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Wed Mar 15, 2006 6:02 pm  |
| Has anyone rid themselves of toenail fungus naturally using herbs or topical stuff? |
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Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:00 pm |
| I've got one toe with it. I've been using tea tree oil for the past month but there hasn't been any real improvement. The Doctor gave me a prescription but it cost $100 so I didn't get it filled (it wasn't covered on my plan) |
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Combination - dehyrdated, acne, sensitive, late 20's. |
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Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:01 pm |
| I have used tea tree oil in the past to treat my finger nails and toe nails, and was successful. It did not happen overnight. I had to keep my nails trimmed and apply the oil twice a day. Hope this helps. |
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Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:23 pm |
| My hubby had a bad case of it for years that no OTC cream, ointment, etc. ever had any effect on. He started bathing his feet in vinegar twice a day and spot-treating with tea tree oil. It took a few months, but his toenails totally cleared up. He still treats them once a day to make sure that the fungus doesn't come back. It's been cleared up for about a year, and so far the fungus hasn't returned. |
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Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:23 pm |
| I also had success with tea tree oil. It took about 3 months for it to completely clear. I also rub some in about once a week now to keep them healthy. Are you wearing nail polish? This will hinder your progress as the nail bed needs to breathe. Good luck! |
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Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:43 pm |
| My mom was able to treat hers successfully in about 3 mo. with tea tree oil. I have been doing this twice a day for a couple of months now and I see absolutely no improvement w s e. I'm using a high quality 100% tea tree oil too. It's very frustrating. |
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Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:47 pm |
Hi Hope,
My husband has the same problem. He'd like to hear more about how your hubby did it. Did he just dip his toes in? How long did he soak each time? Did he use white or apple cider vinegar? What kind of container did he use? Overall, how many months did he need to do this? Thanks so much for any additional info you can share with us! |
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Mabsy
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Thu Mar 16, 2006 5:17 am |
I had success with tea tree oil as well, and in a relatively short period of time! However, I was gently filing down the surface of the nail regularly to help the tea tree oil penetrate. Not sure how good that is, but it worked  |
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Thu Mar 16, 2006 7:23 am |
Hi pnw,
Hubby's routine was actually pretty simple. He used white vinegar - I bought a big jug that he kept in the bathroom. Basically, he just propped his foot on the side of the bathtub, poured the vinegar over his toes, and rubbed it in. Don't rinse afterwards. Then he took a q-tip with tea tree oil and rubbed it into the infected areas. I think he also used a metal cuticle-pusher stick to lift up the side of the nail where the fungus was. It wasn't like he could lift it much, but he was just trying to get the tea tree oil under the nail as much as possible.
I forgot to mention that he powdered his feet afterward with Dr. Scholl's or Desenex or some other foot powder. Not sure that this affected the fungus directly, only that it helped keep his feet from sweating which I guess would not provide such a hospitable environment for the fungus to grow.
It did take a while - I would say 4-5 months. But he had had the problem for several years and nothing else had helped. Now his toenails are perfectly healthy!
One word of warning - make sure your hubby cleans out the tub afterwards! The combination of foot powder and vinegar creates a lovely pink goo on the bottom of the tub. I was not happy to have to clean up the tub when I was getting ready to take a bath.
HTH. Good luck to your hubby. |
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Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:31 am |
That's great, Hope. Thank you so much for the detailed response. My hubby will be glad to hear it. He already tried tea tree and uses foot powder. Thanks for the tip about the tub  - that is my sanctuary! |
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Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:58 am |
| Just using the tea tree oil and powder didn't work for my hubby either. It was only after he started using the vinegar that he began to see improvement. Maybe the vinegar just helps to create an acidic environment that the fungus doesn't like. |
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Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:03 pm |
I have to tell you that about 1 week prior to your post I had been reading up on ph, and acidic vs. alkaline environments trying to understand how my hubby could control his eczema better by preserving his acid mantle. Apparently, when you make the environment on your skin more alkaline (disrupt your acid mantle), bacteria and yeasts and I think fungus can grow freely. This can lead to eczema and dandruff. I was seriously just musing about your exact theory for his toes and mentioned it to him last week!  He thought I was nuts. So to see your post was incredible!!! Your husband has PROVEN there is something to this! And my hubby started his vinegar program today at lunch.  |
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Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:26 pm |
| check outwww.earthclinic.com. They talk about vinegar curing toenail fungus and all sorts of stuff! It was an intersting read. |
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Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:44 pm |
Lily,
That's a great website. I just spent over an hour reading everything. Thanks for sharing!  |
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Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:48 pm |
pnw -- see, now you have more evidence of how smart you are and how your hubby should always listen to you! My hubby thinks that vinegar can cure anything - I think it was his grandma's home remedy for anything that ailed you. I don't know why it took him so long to start using it on his feet, but it really did work when nothing else did. I was just guessing about the acidity theory, but it sounds like you've done your research and there's really something to it.
Hope your husband has good success as well. Just make sure he cleans the tub! |
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Thu Mar 16, 2006 5:31 pm |
ok, so i'm going to start filing the top of that nail an pouring vinegar on it....
Hopefully that'll work better. |
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Combination - dehyrdated, acne, sensitive, late 20's. |
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Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:20 pm |
Tea tree oil worked for me--I "painted" it on with a q-tip several times a day.
However, if you want something more potent, you might want to try oregano oil. I haven't tried it (for this purpose, I now take it internally), but one of my friends said it worked for her. She just applied a drop to the affected toenail and it cleared it up fairly quickly. |
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Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:18 am |
| Vicks Vaporub works. My husband's doctor recommended he use it before getting an Rx med. He used it daily and got rid of the fungus. The fungus has not returned. It also does not have the really strong smell of tea tree oil. |
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Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:36 pm |
Plroweny,
I heard the Vicks turns your nails a dark color. Did it do this to your husband? Also, how long did it take to cure him? |
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Sun Apr 02, 2006 8:51 pm |
| Heres another solution and this one works immediately believe me. You might not like the idea though. A clove of garlic in your sock overnight. YES! My hubby had athletes foot recently and he did this two nights in a row...GONE. Garlic is a natural antibiotic and is good for whatever ails you. |
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Thu Oct 26, 2006 8:56 pm |
| Oh, nuts -- I just posted what worked for me in response to a "Bad Pedicure" topic. If I could figure out how to hook you up with it, I'd do so. Anyway, you can find it by searching for "toe nail fungus" or "Oil of Oregano". |
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