Mold or fungal infections of the skin of the feet is accompanied by a number of unpleasant symptoms, and therefore treat the disease is needed in a timely manner. For the treatment it is possible to use antifungal medications, and home remedies from the arsenal of folk medicine. The disadvantage of home treatment is low efficacy against the severe form of the fungal lesions. It must be remembered that the earlier treatment is started the mold, the faster they can get rid of the problems.
Means, time-tested
Folk medicine knows many effective ways to treat the fungus. However, the pharmacy antifungals are more effective in extensive damage to the epidermis. To the people's means of achieving a result, you should start treatment when the detection of the first symptoms of fungus on your feet.
Treat foot fungus at home help the following means:
- solution of iodine;
- hydrogen peroxide solution;
- fresh or dried celandine;
- apple cider vinegar;
- baking soda.
When using these tools should be ready to increase skin dryness and peeling. The effectiveness of the folk treatment is based on the ability of the components of the dry of the epidermis, which creates a barrier for the growth of pathogenic microflora.
The use of iodine solution helps ensure antiseptic processing skin. In addition, the components, resources, effect on protein compounds pathogenic microflora, that stops the growth of fungal infection. Iodine is used in two ways.
- In 5 l of warm water of a comfortable temperature, to dissolve the 3 large tbsp of iodine solution and place the feet in the bath for 20 minutes. After the procedure it is necessary to thoroughly dry your feet. The procedure is recommended to repeat during the day.
- Mix the iodine and alcohol in equal proportions. Then with a cotton disk should cause the agent on the skin before going to bed. The processing is repeated daily for 5-10 days, depending on the severity of the symptoms.
Treatment of iodine is contraindicated in individual intolerance and thyroid disease. Means of can significantly dry the skin and when the wrong use is a high probability of burns.
Hydrogen peroxide is used as the daily wraps. A three-percent solution of the drug should be liberally applied to gauze compress, and then connect to the affected trampled the skin for 20 minutes. The procedure is carried out twice a day for a whole week. A means of preventing the spread of infection, reduces the life cycle of a pathogenic microflora and ensures the antiseptic processing of the skin, reducing the unpleasant odor that often accompanies athlete's foot.
Celandine – this is a poisonous plant that has long been used to treat many dermatological diseases. Against fungus of the feet it is possible to use both fresh stems and dried flowers of the plant.
- Three large tablespoons of dried celandine pour a glass of boiling water and cook on small fire of 10 minutes. Then the broth is poured into the pan with the water. The legs are placed in the bath for 20 minutes. Procedure is possible to carry out through the day, before going to bed.
- Broth celandine can be used as a compress. A bandage or a gauze moisten in the treatment and attach to the affected area for 20 minutes.
- If on the affected skin are present, cracks and pustular rash, these plots it is necessary to handle pure juice of the plant. To do this it is necessary to cut off the stalk and connect the site of the incision to the affected trampled skin. Such adjustment is repeated every three days until disappearance of symptoms.
Before the use of fresh juice of celandine, you need consultation with the attending physician, because the plant poison and can lead to the formation of burns.
Apple cider vinegar can be used as a bath or body wraps. In the first case, it is necessary to dissolve the three big spoons of vinegar in 5 liters of water. Bath should be 20 minutes, the procedure is repeated through the day. For the wraps you need to mix vinegar with water in equal proportions. In the solution to moisten the gauze and applied to the stop for 20 minutes. Compresses you can do on a daily basis.
When you use iodine, peroxide and vinegar is recommended to handle the healthy areas of the skin in bold with an antiseptic cream. It will allow to avoid excessive drying and peeling of the feet.
The most effective methods of treatment
So, how to cure nail on feet at home fast? In the opinion of the patients, the most effective means when the athlete's foot – it's a soda.
Treatment of mold food and soda is carried out using the following recipes.
- Add to bath for the feet, a large spoonful of soda and iodized or sea salt. Place your feet in the bath for half an hour, and then wipe dry.
- Another effective tray on legs – these are two large tablespoons of soda mixed with the same amount of soap a natural soap with tar. The substance should be dissolved in 5-7 litres of warm water. Bath you can do a day of 20 minutes.
- Application soda help to quickly get rid of the problem, however, is the severely dry skin. For the preparation of the means of three tablespoons of sodium bicarbonate in the mixture with four tablespoons of boiled water and cause the resulting paste on the skin. The composition is applied for 10 minutes and then washed off with water.
- Another option appliques – handle the skin with a paste of baking soda, and in five minutes pour a small spoon of fresh lemon juice, directly applied remedy. Due to the reaction of citric acid with baking soda creates a foam that pulls away from the skin within a few minutes.
Tar soap helps in the fight with mold the feet and nails. Means of dried skin, but also reduces sweating and odor. Tar soap is recommended to use for daily hygiene of the feet throughout the treatment.
If it hit the legs, you can use the usual economic soap for leather processing. In cases where the sponge hit your finger and your nail, you can do wraps from the solution of the soap with tar. For this quarter of the bar it is necessary to grate, and then dissolve in a glass of warm water. Then in the browser moisten a compress and put it to the affected land in 20 minutes.
Get rid of this problem also helps, room aloe. A few leaves of the plant it is necessary to cut and grind the knife. Then the plant poured a glass of boiling water and last for several hours. In the present treatment it is necessary to moisten a cotton swab and carefully handle the affected epidermis. Processing is carried out twice a day.
Quickly remove the unpleasant smell helps fresh lemon. Juice from quartered lemon should be applied on the skin every day before going to bed. You can also use lemon earlobe for 10 minutes to was hit by parts of the skin.
Another simple and effective remedy for thrush – it is garlic. It can be used in several ways.
- Squeeze a few cloves of garlic, and squeeze the mush through cheesecloth. Formed juice using cotton sticks are applied to the area of the lesion twice a day.
- Mash 4 cloves of garlic, mix with a tablespoon of juice of a large onion. The resulting mixture is applied to the skin and the top is covered by a bandage or compress. Keep this app is maybe 30 minutes.
Garlic has antibacterial properties, preventing the growth of pathogenic microflora, but also removes the unpleasant odor. Use these recipes is to be a day during the week.
Knew, than to treat the fungus, it is necessary to stick to certain rules, in order to faster get rid of the disease.
First of all it is necessary to get rid of all of the objects in contact with the affected skin. Bed linen, socks, shoes, towel – everything you need is either a fire, or cook and wash with a disinfectant solution. Wear shoes without processing can not be, so how can it be the cause of repeated infection by the fungus.
In the course of treatment is necessary to give preference to socks of natural materials. From low-quality shoes made of artificial materials, also need to give up. Footwear should be loose and comfortable, legs when walking is not, have to sweat. It should be remembered that excessive sweating causes the rapid growth of the pathogenic microflora, which the athlete progresses.
If later, 5 days after the beginning of the use of folk methods the symptoms persist, it is advised to go to the doctor about the appointment of antifungal therapy. The most effective remedy against the thrush – it is a combination of national and pharmacological treatment.