Baking Soda And Vinegar Uses

What is this evil toenail fungus, or onychomycosis, [Westerberg, D.P. and Voyack, M.J., 2013. Onychomycosis: Current trends in diagnosis and treatment. Both fingernails and toenails can be affected, but in most cases this is all about toenails. The first main reason for this is the fact that fungus adore the dark, moist and damp environment in which the feet live and sweat their lives. The second main reason is the fact that there is a weaker blood circulation to the toes, compared with fingers, and this makes it harder for your immune system to seek and destroy the infection. If you believe in statistical methods, older males are more smitten by this pestilence then the rest of the population. It doesn’t necessary mean that you are not taking care of your hygiene if you catch the fungus. Just a little more facts to get us started: Nail fungal infections are usually caused by a fungus that belongs to a group of fungi called dermatophytes.

Fungi are microscopic organisms that don’t need sunlight to survive. While we usually perceive them as some small evil degenerates (by right, those ones which cause illness and infection), some fungi actually have beneficial uses. But we don’t care about them in this moment. Besides dermatophytes, nail fungal infection can also be responsible by yeasts and molds. Usually there is no pain accompanying the symptoms, unless the condition is severe. Nail discoloration. Nail becomes yellow, green, white, or black. Patches or streaks. White or yellow patches/streaks are forming on the nail. Crumbling of the outside edges of the nail. Debris trapped under the nail plate. Overall changes in shape, disintegration. With the progression of the infection, nails can become brittle, thick, ragged, dull, distorted, crumbly, pieces of it can fall off or brake. The nail could fall off the finger completely. Inflamed skin. If left untreated, the skin underneath the nail and surrounding skin can become inflamed and painful.

Foul odor is also a possibility. Many people are using baking soda to treat toenail fungus, although this has not been (to my knowledge) supported with scientific research so far - except for the Method 3 on this page, which also uses some other ingredients. Because baking soda is widely available, inexpensive, and safe to use, this natural remedy is especially popular. Here are basic two methods which you can try out; both of them rely on the fact that baking soda changes the pH of your skin, thus suppressing the growth of toenail fungus by changing their favorite growth environment. 1. Mix baking soda with water - use some plastic basin for example. Soak your feet in this solution for about half an hour. 1. Mix baking soda with lukewarm (room temperature) water to create a thick paste. 1 tablespoon of water). Rub this paste onto affected toenails (cover them with it), and try to get it beneath and along the sides of the nails. Leave the paste on the nails for a while (20 minutes).

Dry the nails thoroughly. 2. Go to youtube and listen to Seek and Destroy. 3. Repeat two times every day until your nails are healthy again, and until you properly learn the lyrics from the previous step. NOTE: It is normal if your nail falls off - a new healthy one will replace it. If neither of the two methods work for you after about 3 weeks, read on. This method includes baking soda as one of the ingredients, and it was found in the “Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition”, in a case study conducted by B. D. Misner. It proved effective against the fungal infections of the feet. The procedure is fairly simple if you have all the ingredients. You need baking soda, tea tree oil, sage oil, basil oil and arrowroot. Apply the mixture to your feet and toes before putting your socks and shoes on.

Better penetration of the baking soda mixture is made possible by these oils. Allegedly even the new fungal growth will be discouraged. Quick browsing through Google scholar and some scientific databases showed no direct scientific evidence that a vinegar soak can directly cure nail fungus, although some papers have demonstrated that vinegar can inhibit the growth of certain bacteria. Nevertheless, people around the globe are reporting their successes in treating toenail fungus and athlete’s foot by using simple vinegar soaks. Of course, it may not work for everyone, especially if the toenail fungus case is severe. People use both white vinegar and apple cider vinegar for treatment. Here are the recipes. 1. Fill some plastic basin with vinegar. 2. Soak your feet in the vinegar for about 15-20 minutes. 3. Pat your feet dry. 1. Fill some plastic basin with mixture of 1 part vinegar to 2 parts warm water. 2. Soak your feet in this diluted vinegar for about 15 minutes. 3. Pat your feet dry. 4. Repeat every other day.