Tea Tree Oil and Toenail Fungus (sinus, swelling, infection, remedies)

[omigawd]

Originally Posted by Catrick

My friend has toenail fungus and goes all the time to get pedicures. She picks out the the polish and gets the whole treatment. I couldn't believe they would do them but they do. And the next poor person that goes in and chooses the same polish is most likely going to end up with it too. I guess they don't want to lose customers.

That's pretty disgusting! I've never had a mani or a pedi but I think if I ever do, I'll bring my own items, including nail polish! (however, after really thinking about it, I don't think I would ever go to a salon for a mani/pedi!!!!)

[AuntieMame]

Originally Posted by omigawd

Do you know how your friend used it? Did he/she apply it on the nail itself? Or somehow get it under the nail? Wrap it or just let the oil dry?

They applied it to the nail itself and let it air dry each evening for a week or so.

[stepka]

I have a fungus in my big toe and I treated it with high qual tea tree for months with no results. Now I'm trying an experiment with a 1/2 & 1/2 mix of alcohol and vinegar, with pau d' arco bark soaked in it, but not seeing results with it either. I guess maybe I'd better start the internal wash too--lord knows I'm probably full of yeasts. On my other foot, I had a fungus on the big toe and one day my toe got really sore and then a few days later the nail fell off--I didn't do anything to it, it just did. I put tea tree on it right away and kept at it and the nail grew in healthy. I'm almost wondering it it would be possible to have the bad toenail on this foot removed? So I could start over I mean.

[MaryleeII]

Nonyx gel


google it, you can order it online. Its a gel that sloughs off the nail and debris. You apply it after a shower, when the nail is wet. then use a band aid to hold it on. Very quickly the nail starts to slough off, remove it gently, you don't want it all off at once.

Once you get rid of the external debris, then try other remedies. If you don't get rid of the external layers, you're just wasting the medicines, it just sits there on dead debris.

[renault]

Originally Posted by yankinscotland

This sounds weird and my hub is not convinced of the cause of my 'cure'. I had a fungus on my big toenail for years - maybe 10. Nothing got rid of it (hadn't tried the above mentioned ones). I don't paint my nails but before a trip to Australia I decided to. I never bothered to remove the polish, but when the polish wore off by itself, my fungus was gone. I think the polish must have killed or suffocated the fungus? This fungus has never come back and it's been 5 years.

I had the exact same experience.

I had fungus on my big toenail after an injury. That was 15 years ago and the toenail had been thick and yellowed ever since.

Finally, I decided to try some home remedies to cure it. I've tried Vicks VapoRub, Vinegar, Tea Tree Oil, Thursday Plantations' anti-fungal treatment, and rubbing alcohol. I've had some success with the tea tree oil and Thursday Plantation fungal treatment. It took well over 8 months before I saw any noticeable difference in the nail.

So last summer I was quite surprised to find out that when I painted my toenails - and then let the paint naturally wear off - I found a much healthier looking nail underneath it. (fyi, I don't normally wear toenail polish).

I don't know what it is about toenail polish but if anyone reading this has had a toenail fungus for a long time and the other remedies don't work, I say get your nails painted and leave the paint on all summer long. If you're a guy, ah well maybe paint them during the winter when you have to wear socks.

[AnonChick]

When you have a fungus, it's usually growing in the nail bed itself. Whatever treatment you use, has to be used until the nail grows completely out. An indicator of this would be to use a dab of bright colored nail polish right near the cuticle of your nail. When that spot becomes the top part of the nail as a result of nail growth, that's how you know it's been long enough and the treatment should have worked by then.

Tea tree oil should be rubbed a single drop over the entire nail, under the tip of the nail, and massaged into the cuticle. Twice a day, every day, until the nail grows out. Undiluted. Thursday Plantation and Desert Essence are the best-known medicinal-use brands. There are other brands, and they all have to maintain strict standards IF they are from Australia (which is where quality melaleuca trees grow). If the oil you're using doesn't say it's from Australia, then toss it and look for a brand that is.

The chemical elements of the oil need to maintain very specific minimums and maximums, and only Australia requires them by law.

It takes around 7-10 months for a nail to grow completely out. By "grow out" I mean for the new nail nearest the cuticle, to become the tip of the nail. That's why I suggest that little dab of nailpolish. So you can see the progress of growth, and compare it to the progress of the treatment.

It's also a good idea to consider internal anti-fungal foods, such as yogurt, and cutting down on sugar (ANY kind of sugar, from honey, maple syrup, beet/cane sugar, fructose, corn syrup, etc) for a few months. You don't have to eliminate it, but you should certainly restrict its use until the fungus is gone.

[pepsiscott]

Like what i told in one thread concerning for Toenail Fungus too. For home remedies, I've read a rave reviews about Oregano Oil. If it's okay to you to try the more modernized treatment.. For homeopathic medicine, the much preferred is the oil Fungusil. And for advanced medical procedure, it's laser treatment however this one is too much expensive. So It's up to you now which of these 3 treatments you will be going to used and applied.

[MaryleeII]

Originally Posted by LittleDolphin

I've heard tea tree oil works but haven't tried it..I'd Google how to use it as using it full strength might be too strong and create a burn.

What I've used successfully in the past for nail fungus was drinking a daily cup of Pau D'arco tea for a week or so. This plant is a systemic killer of fungus and did the trick. You can find this tea at health food stores or on line.

What type of fungus does it cure?

I have chronic sinus infections, I read it could be due to a fungus that lives in the mucus. Obviously, getting rid of the musous helps, but need to get at the fungus. Try discussing that with a doctor, they just keep handing you more and more antibiotics. I have a friend who recently was taken to the ER for non-stop diarrhea, due to too many antibiotics---she had sinus infections, too.

[Dottyz]

Originally Posted by pitt_transplant

Tip on that one: tell your stylist to wear gloves and bring your own tools. Its a bummer, but I bet its where you picked it up. Unclean tools or hands.

Don't you think it is really better to not go at all. Because even if they do wear gloves you still need to soak your feet in the tub that they barely rinse out after every use. It you have to be that careful perhaps it's better health wise as well as financially to learn to care for your own feet. Just a suggestion

[Dottyz]

Don't you think, if you have to take so many precautions then perhaps she should take the time to learn to do it herself. Nobody is going to care for your feet the way you would. They are in it for the money not your health. You can't even trust that the chemicals used to clean the tub is strong enough to kill bacteria from the last few clients that used it. And the nail fungus i'm now dealing with i'm not so sure it was worth it.