Nail Fungus: Toenail Fungus Treatment and Home Remedies

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Ruth Good article. Thanks so much.
I read somewhere on the Web that Witch Hazel removes toe nail fungus. Well, I tried it; after all I had a pitch black right second toenail, a grayish right large toenail, a blackening of my right little toenail, and a gross-looking thick half yellowish left large toenail. It was obvious that fungus was running wild with me, and that I had nothing to lose.
I noticed a difference in the color of my black nail IMMEDIATELY after applying and rubbing in the Witch Hazel with a soft cloth (I did not have any cotton balls at the time). I even saw a black spot of fungus on my right little toe that was zapped and disappeared Immediately! My left large half toenail is now almost all clear and is finally growing back.
NOW, HERE IS WHAT I THINK EXCELLERATED MY QUICK RESPONSE MENTIONED ABOVE: I CAREFULLY filled down my infected black nail almost to the bed, and the other troubled nails to a reasonable thickness so that the Witch Hazel could penetrate better.
It has only been about 2 weeks of on and off applications of the Witch Hazel with cotton balls about twice daily, or when I think of it, and my nails are reviving beautifully.
HINT: Make sure you rub the Witch Hazel in with the cotton ball, soaking as much as possible, using a different cotton ball for each infected toe.
Finally, I quickly wipe all the other toes with one fresh cotton ball, as nail fungus is contagious. I use a fresh cotton ball when tilting the Witch Hazel from the bottle-not sure if this is necessary. I just don't want to put any impurities in the bottle.
Hope this helps someone.
All the best.		 2/6/2012
Dee Do you cut off any part of the nail that has detached? 12/19/2011
meself I have been using Vinegar to heal my toenail problem. It is working well! You need to keep your nails short, don't put nail polish on them, and it is so easy to just soak the affected toenail with vinegar(using a cutip or cottonball) before and after putting socks and shoes on. Does not take a lot of time and money. It IS working for me and I can't wait to go get a pedicure soon! 12/11/2011
katey m i have tried bleach but the fungus persists 11/6/2011
AL C Home Remedies were good but if you want a more effective remedy i know an alternative product. You can use Fungusil. According to what I've read it is effective and has no side effects. 8/19/2011
Tony Morrone I found the Tea Tree oil has helped cure my fungus on my big toes 5/9/2011
John Joseph It is almost impossible to completely and permanently cure toenail fungus. Your
general doctor or podiatrist may not recommend treatment.		 3/22/2011
maria very useful article,ive had antibiotics and special cream but still got problem will my nail come back once the infected nail has come of? all i got now is one side of nail is loose but on the right hand side got stinging sensation. 3/22/2011
Sarah B. Calamine lotion, which is essentially, zinc oxide with a very small amount of iron oxide, meaning a compound of zinc with traces of a compound of iron, similar to forms of zinc appearing in nature, is widely used, mainly for soothing skin from irritations ans itching. However, it appears that zinc oxide and calamine lotion, which are as I had said very similar, are effective for a variety of microbial infections, including onychomycosis - toenail fungus. I have been using this on my toenail, which was infected and yellow almost through, for about 7 months. Firstly only at evenings - I would dash a few drops and let it dry and harden in the air, and after seeing it was working and also that the layer of calamine of the toenail needed "refreshing" in the mornings, I would dash a few more then. After 7 months, as I had said, my toenail is now half clear - the bottom half - and looking almost as good as new, so to speak. However I had recently started using nail varnish, and so prefer to have varnish on all my fingernails, and since my grandfather told about a anti-fungal medication in the form similar to varnish, I decided to use it instead, and apply regular varnish on top of it. However, calamine lotion is, it seems to me, a cheap, widely available, in certain parts of the world, and safe treatment for onychomycosis. I would mention, that the zinc seems to dry the nails a bit, not something too serious, and that it does take a bit of skill and patience, to apply the calamine lotion on the nail, totally covering it. Usually, I would apply two thin layers, thus letting the calamine dry faster. Hope you find this helpful. 3/18/2011
Paul Kinsinger The vinegar or listerine soaks are to laborious and time consuming. My product Dr Paul's Piggy Paste take these to active agents in a superior penetrating gel and is easy ,topical, covered daily by a band aid and takes 12 -16 weeks to solve the problem. Have the readers check out piggypaste on google. Anyone can have clean healthy appearing nails in 2011 Dr Paul 12/24/2010
Jerry My big toenail was over half infected with black fungus. Due to the smell, I chose Listerine instead of vinegar. Rather than sitting around for 20 minutes twice a day, I soaked a cotton ball in Listerine and secured it to my toenail with tape - then put on my socks and shoes and went on my way for the morning. (Or evening.) I did this twice a day for 9 weeks! Sure enough, it worked! 8/29/2010
wilson is there any truth to anything on the web 8/26/2010
Dorothy K. Very helpful article. It gave me the information I was looking for.
Thank you		 8/24/2010
Rosalind If you have polish on your toenails, do you need to remove the polish before soaking your toenails? 8/4/2010
Craig I've been doing the apple cider vinegar treatment for a few days now and I have a couple questions:

1) Is it possible to get rid of the smell? Even if I wash my feet after each treatment twice with soap, they still smell of vinegar, and so does my apartment, even though I leave the windows open. My socks smell of vinegar too.

2) Am I supposed to use a new solution each time?

Thanks!		 7/19/2010
susan i think i have the symptons but im worried that my nail will be takin off because ive just realised something wasnt right, however ive had athletes foot for a couple of years and ive tried getting rid of it but it doesnt seem to go away :( but i think i will try the home remedies but is it guaranteed to work? 7/1/2010
theresa very good 6/30/2010
david i have tried in a, capsule, vitamin E; my toenail turned pink red the same day. 6/27/2010
Sam H. Very good information. i let you know their efficiency after I treated my toenails. 6/23/2010
cj Does vicks vapor rub work on toenails with fungus. The nail is hollow underneath? 5/4/2010
Frank Here is another cheap and easy way to spend a little more, and cure your toe fungus. (Finger Cots are reusable, Band-Aids aren’t.)

To use vinegar, put a Band-Aid over the affected toe, and put a few drops of a good cider or white vinegar on the Band-Aid cotton pad. Keep the pad damp. You can cut your vinegar with water if you like, it will take longer, but it won’t hurt as much. I use a 1 part vinegar to 6 parts water for my treatments of fungus. I wouldn’t expect to use more than a small bottle of vinegar for the complete treatment. This treatment will take awhile, have faith.

The same Band-Aid treatment works for baking soda; only put a sprinkle of soda on the area, cover with a Band-Aid and keep damp. The messy nail should clear up in a while; keep the treatment up until fall 2010.

Baking Soda is also a great cure for Athletes Foot; just keep the area powdered for two weeks. Notice, I said cure, right.

ED – Don’t use Hydrogen Peroxide, it is damaging to good skin and helpful bacteria. Don’t ever put it in your mouth! It can cause you to develop Thrush. (Google "Thrush" - it’s disgusting!)		 5/2/2010
ED How long should I use the Hydroge Peroxide on my toe nail fungus to resolve it? 4/27/2010
Dick/Jan These home remedies sound great, but can the vinegar be re-used or do I have to buy several gallons? 4/24/2010
Eliza Very helpfull, thank you 4/24/2010
Frank This is the way I cheaply cured my toe fungus.
All fungus lives only in a very narrow pH range. It is very sensitive to a change in pH level; mess with the pH and the fungus dies. Because of this sensitivity, vinegar and sodium bicarbonate are effective treatments for toe fungus; vinegar is an acid, sodium bicarbonate, (Baking Soda,) a mild alkaline.
(Spray 1 part vinegar and 6 parts water on your rose fungus and the fungus is gone the next morning. Unfortunately, toes take a little longer.)
The way to treat the infected area is to keep it wet with a water and vinegar or water and baking soda solution for a period of time. I have found that filling a finger cot or the cut off fingers of a plastic medical or sink glove with a solution of baking soda and taping it onto the toe overnight for a month or two is very effective at curing toe fungus.
Your body will begin to react to the topical application of this stuff by becoming a little painful. (It too doesn’t like its pH messed with.) Stop treatment until you feel that you can take up the cure again.
The pain isn’t the "Red Death" of cancer of course, but you’ll know that it is there.
The prescription toe medication that hurts your liver so bad needs to be administered for a year. The reason that vinegar is said not to work is that treatment is stopped early. Curing toe fungus is a time consuming project. Keep up your treatment until toe recovers normal color and the nail has grown out.		 4/23/2010
Dora G. Salinas If I am a diabetic is it safe to try these home remedies? 4/17/2010
Cynthia These home remedies are affordable and I am willing to try the apple cider vinegar on my son's feet. I will keep you posted over the weeks. Thanks again for this info, hopefully it will prove to be useful. 4/11/2010
Pattie How many days do you have to do the vinegar soak or the rubbing alchohol soak? 4/8/2010
Dirty gil fish Yes , I have been urinating on my feet also , seems to work the best... learned that trick in veitnam. 2/23/2010
brian Pee on your feet in the shower daily. 2/23/2010
edith this information was very helpfull thank you very much 2/8/2010
Lila Is cvs chest rub which has the same active ingredients as vicks vapor rub work? 2/3/2010
glenda thanks i like the advice its cheap n afforadable..:-) 1/30/2010
Fernando G Great and reliable information that I am going to put to use "pronto." Thank-you! 1/29/2010
me Thanks for not telling us how the Listerin will turn your toes and nails blue after soaking them for 20 min. 1/19/2010
RANDALL DUKE-62 I HAVE A FUNGUS ON MY LEFT FOOT BIG TOE. I WILL TRY SOME OF THE HOME REMEDIES SUGGESTED ON THIS WEBSITE. WILL CONTACT AFTER I SEE ANY IMPROVEMENT. THANKS FOR THE INFO::: DUKE-62 1/2/2010
Jennifer I have been using all kinds of remedies. Vicks, Peroxide, bleach, listerine, tea tree oil. I rotate them throughout the day. I will let u know how they work. 12/20/2009
Tony Curanail remedy never seems to finish. I have been using it for two years at over £20 per bottle and still have the problem. It must be costing me a fortune as the bottles are tiny. 9/29/2009
SHEILA I HAVE TRIED ALMOST EVERYTHING AND I DONT HAVE THE FINANCES TO PAY 60 DOLLARS FOR A TREATMENT WHAT SHOULD I DO? 7/30/2009
wrm II July 16, 2009
Tried vinegar soak for one month. Nothing. Hydrogen peroxide full strength for one week and yellow color is turning white and looks like nails are improving.		 7/16/2009
Anthony Its nice article very imformative and now I know some of the option on how cure my nail fungus but I found one site that has many information about
nailfungustreatmentguide that com		 6/18/2009
Heather Its useful to know what other remedies to use, as curanail is so expensive! Thank you for the information 6/7/2009
AFS I have toenail fungus and was told topical treatments would not work.I'm about to go to the doctor and see what gives. What your take? 4/9/2009
Annie I have been using tea tree nail saver on my toe nail fungus for three months and it is working very well for me so far. 3/26/2009
Al nothing has helped so far, why should this.? 3/23/2009
Jenny I recommend that you read this nail fungus treatment review at SkinTreatmentGuide com 2/24/2009
linda what if the nail looks like it has seedsin it what can be done 2/18/2009
nea i tried to use a hydrogen peroxide and a vicks vapor rub...i will wait if it works...but as far as i know my toenails becomes a little bit whiter...thanks coz ive learned''''...} 11/15/2008
T.Wirtanen Which one was the most effective? 10/20/2008
JP I got rid of my toe fungus in about five months using a Target brand chest rub (camphor - 4.8%; eucalyptus oil - 1.2%; menthol - 2.6%). I applied it daily. This is after having it for ten years and seeing three doctors who all told to "live with it". 9/20/2008
BabyDoll This site was very informative and helpful. 9/19/2008
John Hey Kevin,

I'm interested in buying your article. Let me know if you are interested		 6/30/2008
kt i have a bad foot problem but only on my left foot and i dont know whats wrong so i dont know how to treat it ... my big toenail looks like it is roting i can cut my whole nail off and it doesnt hurt when i do it and it will grow back but when it gets to a sertant leagth it hurts really bad and i have to cut it off again and it feels better and where the toenail is suposed to contect to the skin it doesnt its hollow and the skin is all dry and flaky looking then my second to last toenail is really thick and it has a tick layer or dead skin that grows under it then the bottom of my foot is so dry and nasty looking i can peel thick peices of skin off my foot but if i go to far it will peel what good skin i do have and sometimes it will itch so bad no matter how much i itch it it wont help now this problem started about 5yrs ago when i had my first kid and its gotten worse my moms feet r the same way and now even my 5yr old and 2yr old have spilts and dry skin on there feet 5/6/2008
Judy Surkosky Please delete previous email. 8/3/2007
Judy Surkosky using THE ORIGINAL "FUNGI-NAIL" Brand Solution with active ingredient Undecylenic Acid 25%. What kind of results can I expect?Also spread to fingernails. How safe to use there. 8/3/2007
crystal spivey these are helpful suggestions and cheap remedies 4/30/2007
xxxxxxxxxxxx I sent you my message this morning at 6:05. Please remove or delete the name, Cynthia Madonna & her message immediately. Please let me know when you do. 4/12/2007
Cynthia Madonna I have a fungal infection on my toenail but I am still taking Lamisil pills. I would like to know about nail clipper that I have been using on my toenails. Should I discard it or have it disinfected with what? I will appreciate your input. Thank you! 4/12/2007
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