Mycosis, popularly called fungus, is an infectious foot disease caused by microscopic fungi of various types. Foot fungus is often accompanied by onychomycosis: damage to the nail plate. This disease cannot be ignored, because the skin on the feet itches, discomfort is felt when walking, and the nails deteriorate. Folk remedies for foot fungus will help both eliminate the problem and serve as a prevention method. Unlike antifungal ointments, creams, folk remedies will be safer for human health.
Treatment of foot fungus with folk remedies
Foot fungus occurs in one in ten people, which means the disease is common. Anyone can get a fungal infection: in a water park, in the pool, on the beach, while trying on shoes, after using untreated pedicure accessories. You can also contract mycosis due to poor foot hygiene, so it is necessary to treat your shoes and change your socks in a timely manner.
The first symptoms of mycosis appear between the toes, burning, scaling and itching. Subsequently, the infection moves to the foot and nail plate. If you do not start treating nail fungus in time, the upper layer of the nail plate will begin to peel off, the nail will deform and change color. It is difficult to cure mycosis at the last stage, so if you notice the first manifestations of the infection - change in the color of the nail, peeling, itchy feet, the appearance of scales, rough and red skin, you should immediately start treating the fungus of the nails with folk remedies.
Traditional medicine recipes
Folk remedies for toenail fungus can replace medications. The infection multiplies rapidly in a slightly alkaline and neutral environment, which is why many alternative medicine recipes include soda and vinegar. However, ingredients such as iodine, birch tar, essential oils, kombucha, hydrogen peroxide, apricot resin tincture, etc. are also applicable. Treating nail fungus with folk remedies will save you from the need to purchase antifungal drugs, which can have a negative effect.
Foot baths
Fungi can be treated by taking medicinal foot baths. They can be based on sodium bicarbonate. Add soda to hot, but not boiling, water poured into a basin, a special foot bath or other container in the proportion of 1 tablespoon per 2 liters of water. It is good to add sea salt. Continue the procedure for 30 minutes, then dry your feet thoroughly and put on clean socks.
For the following recipe you will need ½ teaspoon of potassium permanganate, 1 tablespoon of grated laundry soap, 1 tbsp. spoon of soda, 2 tbsp. tablespoons of mustard powder per 1 liter of liquid. Feet should be steamed in a warm bath for half an hour. Vinegar baths are also effective. To prepare them, take half a glass of table or apple vinegar mixed with a liter of liquid. If you feel discomfort or tingling, add a little water to reduce the concentration of vinegar. After the procedure, dry your feet with a clean towel.
Ointment
Applying home-prepared ointment promotes rapid recovery. Take 70% acetic acid and glycerin, olive oil, dimethyl phthalate, mix the ingredients in a 1: 1: 1: 2 ratio until smooth, then apply, leave for 9 hours, then wash your nails with soap for laundry. Dimethyl phthalate can be replaced with repudine. An ointment based on vinegar, olive oil, glycerin and repudine in the same ratio is applied to the fingers, affected nails, lubricates the feet and leaves for 6 hours.
Another way to prepare the ointment: wash and dry a chicken egg, pour 100 g of vinegar essence, leave for 5-7 days. During this time, the shell will completely dissolve. Add 100 g of melted butter to the resulting mixture, beat until creamy. Apply the ointment every evening to the affected areas of the foot for several hours, wrapping it with a bandage.
If most of the foot is infected, you can use the following method: mix 100 g of vinegar, 40 g of talc, 50 g of glycerin, 700 g of distilled or boiled water until smooth. Leave for three days. Rub the mixture 3 tablespoons on your feet until completely absorbed. Use for 11 days, then apply 1 tablespoon for 10 days. The disease will disappear in a week, but the course must be completed in full.
Compresses
For treatment, you can use celandine juice. In medicine, celandine, which contains phytoncides, is used to combat skin diseases. Grind the leaves of the plant, mix 1 tablespoon of celandine with 2 drops of tea tree oil. Apply the mixture for 3 hours, wrapping feet and toes with cling film. You can prepare an effective decoction of celandine.
Pour any unrefined vegetable oil onto the dried leaves so that it covers the plant by about 3 cm, keep the decoction for 2 hours at room temperature, then send it to a cool place for 2 weeks. After the expiration date, filter. Moisten a cotton pad or clean cloth and apply for 2 hours. Before doing this, steam your feet well. It is possible to treat the fungus with iodine tincture. Mix 20 ml of iodine, 20 grams of celandine. Apply a solution of iodine and celandine twice a day for an hour.
Treatment of foot fungus in children
Folk remedies against foot fungus are also applicable for the treatment of infections in children. Mycosis can occur at any age, since the infection is transmitted from person to person, so it is important to immediately identify the disease in the child. For treatment, you can use propolis or apply iodine to the infected areas of the foot and nails. Propolis tincture can be used effectively as compresses: apply propolis to a cotton pad and apply to the foot until the pad is completely dry. Therefore, using folk remedies for foot fungus, you can easily cure a child's disease without harm to health.