Toenail fungus is a disease that is quite hard to cure, however, the good news is that there are many effective remedies to treat it on your own. Before coming to the home remedies that work, it is important to clear the misconceptions of other home remedies that show no results whatsoever.
Home treatments that do not work
- Tea Tree Oil- This is most certainly ineffective.
- Vick’s Vapour Rub- This does work for mild instances, particularly in the case of infants. However, it is rendered ineffective for adolescents and adults.
- Listerine- This is one of the unique footbaths. However, the sad part is that it does not work at all, not even in the case of mild toenail fungus.
- Oregano – This one is very amusing, as it has seemed to work for a few cases. However, for the remaining cases, oregano has in fact aggravated the fungus.
Home treatments that work
Not before you get excited, you must know that treating toenail fungus requires a lot of patience and nearly one month of care. Miracles do not happen overnight and there is no instant cure to this. If your toe fungus is very serious and you have developed very thick nails and curling, then the best way forward would be to seek medical intervention and get them removed surgically. However, if you do not fall in that category, then consider yourself lucky.
Corbinol is a pharmaceutical product that is used for curing toenail fungus and has both positives and negatives. It does work for 50-70% of the patients who try it; however, it does have some side effects as well. The medicine is quite costly and to add to that, the side effects such as headaches, rashes, stomachache, nausea, diarrhoea and vomiting add to the woes.
The other medicine, Lamisil is said to have liver damage as its side effect. Hence, medicines have many side effects that might lead from one issue to another. The good news is that the latest revolutionary treatment, without the side effects of Lamisil and Corbinol, has recently been invented. The treatment is oil-based and requires application on the toes twice a day. Not only is it cost effective, but it also works! The product is called Zeta Clear and it is yet to hit the market.
Summary:
Around 50-million odd people are affected by toenail fungus around the globe. Here are some effective home remedies to treat toenail fungus.
