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Toe Nail Fungus, Upper Right Quardrant

Posted by Treva (Ottowa, WI) on 07/21/2006

I have been treating a toe nail fungus that is limited to the upper right quardrant of my great toe only. I am using the popular method I found on your site:soaking 30 minutes twice a day in a 50-50 solution of apple cider vinegar and 3% peroxide twice, followed by a 30 second bath in a 1 to 4 bleach to water solution that I apply with an eye dropper, rinse and dry then followed by teatree oil in petroleum dabbed on and kept in place with gauze wrapped with paper tape. I found that bandades were taking the skin off the bottom of my toe so had to abandom that method. On July 12th the flesh around the fungs side of the toe became bright red and puffy. It looked infected, but was not painful at all. I stopped all treatment. The skin was quite leathery, due I would imagine to it's constant pickling in brine. I applied some cortisone creme with trepidation, fearing it might excite the nail fungus. In a few days it all peeled and looks fine again. Now, should I start my treatments again? Do you think the teatree oil might have been too intense? Should I just give it one dose a day rather than two. The toe was always wrapped in teatree oil in accordance with directions. Thanks for your help. I don't want this fungus to win!

Replied by Ted
Bangkok, Thailand
391 posts

Treva: Your toes appears to be "pickled". So I guess the vinegar is too strong, but yet you want to win the fungus war. Therefore, add plenty of borax and reduce the vinegar and keep the hydrogen peroxide at the same concentration. Borax has good antifungal properties. If you want a stronger solution then just try a 20% copper chloride solution only without mixing the other ones. Just soak for about 2 minutes then rinse. It is quite strong. Too long can cause some harmless stinging. Copper is extremely toxic to fungus. Painting iodine on the area is always a good standby antifungals, without the need for getting your toes pickled. However, iodine major problem is the staining and discoloration issue.


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