minutes.
Chlorine of lime
Use gently, poisonous blend!
Methods of application:
- 50g lime dilute 1l of boiled water. Stir well, and the resulting solution for 3 minutes bottom of foot.
- Route to keep the feet for 15 minutes in another bath with a soda solution (dilute soda).
The frequency of the process – two times per week.
After baths, skin and nails treatment in addition to the essential oil.
The formaldehyde
Use gently, poisonous! To keep as far as possible away from curious children.
How to apply:
- As it is, it can be applied to the surface of the nail. To hold a minute and rinse with normal water.
- After applying moisturize the skin essential oil or antifungal cream.
- The frequency of application is 3-5 times (total).
Salt
In addition, you can use basic cooking or real sea salt, rather than what it is.
What you'll need:
- iodine (pharmacy);
- salt – 2St.l.;
- water – one liter?
- soda – glass.
How to apply:
- Click bathroom. To do this, mix the sea salt with a glass of normal soda. Dilute the litre of boiled warm water. Wait until the mixture a little to cool and then immerse the feet.
- In the end sanded lima feet, carefully cut out soft the dead parts.
- Wash the feet, using the economic soap, edit it with iodine. In addition, the area affected by fungus, treatment three times waiting for it to dry each subsequent layer.
Tea mushroom
Before is often used in homes. Tea mushroom can also help against fungus. You will need is not a solution, and pieces of the same fungus. The gently snug frighten areas after which it is wrapped up by polyethylene. You can leave a lotion for the night or may not be after drying. In addition to drink away tincture, the result of the kombucha.
Prevention of nail fungus
Treating fungal process is long and tedious. It requires a systematic approach and careful execution of all directives. Works better the methodology of integrated treatment, when the patient uses prescribed by your doctor the medication and conduct a pet-discussions – the disk, make lotion, application. The more that the natural ingredients are available, it is inexpensive. Some are in the house, such as aloe vera, iodine, walnut, or table salt.
Most after treatment continue normal life, without thinking about the possibility of re-infection by the fungus. Unfortunately, the disease spreads easily, immunity against no there isn't.
Can only reduce the chance of infection, if you adhere to the following security measures:
- to reduce with various powders sweating of the feet;
- to change the (washed necessarily) socks?
- it is advisable to buy natural cotton socks, so the skin can "breathe" in them?
- ventilate regularly and clean the shoes?
- must have own sanitation toilet (sponge, bathrobe, slippers);
- not to wear as far as possible someone else's shoes (even when they offer slippers in the house)?
- choosing shoes, I don't measure so be sure to take a sock?
- daily wash with soap and water your feet, wipe them with a dry?
- don't wear shoes for a long time, especially in the summer – let it be interchangeable shoes to work, to school or the institution?
- after treatment of fungi change all manicure toilet?
- you have your own manicure kit?
- for the prevention regularly use some antifungal ointment or spray, especially after the session, pedicure/manicure?
- see, for master took sterile tools?
- take slippers, the visit to a public swimming pool/sauna/steam rooms/baths and other similar places.
It is simple actions will help protect from threats of re-infection. In addition, it will save your feet healthy and to reduce the natural sweating. Unfortunately, the men to cure fungus is the most difficult of the features of wearing shoes. The men more often take closed shoes, wear it with the thick, dark socks, even in the summer. Rarely use smenku. As a result, our feet sweat, you receive an unpleasant, sour smell. Few regularly turns off the used socks. Therefore, the importance of prevention measures cannot be underestimated.
Conclusion
As shown, folk remedies that can help in getting rid of fungal infections enough. All of these give a different result. However, choosing for himself, it is worth remembering that the onychomycosis (fungus) has the varieties and each requires an individual approach. In addition to the natural ingredients that help of the usual pharmaceutical media, such as aspirin or boric acid.