Mycosis, popularly called fungus, is an infectious disease of the feet caused by microscopic fungi of different 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, there is discomfort when walking and the nails deteriorate. Folk remedies for foot fungus help eliminate the problem and serve as a method of prevention. Unlike antifungal ointments and creams, folk remedies will be safer for human health.
Treatment of foot fungus with folk remedies
Foot mycoses occur in every tenth person, which means the disease is common. Anyone can get a fungal infection: in the water park, in the pool, on the beach, when trying on shoes, after using untreated pedicure accessories. You can also get 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 ringworm appear between the toes, with burning, peeling and itching. Then the infection passes 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, itchy feet, the appearance of scales, rough and reddened skin, you should immediately start treating nail fungus with folk remedies.
Traditional medicine recipes
Folk remedies against nail fungus can replace pharmaceutical medications. The infection multiplies quickly in a neutral, slightly alkaline 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. Treating nail fungus with folk remedies will avoid the need to purchase antifungal medications, which can have a negative effect.
Footbath
The fungus can be treated with medicated foot baths. They can be based on baking soda. Add soda to hot, but not scalding water poured into a basin, special foot bath or other container at the rate of 1 tablespoon for every 2 liters of water. It's good to add sea salt. Continue the procedure for 30 minutes, then dry your feet well 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 hot 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 vinegar concentration. After the procedure, dry your feet with a clean towel.
Ointment
Applying home-prepared ointment promotes quick 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 by repudin. An ointment made from vinegar, olive oil, glycerin and repudina in the same proportion is applied to the fingers and 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 and beat until creamy. Apply the ointment every night 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 talcum powder, 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 and then rub 1 tablespoon for 10 days. The illness will subside within 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 plastic wrap. You can make an effective decoction of celandine.
Pour unrefined vegetable oil over dry leaves so that it covers the plant by approximately 3 cm. Keep the decoction for 2 hours at room temperature and then send it to any cool place for 2 weeks. After the expiration date, strain. 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 one hour.
Treatment of foot fungus in children
Folk remedies for foot fungus are also applicable in treating infections in children. Ringworm can occur at any age, as 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 the infected areas of the feet 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.