Archive for October, 2007
Tea tree oil nail fungus
On October 03, 2007 in Nail Fungus
You may have read about a tea tree oil nail fungus treatment and thought, does that really work? This site has talked a lot about the sometime magical properties of tea tree oil and this article talks about how you can use tea tree oil for nail fungus.
Toenail fungus and tea tree oil actually work quite well together. Some people even try using tea tree oil and Listerine for nail fungus or create a salve to put onto their toe nail fungus.
Nail infections and nail disorders can be uncomfortable and painful but they don’t have to be if you decide to use a tea tree oil cure for toe nail fungus.
Toenail fungus tea tree oil treatment
Ezinearticles has a very interesting article about tea tree oil nail fungus. They say that:-
It seems that tea tree oil nail fungus remedy has everything to recommend it: it’s available without a prescription and is relatively inexpensive compared to prescription medications for nail fungus; it’s a topical treatment, so potential side effects of a systemic drug are not an issue; it’s a genuinely natural remedy for toe nail fungus, and it appears to work. One note of caution is in order: tea tree oil has not been proven safe for ingestion, so only use it topically, and if you have sensitive skin, choose a product that is not pure tea tree oil
Using tree tea oil for nail fungus
Health911 has some instructional information for applying tea tree oil to toenail fungus:-
Apply the oil on the affected area two or three times a day until the new nail has completely grown out. This can mean about 6 months for fingernails and up to 12 months for toenails. Make sure the product label says it is 100% pure tea tree oil.
Using tea tree oil for foot problems – ingrown toenail, toe infections, athletes foot.
This lady was traveling overseas and had case of toenail fungus and wanted to get others opinions on how to get rid of it. Quite a few people replied saying that tree tea oil for nail fungus worked for them. Here’s what Janice had to say.
You could try applying tea tree oil - just pour some of the pure oil all over the toenail, letting it soak in (after a bath is good). This has worked for many foot problems in our family, including ingrowing toenail, toe infections and athletes foot. Hope that helps.
Down with Digger reckons
I tried tea tree oil- and much to my surprise, it seems to work quite well. I purchased the oil and then applied it liberally after each shower to each affected toe using a cotton swab. I took care not to share the swab between toes as I didn’t want to ‘’spread” the infection back and forth. I found there was a dramatic improvement w/in about 2 weeks in terms of my nail appearance, and the itchiness went away almost immediately. I also 1) took time to really dry my feet after each shower 2) kept my toenails very trim (be careful how you cut b/c you don’t want to get an ingrown nail) 3) I also wear my Tevas w/ cotton socks whenever possible (a major fashion crime, but I’m a sysadmin so I can get away with bigtime nerdiness) so that my feet can ”breathe”. Short answer: try tea tree oil for the feet.
So as you can see, if you have toenail fungus then tea tree oil might be worth trying.
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