Fungus on the feet, a home treatment that can be delayed in time, appears in every fifth person. In most cases, this pathology is not life -threatening for the patient, but causes a lot of discomfort. If the rules of personal hygiene are not followed, the fungus red trichophyton infects the feet. Often, candida settles in colonies of these microorganisms. As a result of the reproduction of pathogenic microflora, toxic toxins are produced, which are carried by the bloodstream throughout the body. They disrupt metabolism and increase the body's sensitivity to external negative factors.
It is necessary to understand in more detail how to treat fungus on the feet at home to get rid of this problem quickly.
How to distinguish fungi from other diseases?
Before starting treatment, it is important to make sure that the foot is really affected by the fungus, and not by another infection. As a rule, infection with these microorganisms is accompanied by dryness and peeling of the feet. In some cases, the skin may turn red, and scales will appear between the folds. If a person experiences excessive sweating, diaper rash may occur. Often they are accompanied by itchy vesicles and corns.
Special attention should be paid to the color and shape of the nails. Fungal spores tend to penetrate deep below the nail plate. First, yellow streaks appear on the nails, over time, the latter begin to crack and lose color. Then a void or crushed mixture forms under the nail. All this is usually accompanied by an unpleasant odor.
If a person has discovered these symptoms in himself, treatment should be started immediately. At this stage, the infection is easier to cure. One course of antifungal therapy will suffice to get rid of this problem.
If the fungus is ignored, then it can develop into mycosis. It is capable of interfering with movement, sometimes due to pathology arising in a person, the body temperature may rise. In some cases, neglected fungi can trigger the development of psoriasis or eczema.
Nail fungus treatment at home should still begin only after consultation with a specialist. The dermatologist will tell you which bath and ointment to use to get rid of the pathology.
Since the treatment of fungus on the feet with home remedies involves the use of products of animal and vegetable origin, it is important to pass all tests that will eliminate the risk of allergic reactions.
Methods for treating nail fungus at home
Foot fungus treatment at home should start with disinfection. At the same time, it is necessary to disinfect not only the affected skin area, but also all items for foot care, shoes, clothes and bathroom. Lack of frequent disinfection invalidates the effectiveness of treatment, contributing to the infection of other family members with the disease.
To disinfect the skin, you can use Australian tea tree oil. It perfectly eliminates the inflammatory process caused by fungi, moisturizes and softens dry skin. Tea tree oil should be applied to the damaged area 2 times a day for 1-2 months. Continued use of these natural components will help forget forever not only about fungi, but also about cracks and corns.
It is recommended to boil clothes with the addition of detergent. For 5 liters of boiling water, you need to take 1 tsp. soda and ¼ bar of laundry soap. If possible, it is advisable to throw away old socks altogether.
Shoes should be treated regularly with 40% acetic acid. With a cotton swab dipped into the material, it is necessary to wipe the entire inside of the shoe well. Then the used discs should be discarded, and the new ones should be re -soaked in acetic acid, put in boots or shoes and tied with a plastic bag. It is advisable to do this at night so that in the morning the entire infection has been destroyed. It is better to wash the insole regularly. This will help eliminate the pathogenic microflora that lives in the shoes.
There is no less fungus in the bathroom than on shoes and clothes. Tiles and all interior items must be cleaned regularly with chlorinated water. You can add washing powder to it. Keep all surfaces dry and free of moisture. It is recommended to constantly ventilate the bathroom to prevent fungal growth.
Scissors, brushes and other cosmetic items used to treat nails and feet must be placed in alcohol. If the metal composition allows, then you can disinfect with fire.
All methods of treating nail fungus will be in vain if you do not follow the rules of personal hygiene and do not disinfect.
Foot bath
Home remedies for toenail fungus can be applied topically (rubbed into the skin) or bathed. This is the most common way to treat the disease. It will not only help to disinfect the skin and nail plates, but also relieve fatigue and swelling. It is best to take a foot bath at night. Immediately after this procedure, you need to wrap the limbs with a clean towel and sleep. There will be no meaning from bathing if, for example, immediately after them, someone puts on shoes and goes to work.
It is required to consider some proven recipes for foot water treatment that will get rid of the fungus. The most common way is to take a bath with salt and soda. To prepare it, you need to mix these components in hot water in equal proportions and place the limbs in a basin for 30 minutes. When the water is cold, add hot water. After such a bath, the feet should be rinsed with a cool, clean liquid.
Potassium permanganate and mustard baths are also popular. To prepare it, you need to take:
- 0. 5 teaspoons potassium permanganate;
- 1 hb. l. crushed laundry soap;
- 1 hb. l. Soda;
- 2 tbsp. l. mustard.
All these components must be mixed in 5 liters of warm water. It is necessary to lower the feet in the basin with the composition for 20 minutes, then rinse with warm liquid and wipe dry with a clean towel. This procedure can be done daily until the symptoms of the fungal infection disappear completely.
Every day you can soak your feet in a bath of sea salt (100 g per 5 liters of water). For a greater effect, you can add 4 tbsp. l. apple cider vinegar.
An effective home remedy for nail fungus is a milk bath. To prepare it, you need to grind 100 g of leaves and stems of this plant, pour the resulting dry mixture into 3 liters of hot water. In such a mixture, the feet should be kept for about 30 minutes, always maintaining the temperature of the liquid. You should not do this procedure every day, enough to toss your legs this way 2-3 times a week, and after 1-2 months there will be no fungal effects.
Lotion and compresses
Home remedies for toe fungus can be rubbed into the damaged skin regularly. Often, onion juice or an infusion of horsetail herb is used for this purpose. The procedure is painless, it is recommended to wipe the skin with medicinal products 3-4 times a day, to forget about the fungus forever in a month.
You can prepare a special alcohol tincture from purple flowers. 10 mg of raw material must be poured with 100 mg of alcohol and let it brew for 10 days. With this solution, you need to lubricate the damaged skin and nail areas for a week.
It is good to make compresses from alcohol tincture. The easiest way is to stir in 1 glass of warm water 1 tbsp. l. ammonia. The mixture should be thoroughly soaked with gauze and placed on the affected foot area. Then the feet should be wrapped in polyethylene and wrapped in a towel. Instead of the latter, you can use regular warm socks. Such compressions should be performed at night, 2-3 times a week until complete recovery.
Alcoholic tincture of propolis has also proven itself as an excellent antifungal agent. She needs to wipe the affected nails daily for 2 months. The results will be noticeable after the first 2 weeks: the diseased nail plate will gradually begin to come off, and healthy nails will appear in its place.
Garlic is often used in the fight against fungi. It must be finely grated and mixed with melted butter in equal proportions. This mass must be prepared immediately before application on the skin, do not store it for a long time. The resulting slurry should be applied to the sore spot every day for 2 weeks.
You can prepare a therapeutic mixture of peroxide. For this you need:
- 0. 5 cups slaked soda;
- 4 glasses of hot water;
- ¼ cup of hydrogen peroxide (3%);
- 0. 5 cups magnesium sulfate;
- ¼ cup of vinegar.
All components, except vinegar, must be well mixed. Vinegar needs to be added last. It is necessary to infuse a cotton pad with this therapeutic solution and apply it on the nail plate affected by the fungus. You can stick it with stickers. It is desirable to use such a bandage every 10 hours for 1 month.
At night, it is recommended to make a lotion from novocaine. It is enough just to moisten the cotton in the preparation and apply at night on the sore spot. You can use such a lotion no more than 2 times a week until the symptoms of the disease disappear completely.
Antifungal ointment
If a person has started the disease and does not know how to cure foot skin fungus at home, to avoid surgery, it is recommended to prepare an ointment from tar. It is necessary to mix in equal proportions of pure material, yellow sulfur powder and burnt blue vitriol. The finished mass must be boiled. Then it must be cooled and rubbed with sore spots until the symptoms of the disease disappear.
Acetic ointment will help combat fungus. To prepare it, you need to mix:
- 70% acetic acid;
- dimethyl phtholate;
- glycerol;
- olive oil.
During the preparation of the ointment, you must adhere to the ratio of 2: 1: 1: 1. The components do not need to be heat treated, just mix well. In the affected area, vinegar ointment must be rubbed with a cotton swab, kept for about 8 hours, then carefully removed with laundry soap. It is recommended to apply the drug on the sore spot at night.
It will be possible to cure the fungus with the help of celandine ointment. For its preparation, you need:
- 5 drops of celandine juice;
- 2 drops of oregano juice;
- 2 drops of calendula.
- 4 tbsp. l. air.
All components must be well mixed. This ointment should be treated with the affected nails and skin 3 times a day.