Many call the fungus a cosmetic problem, this is true visually, but this parasite is not at all harmless.Having built a colony on the nails, it affects the skin, at the next stage it is carried by the blood and becomes a global problem of the body, all internal organs are infected with it and it is not easy to cure, it poisons the whole organism.Treatment of nail fungus with hydrogen peroxide, as a treatment for foot problems with folk remedies, has gained wide popularity among people.
About the substance
Hydrogen peroxide is a colorless liquid with a faint odor and a metallic taste.It is characterized by oxidizing properties, which is why the use of hydrogen peroxide as an antiseptic for damaged skin has proven itself well in medicine, and "classical" doctors also recommend it for stomatitis and inflammatory processes of the throat.The product is sold as a solution, but in pharmacies it can be found in the form of powder and tablets.
Various publications have made peroxide treatment a panacea;there are semi-scientific works that even recommend drinking it to recover from:
- heartburn;
- cardiovascular diseases;
- increasing immunity;
- stabilizes blood circulation.
But the official position of classical medicine says that such an approach is at least useless and sometimes dangerous.The meeting point of official and popular positions is the treatment of nail fungus with hydrogen peroxide;such treatment is guaranteed to produce results, albeit slowly.
In folk and classical medicine
Important: "Besides disinfectants, this liquid has other properties"
Peroxide can be involved in many processes in the body, which is why it is associated with a kind of folk remedy.Traditional healers attribute the following properties to it:
- Treatment of nail fungus with hydrogen peroxide;
- Participation in the body's bioenergetic reactions;
- Help fight radicals that cause aging of the body;
- Stabilizing the stomach and gall bladder;
- Acceleration of regeneration;
- It leaves no traces in the body.
In general, if there is no doubt about the first point and hydrogen peroxide really helps against nail fungus, then everything else looks like children's comics, but supporters of the method exist and actually drink 3% peroxide every day, "filling the cells with oxygen released during the breakdown of the substance."
You should not drink peroxide for a number of reasons:
- first, a person receives oxygen not from the stomach, but from the lungs;
- secondly, in addition to oxygen, a number of radicals remain, which leave traces in the body, leading to serious diseases and destruction of the cellular protein structure.
Given that the author hopes that no one will drink peroxide, and the reader is interested in treating fungus with peroxide at home, it is worth returning to this property.The main question is, "Can nail fungus be cured with hydrogen peroxide?"– the answer is positive, but contains one "but".
Actually "But":
- Not only antiseptics are needed to treat fungus;
- peroxide kills only the outer colony;
- Providing complete remission in the early stages of the disease, the treatment of nail fungus, when it is in an advanced form, with hydrogen peroxide is ineffective.
Knowing these aspects, one will not be deceived;he will understand when and why peroxide is used as a medicine.
Contraindications for use
Important: "In essence, the drug is safe, the only limitation is the individual sensitivity of the skin"
Some people individually feel a burning sensation on the skin, but this reaction only indicates the effect of the drug;when using high concentrations of peroxide and some folk recipes, you should not touch the skin, as peroxide in high concentrations can cause irritation.Usually, people who have such a rare characteristic know about it because peroxide has been with us since childhood.
Preparation for procedures
Treatment of the fungus with hydrogen peroxide is a laborious process and requires proper preparation, because a person learns about the fungus when the parasite is firmly rooted in the nail plate and skin cells.
How effective the treatment of toenail fungus with peroxide will be depends on the correctly performed preparatory steps:
- We steam our feet abundantly;for this you can use two proven bathroom options:
a) a bath with baking soda is an ideal remedy for hands, the recipe is very simple - a tablespoon of soda per liter of hot water, after mixing, put your hands in the bath and keep there for a quarter to half an hour, depending on how quickly the skin is steamed.
b) for nail fungus, especially against toenail fungus, it is better to use a bath with the addition of peroxide directly, for this purpose 50 g.The medicine is diluted in two liters of hot water, the time of the procedure is the same as for baths with soda.Foot baths with hydrogen peroxide against fungi are also effective as an independent preventive measure, more on this below. - The next step is to get rid of the dead skin and sharpen the nail plate;nail files and nail scissors are also suitable for this;men often use pumice stone at home.
If you think that even filing the upper part did not contribute to the deep penetration of the drug, you can use cotton swabs.
Folk recipes
Important: "Toenail fungus and hydrogen peroxide in folk medicine are interconnected because the latter excludes the former"
People have come up with several basic recipes for using hydrogen peroxide against nail fungus.
Compress
The method overlaps with the treatment of fungus with soda, first you need to use a bath with soda, according to the recipe described above, then, using a 3% peroxide solution, moisten a swab with it and apply it to the fungus on the feet, repeat this simple procedure 3-4 times a day.
If you wrap your finger in a film and put on a warm sock, the results will be much better.
A sharp burning sensation immediately after applying the compress will indicate contraindications for this method of treatment;if this happens, the compress should be removed immediately and the foot should be rinsed thoroughly with lukewarm water.This reaction is not necessarily peroxide related;perhaps the skin reacts negatively to the soda or to the extinguishing reaction of its residues on the skin, so the soda can be replaced with an infusion of oak root or chamomile decoction;such decoctions can be prepared according to the recipe on the package.
Treatment with this method will soften the nail plate and the skin around it for several days, facilitating the penetration of both the drugs recommended by the doctor and the peroxide itself into the deep lesions.
Bathroom
If for some reason you cannot make a compress, then a bath with peroxide also perfectly kills the fungus.
- Add two tablespoons to a liter of water, mix and soak the affected limbs for a third of an hour.After the procedure is completed, the limb should be dried and isolated, having previously sharpened the nail infected with the parasite with a nail file.
- Therapeutic ointment, if used, is applied before isolating the leg;an antifungal varnish can be applied instead of an ointment.
Practice shows that the visible effect of this method appears on the fifth or sixth day after the start of treatment.By the way, it is not necessary to constantly keep your fingers in the solution;you can lower them for a minute, then remove them by the same amount and repeat for a quarter of an hour.
Important: "A bath with peroxide significantly enhances the effect of medicated topical antifungal drugs"
Other folk methods
Along with simple and relatively "not labor-intensive" folk methods, there are complex and multi-stage procedures with hydrogen peroxide:
- Compress with baking soda - the ingredients are added in the following order: add one and a half to two cups of baking soda to a liter of warm water, stir, add a quarter cup of soda, mix well until homogenous and add a quarter cup of 70% vinegar.It should be noted that the mixture is extremely specific;if a person is allergic to at least one ingredient, it should not be used.The resulting mixture is rubbed into the sore spot for an hour.
- Mix 70% vinegar and 3% peroxide in a 1:1 ratio, immediately apply to the nail and hold until the reaction stops, this treatment lasts for a week and is applied to advanced forms of the fungus.
- Pour peroxide into a spray bottle, spray it on the nail and, after drying the foot, isolate it without rinsing.
Conclusion
Many people complain that they cannot tell if hydrogen peroxide kills fungus, such people also complain about all other methods because you cannot kill the parasite in a few days, fungus is a very contagious and resistant parasite.A complete cure, and not a temporary remission, can be achieved only by consulting a doctor and long-term and systematic implementation of his requirements.What you need to remember is that there is no single drug that will defeat the fungus faster than a month.