Fungi (mycoses) are a common skin disease caused by parasitic fungi.One of the most common types, especially in adults, is athlete's foot.It is very easy to become infected with them - scales constantly fall off the skin affected by the fungus, in which there are many pathogens.How to get rid of athlete's foot?Traditional medicine does not always cope with this unpleasant disease, so a significant part of people resort to folk remedies for foot fungus.
What you need to know about mushrooms
Athlete's foot multiplies well in humid conditions.Therefore, swimming pools, baths and showers are the most common places of infection.Excessive sweating of the feet and wet shoes contribute to the development of athlete's foot.If there is a sick person in the family, there is a high probability of infection of healthy family members.Therefore, you must not use other people's towels, shoes, combs, clothes, etc.
Fungal pathogens tolerate dry environments and low temperatures well - under these conditions they do not die, but only stop growing and developing.Fungi remain viable for a very long time in skin flakes affected by the disease.These scales can remain in clothing, shoes, and carpets for years.When the pathogenic fungi then come into contact with the skin of a healthy person, they begin to grow and multiply again, causing disease.
The fungus spreads quickly in a slightly alkaline and neutral environment (6-6.5 pH).Healthy skin has a slightly acidic environment - pH value - 5.5.This protects us from fungal diseases.But sweaty feet and uncomfortable synthetic shoes destroy this protection.Therefore, when treating fungus with folk remedies, vinegar is often used.
To disinfect the patient's clothing and underwear, boiling is recommended - the mushrooms die after 3-4 minutes during boiling.A 1% formaldehyde solution is used to treat shoes, and a chloramine solution is used to disinfect household items.This must be done because after the fungus is completely cured, you can become infected with it again through your own shoes and clothing.
Symptoms of infection
Symptoms of athlete's foot may include:
- One or more cracks between the toes;
- peeling of the skin;
- itching, burning of the skin;
- thickening of the skin, scaling;
- redness of the skin;
- Bubbles with clear liquid.
These symptoms can occur simultaneously or individually.
A treasure trove of folk recipes
If the fungus is severe and has ulcers and erosions, before using folk remedies to treat athlete's foot, you need to prepare a foot bath with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.During this process, try to remove as many scales as possible from the skin.If the skin of the feet affected by the fungus is thickened and calloused, it is recommended that all scales be removed before treatment.This can be easily accomplished with salicylic petroleum jelly applied twice daily.To speed up the process, you can make compresses with this remedy.After the scales have been removed, the fungal treatment works directly on the affected area of skin.
Herbal remedies
Celandine
Celandine has long been considered one of the most effective herbal remedies in the fight against fungi.
4 tbsp.l.Herbs must be poured into 1.5 liters of hot water and boiled for 3 minutes.Steam your feet in the broth cooled to an acceptable temperature for 30 minutes.At night, make compresses from this decoction and add a little vinegar.The duration of treatment is 15-20 days in a row.
If for some reason you don't like celandine, you can replace it with wormwood.
Burdock goes
Take a burdock leaf, hit the bottom of it with a hammer or roll it with a rolling pin to release the juice.Wrap your foot in burdock, secure it with a bandage and put on a sock.Change the compress 2 times a day.Course – 3 weeks.It is recommended to use this remedy at night.
Rowan leaves
Crush fresh rowan leaves, apply to the area of skin affected by the fungus and fix with a bandage, or even better, first with a burdock leaf and then with a bandage.It is advisable to apply the bandage around the clock and change it once a day.
Birch tar
Soak your feet in soapy water, remove excess skin with a pumice stone, wipe well, and spread birch tar on the skin between your toes, nails, and cracks.After an hour and a half, wipe off the tar, but do not wash your feet.Walk like this for two days.Then repeat the process.It is enough to use this folk remedy 3-4 times for the fungus to disappear.But don't forget to disinfect your shoes.
Marigold
Add 1 cup of marigold flowers to 1 cup of boiling water, let steep for 30 minutes, then strain.Lubricate the feet affected by fungus with this infusion at night.
Recipes with garlic
- Mix garlic pulp and butter in a 1:1 ratio.Make compresses from the resulting mixture at night.The course lasts until complete recovery.
- Mix 1 tbsp.l.Add garlic juice and 90% alcohol, 2 tbsp.l.Water.Lubricate the sore spots every evening in the evening.Course 2-3 weeks.
Bow down
Place 300g of onion pulp in two plastic bags.Place the feet in bags so that the peel does not come into contact with the onions.Tie the bags around your ankles.A “steam-air chamber” is created.Course – 5 sessions.
Potato sprouts
Pour half a glass of chopped potato sprouts with alcohol, let it stand and apply compresses from this paste to the affected skin at night.
lemon
- Cut the lemon into several slices, then cut it in half again and apply to the damaged area.Cover the top with a bandage and cling film.Keep for 20 minutes.
- A simple lemon rub can help with your problem.However, do not forget that you do not need to wash your feet after such a procedure.
aloe
Pour 2 tablespoons of crushed aloe leaves into a liter of boiling water.When the infusion has reached room temperature, strain and use as a base for a foot bath.The recommended duration of the procedure is 10 minutes.
If desired, you can add sage and calendula to the solution - in the same proportions as aloe.
Other means
Apple cider vinegar
- Soak your well-washed feet in water with apple cider vinegar.Choose the concentration at your discretion - the stronger it is, the faster the treatment will go, but only so that you can endure it.
- Vinegar is also useful in combination with carrot juice.Mix 1 tbsp.l.two liquids and lubricate the affected areas of the skin with a swab moistened with this composition.
- Wash the chicken egg, dry it, put it in a glass and pour 100 g of vinegar essence into it.Leave in a dark place for 5-7 days until the peel dissolves, discard the remaining film.Add 100 g soft butter and stir.You will receive an emulsion in the form of mayonnaise.Steam your feet every evening and apply the ointment in the form of a compress to the affected area of skin and wrap the top with plastic wrap.If the nail is soft, cut it off.The course lasts until complete recovery.
lemonade
Dilute the baking soda with water and make a paste.Rub this paste on the affected skin areas.After 15 minutes, rinse with water, wipe your feet and powder with starch.
Salicylic ointment
To quickly soften and remove areas of skin affected by fungi, you can use a 35% salicylic ointment from the pharmacy.Apply it to your feet in the morning, put a plastic bag over each, then socks and wear everything until the evening.Repeat the process in the evening.And that for a week.After three days of treatment, the skin on the legs begins to turn white and peel off in patches.The young skin underneath is healthy and fresh, with no signs of fungal infection.
ammonia
Add 1 tbsp to a glass of water.l.Ammonia.Soak a piece of cloth in this solution, wrap the foot and place a plastic bag and a sock over it.Do it before bed.Course – 5-10 procedures.
Hydrogen peroxide
Mix equal parts warm water and hydrogen peroxide and soak the previously trimmed and dirt-free nail in the solution for 20 minutes.
It is not recommended to lower the entire foot as this may cause skin irritation.
After the required time has elapsed, dry the nail thoroughly.After the procedure, you should avoid wearing socks and closed shoes for as long as possible.
It is recommended to repeat the baths daily until the desired result is achieved.
Propolis
Dip 20% propolis tincture into a cotton pad (available at the pharmacy), apply to the infected area and secure tightly with a bandage.It is recommended to wear the bandage for 24 hours and then replace it with a new one.
Glue BF
Wash your feet and smear the affected areas with BF-88 glue.Do this once a day for a week.The fungus will completely disappear.
Copper sulfate
Dilute a teaspoon of copper sulfate in a liter of boiling water, stir thoroughly and place your feet there for 10 minutes.
Never use a metal container as copper sulfate is very aggressive.
Tar soap
Pour two tablespoons of grated soap into two liters of boiling water and let it dissolve completely.When the solution has cooled, place your feet in it for 10-15 minutes.When you're finished, dry your feet with a towel until they're completely dry.
Traditional hot water treatment
Open the bathroom faucet with hot water - so hot your hands can hardly stand it.In the bathroom, place your foot under running water for a moment.We repeat this 5-7 times.Then let it dry with your toes spread out.Immediately spray 6% vinegar between your fingers and let dry again.
Among all the recipes we have listed, you will surely find something suitable for yourself and say goodbye to such an unpleasant disease as athlete's foot.