Fungal infections in the body are always an unpleasant event. Medicines and folk methods help to eliminate it! Not long ago vinegar began to be used for this purpose. It has a pronounced antiseptic effect and briefly paralyzes the activity of parasitic microorganisms.
How does vinegar affect mycosis?
When treating nail fungus with vinegar, it is most often taken in a low concentration (9%). For these purposes, you can also take apple essence. For severe fungal infections of the nail plates, even the appropriate essence is used.
Nail fungus does not like an acidic environment.Therefore, vinegar is effective against fungi, since its environment is acidic. Regular use of the corresponding acid for medicinal purposes causes the death of fungal microorganisms by stopping their ability to reproduce. The key to successful treatment is the presence on the product table of such features as:
- fungistatic;
- antiseptic;
- disinfectants;
- antimicrobial.
Treatment of nail fungus with apple cider vinegar should be a course of treatment, otherwise the disease may recur. In this case, it is recommended to simultaneously visit a dermatologist and use additional medications prescribed by him. This treatment will give more effective results.
Which vinegar is effective against nail fungus?
Vinegar for mushrooms should be used carefully, strictly following the recipe for preparing homemade medicines. You should be especially careful with the essence, as it can cause chemical burns on the skin.
For onychomycosis, it is allowed to use any form of table vinegar, the concentration of which does not exceed 9%. If you have a higher concentration of acid on hand, you must first dilute it with water.
The treatment of nail fungus with vinegar will be effective if the recipe for preparing the medicine used is correctly followed. It is advisable to use the described folk remedy from the early stages of damage to the nail plates, since in this case recovery will occur much earlier.
Nail preparation
Treatment of toenail fungus with folk remedies should be carried out after preliminary preparation. This will allow the medicine to more effectively penetrate inside and neutralize even the deepest fungal threads. Preparing nails for the procedure consists of the following steps:
Wash affected areas.
Use soap or other detergent to wash infected nails thoroughly. It is recommended to clean each nail in turn with a special brush, which will help remove dirt particles from the base of the nail plates.
Steam
Clean nails should be placed in hot water (as much as the skin can tolerate) for 20 minutes. This will soften the layers of the epithelium and increase the conductivity of the skin and nails to the applied product. You can add a small amount of hydrogen peroxide to the water, which will first neutralize the fungal spores on the surface of the nail plate.
Removal of infected areas
Using sharp scissors and a nail file, you should get rid of the infected parts of the nail that can come off painlessly. If the fungus has spread from the nail to the epithelium, it is necessary to remove the rough layer of skin on the feet.
After the described preparation, you can start the real treatment! Vinegar-based remedies should be used to treat this ailment if the body does not present allergic reactions to its composition. Otherwise, you can seriously damage your skin, causing irritation.
How to treat toenail fungus with vinegar?
Using vinegar for toenail fungus should be done after first consulting a dermatologist. This will help avoid dangerous and unpleasant consequences for the body. Today, many effective ways have been created to use this folk remedy in the fight against foot fungus. When using any of them, it is recommended to observe the rules of personal hygiene, as well as the recipe for preparing "home medicines".
Vinegar treatment should be a course, since the described infection is characterized by deep penetration into the nail. If the procedures are not carried out regularly, fungal spores can occupy areas of the nail plate freed from them in a short time, which will lead to a new progression of the pathology.
Vinegar baths are effective against nail fungus. Dissolve a glass of apple product in a liter of warm water and immerse the affected parts of the body in the resulting solution. The procedure should be carried out for no more than 20 minutes, after which the feet should be rinsed with clean, warm water and dried. After such spraying, you can rub the medication prescribed by the doctor into the base of the nail, which will increase the rate of penetration of the medication to the source of infection.
Foot baths with vinegar may cause a slight burning sensation on the skin. This is a normal reaction of the body to an acidic environment. You must be patient for a while and then the skin will get used to the acid used. Treatment of the fungus with vinegar should be carried out on clean nail plates, where there is no varnish or other decorative agent. After this procedure, it is also not recommended to cover the nails with varnish for several days.
For nail fungus, acetic acid can be used in the form of a banal application to the affected areas. This method is effective in the early stages of infection progression. It is recommended to lubricate marigolds with a table product after steaming them in hot water. Therefore, vinegar acts on the fungus much more effectively, which can be noticed after several procedures. When lubricating the nail plates with acetic acid, it is advisable to avoid contact with healthy areas of the nails and skin.
The essence of glycerin and vinegar helps against nail fungus. Mix essence (70%), glycerin and medicinal alcohol in a separate container in a ratio of 1: 1: 1. Moisten a cotton pad with the resulting product and apply for no more than 15 minutes. to a fungal nail plate. It is advisable to fix the cotton pad with an adhesive plaster on top and put on warm socks. By making such a compress every day for a week, you can significantly improve the condition of the parts of the body affected by the fungus.
For nail fungus, glycerin and vinegar can be used in another way: mix them in equal volumes (2 tablespoons each) and apply the resulting composition to previously steamed diseased nails. Glycerin and vinegar against nail fungus are effective when used in the form of compresses bound with polyethylene. It is best to do it at night for two weeks. When treating with vinegar and glycerin, it is important that the body is not allergic to these drugs, otherwise there is no question of recovery.
A pickled egg is also effective against nail fungus. A pre-washed raw egg, directly in its shell, is placed in a clean container so that the shell touches its walls. Add vinegar to cover completely and store in a dark cupboard for 3 days. After the required time, the shell will dissolve in acid and the contents of the egg will mix with the resulting solution. Add a little softened butter to the resulting dough until you obtain a creamy consistency. The prepared ointment should be smeared on the nails with fungus every day and wrapped everything in cling film on top. Keep the described compress for no more than 8 hours. Treatment should be continued until the lesion disappears.
Vinegar and soda help against toenail fungus when used in the form of baths. To do this, add 3% hydrogen peroxide (50 ml), baking soda (100 g), table vinegar (50 ml) and table salt (100 g) to one liter of warm water. Mix everything well in water and soak your feet in it for 15 minutes. The described treatment should be carried out twice a day throughout the calendar month.
Application in the initial and advanced stages.
It is easier to cure nail fungus with vinegar in the early stages of the disease progression. Regular cleaning of the nail plates helps.
When the disease progresses to more severe forms and the nail begins to crumble, one should resort to using special medications in addition to vinegar. In such situations, it is even allowed to clean darkened nails with vinegar essence, preventing its penetration into healthy areas of the skin.
Use as prophylaxis
With the help of vinegar it is even possible to prevent injuries to the skin and nails. To do this, it is recommended to treat shoes and socks with the described product. Also, for preventive purposes, wet cleaning of rooms and furniture is carried out with a vinegar solution. At the same time, a glass of vinegar product is poured into a ten-liter bucket with warm water and wet cleaning is carried out with a sponge soaked in it.
A foot bath previously made with vinegar for fungus can become a source of infection for healthy members of the household. Therefore, for preventive purposes, it is recommended to treat the used container, bathtub and walls with antifungal compounds. This can be done with apple cider vinegar and soda, mixing them in equal quantities and adding warm water.
Treat shoes with vinegar.
When treating foot fungus, vinegar should also be used to disinfect shoes. In this case you need:
- wash your shoes with detergent and dry them well;
- treat the inner surface of the shoe with cotton wool soaked in acetic acid;
- dry your shoes.
Vinegar also helps against toenail fungus when used on shoes. This should be done every day until the disease completely disappears. In addition to shoes, it is recommended to soak them for 30 minutes. essentially appropriate hosiery. Then it is recommended to rinse them well.
Use in children, pregnant and lactating women.
Vinegar foot baths against fungus are not recommended for all categories of citizens. Therefore, this drug is contraindicated for the treatment of children under ten years of age. The reason for this is the high sensitivity of the skin to an acidic environment.
In addition, the described product is not recommended for use for medicinal purposes by pregnant women and nursing mothers. Hormonal changes in the body of pregnant women cause increased sensitivity of the skin to any aggressor, which may be an acidic environment.
Contraindications and side effects.
Treatment of foot fungus with vinegar is contraindicated in people who suffer from individual intolerance to this remedy. It can be detected by simply applying acid to the skin.
It is necessary to suspend the use of the product when the following is observed from its application:
- acne;
- swelling;
- fire.
In such a situation, safer alternative treatments should be preferred.
It is not recommended to be treated with this popular remedy when there are lesions and wounds on the skin. Acid components can increase the resulting irritation, which can aggravate existing inflammation in the body. As a result, regeneration processes in the epithelium slow down considerably.
The fungus should not be treated with the described product if it progresses in the body:
- eczema;
- psoriasis;
- other dermatological diseases.
Among the side effects of using the described product are burning sensations, skin irritation and even hyperemia. When using large amounts of essence, burns may occur. To protect your own body from such dangerous manifestations, it is recommended to carry out medical procedures very carefully.
Treatment of fungus with folk remedies gives a positive result, but requires long treatment. It is advisable to start the procedures from the first signs of pathology, since in the future this will help to quickly eliminate the disease from the body and return the fingers to their former beauty.