Mycosis, popularly called fungus, is an infectious disease of the feet 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 of the feet itches, there is discomfort when walking, and the nails deteriorate. Folk remedies for foot fungus will help both eliminate the problem and serve as a method of prevention. Unlike antifungal ointments, creams, folk remedies will be safer for human health.
Treatment of foot fungus with folk remedies
Mycoses of the feet occur in every tenth person, which means that the disease is common. Anyone can catch a fungal infection: in a water park, swimming pool, on the beach, while trying on shoes, after using untreated pedicure accessories. You can also get mycosis due to poor foot hygiene, so it is necessary to treat shoes and change socks in a timely manner.
The first symptoms of mycosis appear between the toes, burning, peeling, and itching. Next, the infection moves to the foot and nail plate. If you do not start treating nail fungus in time, the top layer of the nail plate will begin to peel off, the nail will become deformed and change color. It is difficult to cure mycosis at the last stage, so if you notice the first manifestations of the infection - a change in the color of the nail, peeling, itching of the feet, the appearance of scales, rough, reddened skin, you should immediately begin treating nail fungus with folk remedies.
Traditional medicine recipes
Folk remedies against toenail fungus can replace pharmaceutical drugs. The infection multiplies quickly in a slightly alkaline, 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 buy antifungal drugs, which can have a negative effect.
Foot baths
Fungus can be treated by making medicinal foot baths. They can be based on baking soda. Add soda to hot, but not scalding water, poured into a basin, a special foot bath or other container in the proportion of 1 tablespoon per 2 liters of water. It's good to add sea salt. Continue the procedure for 30 minutes, then thoroughly dry your feet 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. spoons 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 cider 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, wipe your feet dry with a clean towel.
Ointment
Applying ointment prepared at home promotes rapid recovery. Take 70% acetic acid and glycerin, olive oil, dimethyl phthalate, mix the ingredients in a ratio of 1: 1: 1: 2 until smooth, then apply, leave for 9 hours, then wash your nails with laundry soap. Dimethyl phthalate can be replaced with repudin. An ointment made of vinegar, olive oil, glycerin and repudin in the same ratio is applied to the fingers, affected nails, lubricate the feet, and leave for 6 hours.
Another way to prepare the ointment: wash and dry a chicken egg, pour in 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 into your feet until completely absorbed. Use for 11 days, then rub in 1 tablespoon for 10 days. The disease will subside 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 your feet and toes with cling film. You can make an effective decoction of celandine.
Pour any unrefined vegetable oil over the dried leaves so that it covers the plant by approximately 3 cm. Keep the decoction for 2 hours at room temperature, then send it to any cool place for 2 weeks. After the expiration date, strain. Dampen 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 tincture of iodine. Mix 20 ml of iodine, 20 grams of celandine. Apply a solution of iodine and celandine twice a day for one hour.
Treatment of foot fungus in children
Folk remedies for foot fungus are also applicable for treating 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 a child. For treatment, you can use propolis or apply iodine to 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. Thus, using folk remedies for foot fungus, you can easily cure a child’s illness without harm to health.